Key Frames

Key Frame 1

This shows a medium shot of the protagonist in bed as his alarm goes off. This shot is key as it clearly shows the facial expression of the protagonist as he wakes up and remembers exactly who he is and what has happened. In this scene, the character's alarm has just gone off and he is staring at it for a prolonged time rather than turning it off. This firstly shows that he is in no rush to get up and get ready for the day which emphasises the fact he has nothing to live for. Secondly, at this point in the scene, the alarm sound is at a disturbing volume and frequency for both the character and the audience. The fact that he is not choosing to simply turn it off demonstrates how there is something wrong. This was designed to illustrate to the audience the fact that he feels he deserves the simple pain of having to listen to the alarm as he feels he is responsible for what happened to his husband because he didn't save his life.

Key Frame 2

This (extreme) long shot of the character in the bathroom crabs across the floor slowly. This scene is shown right after the character wakes up from bed. This shot is key as it shows how the character life has developed into a rut of doing the same things day in, day out. The large distance between the character and the camera conceals the him from the audience as we cannot see his face properly. This hints to the audience that he is ashamed of himself and does not wished to be seen by anyone. 

Key Frame 3

This still shot displays a section of the protagonist in the foreground with the various props shown in the background. This shot placement firstly conceals the characters actions from the audience, implying that he is rather shady and is not proud of himself. The character, however is not in focus in this shot, instead, the props behind him are in focus. These props give a variety of clues to the audience about the character's old life. Shots following this show a closer view of these clues to allow the audience to accurately see what they show.

Key Frame 4

This long shot of the character seems like a two shot. This is because there are two armchairs side by side, however only one of them is occupied. This implies to the audience that there should be someone else in this shot and therefore their absence seems unusual given the shot.

Key Frame 5+6

The first shot shown is a long shot, birds-eye-view-shot of the protagonist in bed. This early shot has the same effect as key frame 4. It shows the character clearly on one side of the bed and leaves the other half empty. This is another hint to the audience that somebody is meant to be there but isn't.

The next two shots display a graphic match between the tap running in the bathroom and whiskey being poured out of a bottle into a shot glass. This editing technique illustrates to the audience how excessive drinking of alcohol has become as routine to this mans life as simply using the tap in the mornings.