EVALUATION OF ‘BEACHES’ DEATH SCENE • PORTRAYAL OF ILL IMAGE• PORTRAYAL OF FAMILY RELATIONS • SYMBOLISM OF DEATH

PORTRAYAL OF IMAGE COSTUME AND MAKE UPAlike this shot, we have a shot showing Ellie in bed being visited by her carer. The character on the left, played by Barbara Hershey is shown to be ill by her positioning, make up and props.She is lying in a bed being supported at her head similar to how patients are in hospitals. This would suggest the severity of her condition and how she is close to her death.Also, the breathing tubes would indicate how she Is having difficulty breathing and therefore would also suggest her deteriorating health. The make up artist has purposefully used a lighter shade on her face to give the connotation of illness. The colourlessness of her lips would also make her look to be lacking in health. For our scene with the carer visiting Ellie, we should use similar mis en scene features.

PORTRAYING FAMILY RELATIONS This is one of the final shots of the characters in this scene. We are shown the ill woman’s carer looking over to her and smiling because she knows this is what she wanted to do before she died.It is clear within this shot the care this woman has over the dying character and would foreshadow the sorrow that will come after her death.Within our prom scene, we will have a similar shot of Ellie’s dad looking in on the artificial prom he made and seeing his daughters elated expression that she could be not only be with Sam, but have her very own prom night.

SYMBOLISM OF DEATH This is one of the final shots within the death scene. The setting of the sun gives the denotation of the end of a day, however if we look into it’s intended connotation we can see that it represents the end of a life- signifying the death of the female character. Furthermore, the crashing of the waves would indicate a peaceful death and that there was no pain involved as the slow movement of the waves would signify a peaceful departure. Although we will not be portraying the death of Ellie, it is important we signify just how severe her illness is. To do this we should use a similar signifying shot that will tell the audience Ellie is now in her final moments.