MISE EN SCENE ANALYSIS OF EDWARD SCISSORHANDS
EXT/INT MRS. BOGGS CAR DRIVING DOWN THE STREET, DAY,. This sequence begins at approximately 15:45 into the film, after Peg Boggs encounters Edward for the first time in the mansion, it depicts them both in the car as she drives him to her house. Shot 1: 25 seconds total (including reverse shots). Tracking two shot MCU. Eye-level. Edward and Peg drive down the street to Peg's house. Edward admires the sights, people, and activities that he has never experienced or seen before. Edward smiles meekly at first, and then more broadly and confidently when he glances briefly at Peg and she they both smile at each other. He clumsily points to something and nearly injures Peg with his hands, and he bumps …show more content…
Between Edward and Peg, in the back seat, the top of Peg's blue Avon case can be seen, above that the beige leather back seats are visible. Above the back seats, reaching to the same level as the rear-view mirror, is the black back dash shelf of the car, while pieces of the view from the rear windshield are seen above it, interrupted by the rear-view mirror, Peg and Edward's heads, and the chassis outline of the car (window and door frames). To far left and right hand side the view of the town outside the car can also be seen, interrupted at points by the door and window frames. Most of the colors in the outside view are bright pastels, except for the grey asphalt and bright green grass in the lawns. Several people are shown walking, with dogs, or playing in the background as the car drives by. Parts of peoples' houses, cars, and nearly identical mailboxes are also visible, including a house that is covered in a blue and orange striped fumegation tarp. The rear windshield, windows, backseat top edges, and front seat top edges create several “frames within a frame” and emphasize the frame's depth of