Downton Abbey Analysis


The four micro-elements are sound, editing, mise-en-scene and camerawork.
There was a scene that a man who seems to be powerful in the movie appears. This can be seen by the micro-elements because in the scene before he appears, people in the kitchen, both men and women all looks like they are rushing and preparing something for someone vert special. After this scene, the man then appears, showing that scene before is really related to him. The scene that the powerful man appears show that he is about to walk down the stairs to the dining room. The sound effect used in the scene are very strong and powerful which it gives a feeling that he is something that everyone in the house might be afraid of. The editing when this man walked down the stairs is a cut-shot and there are various mis-en-scenes that are a good indicator of this man's powerful image. First of all is the kind of outfit he wears. The outfit looks very neat and smart and expensive. Second is the dog that walks along with him. The dog also looks very clean so this shows that the dog is being well-raised by an owner who must have quite a lot of money to look after an animal, which is the man. The stairs of the house and the design are also big and modern. The camerawork used is the way that the camera always follow the man's movement so this suggests that he must be someone very important. When he got to the dining room and sat down, he also sat at the end of the table so ha must also be the head of the family.

There are three women on the dining table with him. One looks older so that might be his wife. The other two looks younger so that might be his daughter. The way the three of them dress is relatively the same style so they all must be part of that rich family. The camerawork does not really focus on the three of them so they might not be as important as the man. The rise-en-scene is the butler next to them. They all sat on the table with the butler standing and acting very patient.