Scene Analysis: Jasmine Jones

Film: Prime
Director: Ben Younger

Prime is a love story about two people in completely different walks of life trying to cope with the age difference between them. Raphael Gardet is 37 while David Bloomberg is 23. The two of them fall into a passionate romance not knowing that Rapahel's therapist is David's mother.

The scene I watched is the first time Dave ever goes to Raphael's apartment which is large and airy and full of exquisite art work, while his house that he lives in with his grandparents is very old fashioned and he only has his bedroom.

First shot:
A Reaction shot. Raphael opens the door and smiles. David is in the left corner of the shot and out of focus while Raphael is completely in focus. Everything around her is in perfect focus while everything behind her is unclear.
Second Shot:
David's reaction. Raphael is now unclear and David is in the right side of the frame. The wall behin him is blank and a deep blue as opposed to Rapaheal's which is bright and slightly cluttered.
Third Shot:
A cut to David and Raphael in the doorway together. Her white outfit seems to be the exact opposite of his deeper blue one as he walks past her. Outside if the apartment is out of focus while the two of them are the only thing we can see clearly.
Fourth Shot:
A long shot. David is giving Raphael her soup and commenting on her art work. They're behind a counter, which gives the impression that we're peeking in on something private. There's also a form of Natural Light coming in from the window against the wall on David's lefthand side. The sun is supposed to be setting so it is low on the wall.
Fifth Shot:
Raphael. She's completely in focus and lit in Low Key Lighting. The background is very out of focus and dark whereas she is the bright light in the apartment. Her face is brightly lit and the apartment look deeper, like her cabinets are very far behind her in this shot. I think that the reason everything that's behind Raphael is always out of focus is because in the film she is trying to move forward with her life after a bad divorce.
Sixth Shot:
Here is a frame within a frame. David is facing a piece of artwork and we can see his reflection in the glass. The frame is on the left hand side of the bigger frame whereas David in the smaller frame is on the right hand corner as he is in the bigger frame also. The darker portion of the painting is the part his face is in which makes me think he doesn't really know what he's doing with his life right now, which is completely in context with his character in the film.
Seventh Shot:
Another Long Shot. The two of them are sitting on different sides of the room, but facing one another. David's body is a little off to the left whereas Raphael's body is head on facing him. He's a little more open, and she's got her legs curled up by her face. The lighting is low key. Her face is almost completely in the dark while her blonde tresses are light up like Christmas. His face on the other hand is lit pretty well whereas his body and his back aren't at all.
Eighth Shot:
Close-up on David. His chest is lit while his face is hidden suggesting he's opening his heart to this girl and isn't really aware of it. (He claims in the next scene that he's never felt this way about a girl before.)
Ninth Shot:
A reverse shot on Raphael, her hair still lit with her face hidden.
Tenth Shot:
David again. Same Lighting.
Eleventh Shot:
Raphael. Same Lighting. Everything once again is out of focus around her but she is in perfect clarity.
Twelfth Shot:
David again.

The colors:

The colors in this scene were very low key suggesting that this was a very calm setting. Raphael is a classy woman with a high class job, but a low key apartment to help her slow down. It's elegantly lit and quiet, lots of beige and a little red here and there to show her spark.

David was dressed in all blue and Raphael was dressed in all cream. I think this is to show the differences between them in age, personality and in their ideas of comfort.