Textual Analysis of Dior and I

2. Shot 1
Time: 00.00.45
• Brief Description of Action:
- The camera focuses on the ‘Christian Dior’ sign on the front of the Dior House from when it first
opened in 1946.
• Dialogue/Voiceover:
- Voiceover ‘Christian Dior’
• Shot Size:
- Close up
• Camera Movement:
- Tilt up
• Camera Angle:
- Low angle
• Lighting:
- High contrast
- Soft, high-key lighting
• Setting:
- Outside the House of Dior in 1946, filmed in black and white
• Props:
- No props used
• Costume:
- No costume used
• Music:
- Slightly intense background music, no lyrics
• Sound FX:
- No sound effects used

3. Shot 2
Time: 00.02.20
• Brief Description of Action:
- A shot outside a Dior shop with the Dior fashion house in the reflection of the shop
window.
• Dialogue/Voiceover:
- No dialogue or voiceover
• Shot Size:
- Medium shot
• Camera Movement:
- Still shot
• Camera Angle:
- Eye-level
• Lighting:
- Soft, high-key lighting
• Setting:
- Outside a Dior shop which is opposite the House of Dior
• Props:
- No props used
• Costume:
- No costume used
• Music:
- Softer background music, no lyrics
• Sound FX:
- No sound effects used

4. Shot 3
Time: 00.05.45
• Brief Description of Action:
- An interview with the fashion critic Cathy Horyn
• Dialogue/Voiceover:
- Dialogue
- ‘There’s always that speculation of who would take over the house’
• Shot Size:
- Medium shot
• Camera Movement:
- Still shot
• Camera Angle:
- Eye level
• Lighting:
- Soft, high-key lighting
• Setting:
- Inside the House of Dior in an office, at an office table
• Props:
- No props used
• Costume:
- Business wear
• Music:
- Quiet background music, no lyrics
• Sound FX:
- No sound effects used

5. Shot 4
Time: 00.12.25
• Brief Description of Action:
- A shot of inside the House of Dior.
• Dialogue/Voiceover:
- No dialogue or voiceover
• Shot Size:
- Long shot
• Camera Movement:
- Tilt up
• Camera Angle:
- Pan to the left
• Lighting:
- Soft, high-key lighting
• Setting:
- Inside the House of Dior, moving images on the walls with products below
• Props:
- No props used
• Costume:
- No costume used
• Music:
- Upbeat background music, no lyrics
• Sound FX:
- No sound effects used

6. Shot 5
Time: 00.25.26
• Brief Description of Action:
- A shot of outside the House of Dior entrance with workers walking inside.
• Dialogue/Voiceover:
- No dialogue or voiceover
• Shot Size:
- Long shot
• Camera Movement:
- Still shot
• Camera Angle:
- Eye level
• Lighting:
- Soft, high-key lighting
• Setting:
- Outside the House of Dior during the day
• Props:
- No props used
• Costume:
- Everyday clothes worn
• Music:
- No music
• Sound FX:
- No sound effects used

7. Shot 6
Time: 00.32.41
• Brief Description of Action:
- Dressmakers gathered round a current project, making a new dress.
• Dialogue/Voiceover:
- Background chatting
• Shot Size:
- Medium long shot
• Camera Movement:
- Still shot
• Camera Angle:
- Eye level
• Lighting:
- Soft, high-key lighting
• Setting:
- Inside a fashion workshop inside the House of Dior
• Props:
- A dress being made
• Costume:
- Everyday work clothes
• Music:
- No music
• Sound FX:
- No sound effects used

8. Shot 7
Time: 00.47.20
• Brief Description of Action:
- A woman’s foot on a stool.
• Dialogue/Voiceover:
- No dialogue or voiceover
• Shot Size:
- Close shot
• Camera Movement:
- Still shot
• Camera Angle:
- High angle
• Lighting:
- Soft, high-key lighting
• Setting:
- Inside a workshop in the House of Dior
• Props:
- A stool
• Costume:
- A Louboutin Shoe
• Music:
- Soft background music
• Sound FX:
- No sound effects used

9. Shot 8
Time: 01.00.13
• Brief Description of Action:
- The creative director of Dior looking through a folder.
• Dialogue/Voiceover:
- Dialogue ‘The location is fixed’
• Shot Size:
- Close shot
• Camera Movement:
- Still shot
• Camera Angle:
- Eye level
• Lighting:
- Soft, high-key lighting
• Setting:
- In an office
• Props:
- A folder
• Costume:
- Everyday clothes worn
• Music:
- No music
• Sound FX:
- No sound effects used

10. Shot 9
Time: 01.12.33
• Brief Description of Action:
- A shot of workers attaching beading by hand to a piece of fabric.
• Dialogue/Voiceover:
- Dialogue ‘it’s the ghost of Christian’ & ‘what are you doing?’
• Shot Size:
- Close up
• Camera Movement:
- Still shot
• Camera Angle:
- High angle
• Lighting:
- Soft, high-key lighting
• Setting:
- Inside a workshop inside the House of Dior
• Props:
- Beads and fabric
• Costume:
- No costume used
• Music:
- No music used
• Sound FX:
- No sound effects used

11. Shot 10
Time: 01.25.45
• Brief Description of Action:
- The creative director walks out onto the catwalk after his fashion show, shot in slow
motion
• Dialogue/Voiceover:
- No dialogue or voiceover
• Shot Size:
- Medium long shot
• Camera Movement:
- Still shot
• Camera Angle:
- Eye level
• Lighting:
- Soft, high-key lighting
• Setting:
- On the Dior catwalk inside the House of Dior
• Props:
- No props used
• Costume:
- Business wear
• Music:
- Upbeat background music
• Sound FX:
- No sound effects used