Serena and Dan get stuck in a lift and have to talk about their problems, realise their relationship isn't going to work. Chuck LOVES Blair, and they make out during the blackout and Blair's boyfriend ( The Duke ) catches them ... he is very angry and upset, because Blair knew it was Chuck.
Gossip Girl S02 E03
Characterisation – Blair (0.27 seconds, second chapter, itv player) - not able to get a clip, but taken stills instead...
Costume:
Silk top, white, suggests innocence, but she is far from that. Could link to the conversation with Serena about sex, she has not had sex with the Duke yet. Her hair is tied back simply, middle parting, very child like and innocent. Contrasts greatly with her personality. This is Blair’s fashion, she is very rich, her mother designs clothes, she is clearly very image driven, perfect make up, perfect hair, perfect clothes, matching bracelets etc. She is a definite ‘girly girl’
Body Language: She seems quite snooty, bitchy, careless, arrogant. She pays no attention to the maid (with suggests her wealth and class, used to being cared for), she snatches the papers from Serena, no thank-you, she is not polite, she thinks herself very important. She is very fake, clearly hiding/masking how she really feels about the Duke – overly smiley when talking about him, it’s very exaggerated.
Dialogue: ‘You know he hasn’t pressured me about sex once? … Not …once..” The repetition shows that it bothers her. She might find talking about her feelings difficult; therefore she throws hints for her friends to pick up on it. If Serena noticed, she ignored it.
Costume:
Silk top, white, suggests innocence, but she is far from that. Could link to the conversation with Serena about sex, she has not had sex with the Duke yet. Her hair is tied back simply, middle parting, very child like and innocent. Contrasts greatly with her personality. This is Blair’s fashion, she is very rich, her mother designs clothes, she is clearly very image driven, perfect make up, perfect hair, perfect clothes, matching bracelets etc. She is a definite ‘girly girl’Body Language: She seems quite snooty, bitchy, careless, arrogant. She pays no attention to the maid (with suggests her wealth and class, used to being cared for), she snatches the papers from Serena, no thank-you, she is not polite, she thinks herself very important. She is very fake, clearly hiding/masking how she really feels about the Duke – overly smiley when talking about him, it’s very exaggerated.
Dialogue: ‘You know he hasn’t pressured me about sex once? … Not …once..” The repetition shows that it bothers her. She might find talking about her feelings difficult; therefore she throws hints for her friends to pick up on it. If Serena noticed, she ignored it. Music: No music, main focus is on the dialogue
Camerawork - Movement:
The establishing shot is a tilt of the building where Blair currently is. This informs us of her wealth, as it is an elegant, posh block of 'apartments' or 'penthouses'. The tilt also heightens the feeling of grandour. The shot is immediately followed by a LS of the elegant, perfectly furnished room. The framing of the shot also heightens the elegance, the painting of the tree is in the centre of all objects, almost symmetrical. It's grand, elegant and incredibly formal. These girls are rich!
There is an extremely slow forward track from this LS bringing us closer to both characters. This is not only discrete, but prolongs the viewers attention on the surroundings, which are elegant, expensive and impressive.
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