MURDOCH MYSTERIES

TV Drama Homework 2

SIGNIFICANT OBJECTS

During the episode, there are a lot of close up

shots of objects. I assume that the director has

chosen these particular objects to close up on

because they are significant to the story. By

doing this, it alerts the audience to remember

the object in the shot or it is relative to what

the characters are talking about at the time.

THE LETTER TO MONIQUE

CONTENTS OF MONIQUES PURSE

ROOM 212 KEY

LETTER TO MONIQUE

MYSTERIOUS PHOTOGRAPH TAKEN BY MONIQUE

PAINTING IN 212

THE PAINTING AND THE PHOTOGRAPH

These particular two objects are

zoomed in on by the camera,

making these objects even more

suspicious and even a little bit

scary.

ALSO…

There are close up shots of moving objects such as the

clock and the elevator floor counter. The shots of the

clock show how late it’s getting and shows how

impatient Sophie is getting. The shot of the floor counter

almost suggests a countdown until Monique goes

missing, as the camera tilts from Monique to the floor

counter. Both these shots create tension within the

storyline.

THE CLOCK

ELEVATOR FLOOR COUNTER

FACIAL EXPRESSIONS

A lot of close ups are of character’s faces.

This shows the audience their facial

expressions, giving them a hint as to what

the character is feeling. There is also a

close up of the character’s face if they are

saying something significant.

“SHE NEVER CAME BACK”

SUSPICIOUS/WORRIED

“ IF ONLY THE WALLS COULD TALK”INQUISIT IVE

SOPHIE ENTERING THE ROOM

When Sophie is on the 4th floor, the camera

pans from right to left, following her as she

walks along the corridor to her room, looks

round almost to make sure no one is looking,

then enters the room.

Again, I assume this was done in order for the

audience to get the full picture.

SOPHIE GOING INTO THE ROOM

ROOM 212

When Murdoch hears someone in room 212, he opens the door to

find Inspector Guillaume, who he does not know is also in on the

investigation. The camera tilts down from Murdoch listening in to

his hand on the door handle and opening it. This creates the

tension of the typical “don’t open the door otherwise something

might happen” scene. When both the constables throw Guillaume

on the bed, there is a high long shot in order for the audience to

see everything that’s just happened, and again, creating a “he just

caught a potential bad guy” scene.

LISTENING…

“DON’T OPEN IT!”

INSPECTOR GUILLAUME