iRobot Scene Deconstruction 3

Editing

• A tracking shot is used at the start of the scene to show the three Robots walking down the steps towards the human lady. This allowed a chance to see the difference in status between the robots and the human as it meant the camera could level out from where it had originally been at a low angle.
• A highly effective rotating bird’s eye view or high angle shot is used to show the Robot lying on an operating table whilst the human walks around in to position. This particular shot was probably carried out using a crane; this can be very effective for breaking up long discourse in scenes such as this. 
• An effective use of match on action is put on display in this scene when the Robot (Sonny) is being lowered in his chair and the camera, again most likely set up on a crane, tilts with the subject in synchronous fashion.
• A medium long shot of the human lady pans round and becomes a wide angle or two shot of both our subjects. This is a greatly effective way of introducing another character in to the frame.

Sound

• At the beginning of this clip, non-diegetic soundtrack consisting of long violin notes is used creating a negative atmosphere and portraying the idea of sadness, preparing the audience for sombre mood. 
• The non-diegetic sound track continues throughout the scene. At one point the sound hits a very low pitch which, through the use of match on action, syncs in with the question and answer dialogue occurring on screen, and helps to create tension when there is a long pause in the discourse.

Camera Angles

• A low angle mid shot shows the Robots to be of a high status and with an evident level of power. However, that soon changes when the human lady orders two of the robots to leave. This shows me that without humans this Robot and therefore all technology would not exist nor would it evolve.

• A  close up of both the human lady and the Robot shows an affectionate moment between a human and a created form of technology. This denotes the feeling that technology can have a huge impact over humans as we can find ourselves having feelings for the things we have created, as they are so close to our own image, feelings such as sorrow; as is expressed in this scene.
• An extreme close up of a piece of non verbal communication in the form of hand holding between the human and the robot, further highlights my point that humans can see technology as equal and perhaps even like themselves.
• A long shot of the robot and the woman with three lifeless robot dummies in the foreground reminds us that without humans this development in technology would not exist and therefore, humans carry the power.

Mise – En –Scene

• The scene begins in what can only be described as the ideal setting. In a film about Robots, set in the future and with the latest technology this laboratory really fits in with the film’s feeling.

• The use of clean white colours being used in the setting gives of a feeling that this is a futuristic film. This idea has been around for many years and so we associate it with technological advances that can only possibly arise in the future.
• The Robots themselves are also clean and sharp looking, much like the setting. This shows me that the humans have created the Robots in the image of a perfect human being.