Clerks Opening Analysis

Today, we watched the film "Clerks" and analysed it. We looked at mise-en-scene, camerawork, editing, representation and sound.

Mise-en-Scene
- Locale (New Jersey, Suburbs)
- Props
- Era (Early 90's)
- Costume (Casual, working, shirt over tee shirt)
- Lighting (Black and White, Morning)
- Acting (Underplayed, understated)

Camerawork
- MS framed by counter
- CU on work activities
- External shots on store

Editing
- Continuity/ Montage (Cont.)
- Match on Action (Sign)

Representation
- Social groups (Working class, mid 20's, manual labour, hourly paid, no benefits, educated)

Sound
- Diegetic (Phone, dialogue - not much)
- Non diegetic (music - fast pace, guitar, rock)