Spatial continuity/ temporal continuity

Selected clip: 5:10 - 07:17; 9 shots; 2 temporal ellipses.

The beginning of the scenes is a peaceful sea and a man walk into the scenes. The radio sound gives audience a feeling of a normal morning. The second shot turns to a woman on bed. The shot is logical, as the audience expected that it is a normal morning and the characters are just awoke. There is a guess at this point, about the relationship of these two people. The third shot gives us a full view of the room with a man sitting at the edge of the bed. We can notice the relationship of the woman and the man should be a couple. In the third shot, we know they are not just a couple but a family with children. The forth shoot is short, which is a close shot to the woman's talking. And the next shot turns to a close shoot of the man. He picks up his clothes and walking out of the bedroom. Everything represent a typical morning for a family. Spatial continuity can be seen. The shots are logical and make sense. Temporal continuity is shown. They are the normal process of waking up in a morning. Every shot reveals more information to the audience. …show more content…
It is a temporal ellipses that the woman and the man have already finished changing clothes, brushing their teeth, and washing their face. The kid comes in with a cut, it makes audience starts feeling something abnormal are going to happen. Continuing the shot, there is a phone call. Phone call usually represents a twist, as it interrupts a conversation or the expectation of the plot. The man picks up the phone on the wall, however, it was not the phone ringing. Therefore, he picks up another phone, which we cannot see. It gives audience a mysterious feeling and strengthen the feeling of the abnormal thing is going to