Representing Social Class Through Sound And Cinematography

A Room With A View Clip



Sound:

The diegetic diagoule of the charcaters is upper 'queen's english'. ' I recived a delightful letter'. This shows that they are more educated and speaking refined english shows that they are of an upper class. They do not use slang and more descripitive, sophiscated words.

Diegetic sound of piano playing connoates sophiscatation, breeding and cultured, again of upper class society. This also shows the period of the time as this was the highest form of entertainment.

Miss Honeychurch voice is delicate, feminie and polite. This conforms to the stereotype of females and that upper class women and more softly and well spoken.


Cinematography:

Miss Honeychurch is in the centre, surrounded my decorative wallpaper-showing wealth= higher class. Using the rules of thirds, she is in the centre and main focus on the screen. The upper class where the centre of attention. A high angle is used to show that she is the submissive charcater within the scene. Reverend Beebe is at denoted at a high angle, showing domanince. This is also connotates that men where more powerful during this period of social class.

Uses close ups of Miss Honeychurch face to denoting that she is central character and main focus, while Reverend Beebe is shot mid.

Rule Of Thirds: Women are placed to left side of the screen while Beebe is off centre, showing a divison of gender. The women are facing towards Rev. Beebe denotating that men are usually more dominant in the upper class.