TV Drama Cutting It clip analysis - Mise-en-scene

Positioning -

• When she is hit by a car the bus covers the moment. This creates confusion/mystery.
• Bus goes past before the women gets hit as well.
• When the women is entering the hospital there is a blue truck waiting to pull out but this is not noticed by the women which makes me think that she doesn't see any danger with traffic.

Symbols/props-

• There is an elephant on the doctors desk which could relate to the sayin 'elephants never forget' which relates to the scene as the couple talk about a clean slate for the future but the past cannot be forgotten.
• Flowers on the side of the man when he is laying on the floor could symbolise life.
• The women gets hit by the thirteenth bus in the scene, 'unlucky thirteen'.
• Wedding ring sybolises mariage which is an important element of the scene.
• Fairy lights in the background sparkle when the women gets hit by the car making the scene seem as if it is a dream.
• A man in a red jacket passes the women on the way out of the hospital which could symbolise danger.
• The main male character is wearing a dull suit which represents his status and also shows the emphasis of the scene is on the narrative.
• The doctors desk is very cluttered but emphasis is still put on the folder.

Location/lighting

• In the doctors office the lighting is very dark and you cannot even see any of the walls. This is abnormal for a hospital so I think this is done to create a sense of tunnel vision or even a nightmarish feel.
• The main location in this scene is a typical London black cab