Cinematography

The scene starts off with a medium shot, this not only introduces us to the two characters and shows us the setting, but it also makes us feel at level with them, as if we are in the back seat with them. The audience is unaware of where they are going and who they are at this moment. We then get a close up of the drivers face from the side, we are still unaware of the characters identity at this point as we still haven't gotten a clear view of his face, however we are able to find out that he is busy focusing on driving the car as his eyes are focusing on the road. This is when the shot reverse shot begins between the two characters, and we get a look of the other characters face. This shot is taken from a high angle as he gazes out of the window, the use of the high angle already hints his vulnerability as later on we find out he is quadriplegic. We then get a medium close up of the drivers hands as he taps on the wheel, this action emphasises the concentration of the driver as a few seconds later we get a close up of his eyes which are looking straight onto the road.We get another shot of the quadriplegic man, it is once again a high angle but this time the shot is much more of a close up, we are reminded of his presence and how he is still in deep thought. There is a contrast between the two as the driver seems more tense with the close up of his eyes and hands while the other character in the passenger seat is more serene and relaxed. The camera returns to the driver and is a close up, and he continues to take quick glimpses of the quadriplegic man in the passenger seat as if he is checking up on him, this creates a connection between the two characters as the audience begins to understand there could possibly be some closeness between the two. The scene ends by going back to a medium shot of the two as the car comes to a stop in traffic, this takes us back to the beginning of the scene where we wonder once again who they are and where they are going. The fact that no camera movement has been used and cuts have been used instead makes much more sense as there is no action that needs to be followed by the camera taking place as they are in a car and the cuts serve as a transition from each different shot used throughout the scene.