close up from her face, then panned down to the army knife which she is firmly grabbed in her hand. This panning action to to empasis to the audience that the only common point between Melanie and Scarlet both of them carry a weapon and prepare to fight with the intruder. When the people, the family of Scarlet who is working in the field at that time asked loudly what happened inside the house, Melanie turned back to the window and yelled out a lie. It is a over shoulder shot, but an unusual over shoulder shot, usually when this kind of over shoulder shots appear, the object or the person having conversation with the character is always on focus, that is, the image of the object or people is more clear. However, in this shot, Melanies back is more clear and in focus. Because how the audiences reaction is not important in this scene, the important point is, Melanie lie to the public for Scarlet, which she is not supposed to, and which audience not supposed she will. Therefore the camera is focus on her back.Ideology and CharacterisationFrom the techniques and style of the misc-en-scene, cinematography, editing and dialoge of this film clip (and this film) is creating a contrast and tension between Scarlet and the people, environment and emotion around her.The personality of Scarlet is desicbed clearly as a strong, brave and indenpendent woman. She dare to hate, and dare to love. She rather choose the way she want to go instead of choosen by the others. She would not hide her feeling because she doesnt aware or care much for the others feeling. The personality of Melanie is weak, soft-hearted and dependent. She is opposite to Scarlets personality in certain extendence.If Scarlets personality can be desribed as an Ariess personality; then Melanies peronality can be as Cancers.Therefore, if the statement -- Narrative (or film storyline) mainly based on contrast and conflict between characters to character, or characters to the history bac...
