Expressive movement unit 4

In the interplay of the music with the shot composition and facial expressions, an image of contemplative mourning unfolds.

A cut to a medium long shot marks a new change in the staging. The funeral preparations staged as a tableau are now accompanied by a new musical theme – a slow, deep string melody. This and the dark shadows lead from the previous moment of relaxation (> EMU 3) to an image of mourning. The culmination is Bentley’s announcement that Captain Lassiter was married.

This news leads to a medium shot of Dane and Bentley in which music and facial expressions stage commemoration; a motif of contemplative mourning is created by the continuation of the string melody and lengthy pauses in their conversation.