VALERIE’S STORY Specific scene analysis By: Joy, Zhenaid, Renzo, Bryce

YOUTUBE CLIP OF VALARIE’S STORY

MUSIC When Valerie talks about her past we get a transition of music from strings playing softly in the background to a piano playing simple notes. This creates a calm atmosphere for the audience. When Valerie talks about her past we get a transition of music from strings playing softly in the background to a piano playing simple notes. This creates a calm atmosphere for the audience. As Valerie mentions America’s war becoming worse the strings gradually become louder to intensify the situation of the scene. This creates tension when the audience is watching. As Valerie mentions America’s war becoming worse the strings gradually become louder to intensify the situation of the scene. This creates tension when the audience is watching.

SYMBOLISM Valerie mentions that Ruth grew Scarlett Carsons. It is the same type of rose that V used to lay upon his victims after he executed them. He used the rose to resemble the revenge he was accomplishing for Valerie and the “undesirables”. Valerie mentions that Ruth grew Scarlett Carsons. It is the same type of rose that V used to lay upon his victims after he executed them. He used the rose to resemble the revenge he was accomplishing for Valerie and the “undesirables”. The letter that Valerie wrote symbolised hope and not giving up. This played a big part on opening Evey’s eyes to not be afraid of her government and to stand up for what is right. The letter that Valerie wrote symbolised hope and not giving up. This played a big part on opening Evey’s eyes to not be afraid of her government and to stand up for what is right.

CAMERA SHOTS – MIRROR SHOTS Towards the end of this scene we get a mirror image of Valerie and Evey while they are both held in a concrete cell. We see this shot as Valerie writes the letter about her life and what has happened to her. We then get a quick transition to Evey reading the exact same letter, holding the letter the same way Valerie was, and also having the same body position. Towards the end of this scene we get a mirror image of Valerie and Evey while they are both held in a concrete cell. We see this shot as Valerie writes the letter about her life and what has happened to her. We then get a quick transition to Evey reading the exact same letter, holding the letter the same way Valerie was, and also having the same body position. The effect of this mirror image is so that we as an audience are able to see how alike Evey and Valerie are, also so that we are able to compare the two. The effect of this mirror image is so that we as an audience are able to see how alike Evey and Valerie are, also so that we are able to compare the two.

COLOUR When we get a flashback of Valerie’s past the colours change from a dark gloomy colour to a more subtle warm faded colour which we know as a Sepia colour effect The dark and gloomy colour represents the kind of atmosphere Evey is in and what Valerie has experienced when she was put in a detention cell. When we get a flashback of Valerie’s past the colours change from a dark gloomy colour to a more subtle warm faded colour which we know as a Sepia colour effect The dark and gloomy colour represents the kind of atmosphere Evey is in and what Valerie has experienced when she was put in a detention cell. At the beginning of her flashback the colours are more brighter, it shows that she was different then. At the beginning of her flashback the colours are more brighter, it shows that she was different then.

CAMERA SHOTS - PANNING In the year 2002, Valerie confessed about her sexuality to her parents, it starts off as a panning shot of the whole room with the cameras behind Valerie and Christina, it shows at the start of her mother being sad and father being completely mad, but ends the panning with Valerie and Christina holding hands. Valerie quoting “I couldn’t have done it without Chris holding my hand”. In the year 2002, Valerie confessed about her sexuality to her parents, it starts off as a panning shot of the whole room with the cameras behind Valerie and Christina, it shows at the start of her mother being sad and father being completely mad, but ends the panning with Valerie and Christina holding hands. Valerie quoting “I couldn’t have done it without Chris holding my hand”. Shows the purpose that as long as you’re with someone you care about, the hope that one can achieve whilst being accompanied by the person who truly maters, the rest doesn’t matter and is blocked out. Shows the purpose that as long as you’re with someone you care about, the hope that one can achieve whilst being accompanied by the person who truly maters, the rest doesn’t matter and is blocked out.