The preliminary begins with a medium pan to the right to introduce the character and establish the setting.
Pan to the left and tilts upwards.
Female character enters through the front door of the house.
Close up of the key unlocking the door with a steady zoom draws the audience into the diegeses of the film.
There is match on action and shows the female character going inside the house; the high angle shot makes the character appear much smaller to instigate vulnerability. This also implies that she is being watched.
There are close ups of the kettle boiling and a long shot of female making the cup of tea; this sequence is used to create normality.
A medium shot of the female sitting at the table reading a magazine furthers the idea of normality and suggests that she is unprepared for anything unusual which may happen. This furthers the effect of the close of the male protagonists face and the close up and track down of the mug smashing; both are completely unexpected. The close up of the males face is a reflection in the window.
This is followed by a conversation between the two characters which uses the 180 degree rule; the table is supposed to appear as a barrier between the two characters suggesting the female does not want to be close to the male. The way the 180 degree rule is filmed creates enigma ie. the audience wondering how they are involved with each other.
The conversation has a series of four alternate over the shoulder shots of the conversation between the characters which draws the audience into the perspective of the characters.
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