Representation of Jack (Lost)
The opening scene of Lost we see the character we are
representing which is Jack; we see him lying in a bamboo forest, we later find
out this is due to a plane crash he was on. Jack is wearing a smart dress code including:
smart trousers, shirt and blazer. This represents that Jack must have a high,
professional job; possibly a doctor or businessman. These clothes have got rips
and holes; we assume this is likely to be due to the fall from the plane during
the crash. He is represented in the first scene with injuries to his face and
we also notice Jack touching and in pain due to an injury on his chest but we don’t
see enough to know what he has done. Throughout this essay i will explain the
scenes within the Lost clip which represent Jack as a heroic character; also
using the representation through Camera Angles, Sound and Mise-En-Scene.
During the first scene in the bamboo forest Jack instantly
wakes up and stands up, he hen checks his injuries but ignores them as he can
hear the diogetic sounds of people screaming. Jack is also shown as
disorientated as he acts more dramatic and quickly flashes through camera shots
and angles. At this moment there is also a quiet non-diogetic tune of music in
the background, this was building tension of the scene as it made the audience
feel something big was going to happen. After hearing the diogetic sounds Jack urges
himself to run/jog to his maximum speed towards the loudness of the shouting
and screaming. Jack making his way through the forest towards the screaming is
filmed using a tracking shot, this represents the heroism as it shows is urging
to be rushing to the crash and investigating what was happening. The pace of
the running and camera track shows that Jack is urgent to get to the crash
scene and highlights some leadership as he is interested to locate the crash. The
camera shows his wounds and what he looks like using a close up and gradually
zooming out. The Mise-en-scene of this part of the clip represents a very lonely,
lost feeling as it is very dark, you can only see bamboo and there’s nothing
else in the scene. During this scene Jack also reveals a small liquid bottle
out of his pocket this creates a suspicious question about him because we, the
audience aren’t yet sure what it is and why Jack is in possession of it.
The first scene which outlines Jack as heroic is when
he shouts to the other members of the plane crash, demanding they support him
helping somebody from under some rubble. This represents heroism as he has
power over other people to help him and they do as he says, it also is shown as
he is the one who commits himself to help this injured person and make
commandments to get this succeeded. A close up shot of Jack shouting shows a
sign of control during the situation. The mid-shot allow the audience to see
the location of the plane crash and how much damage has been done such as fire,
smoke and broken parts of the plane. This outlines what disaster has occurred in
the clip. The location is shown as an exotic holiday island but as the mid shot
shows it allows us to notice the island is quite deserted. Jack is also shown
as heroic as he is represented as always being alert; we see this as the volume
of his commandments lower and the volume of diogetic sounds; screaming and shouting
rises. Jacks shown this way as he is in a wide angle which allows the audience
to see a women in pain and he notices this then tells the other members helping
him with the man under rubble what to do, showing control and power, then makes
his way to this which is his second heroic scene.
The second scene which outlines Jacks heroic character is when
he dashes from supporting the man under rubble to the next scene where Jack is
helping a woman who is pregnant; this automatically represents Jack as heroic
as he is yet again helping someone. His heroic act includes him taking control
of this situation by commanding a new character to stay with her; he tells him
what he needs to do then carry on his heroic role looking for other things he
can do to help. During this scene there is a mid shot used, this allows the
whole location to be fitted into the picture and lets us, the audience see Jack
supporting the new character which is the pregnant women. The camera angle also
allows Jack to be seen doing his heroic act of holding her making sure she is
ok. The sounds in this scene include diogetic noises only of the screaming and
shouting still and the noises of fire and breaking of the plane in the background,
these sounds allow the scene to feel more realistic and more like its actually
all happening at the same time. When Jack speaks to the other new character who
he commands to take care of the pregnant lady we have an over shoulder camera
shot, this allows the audience to see the situation from jacks point of view
and give us a feeling that we are part of the scene.
The third scene which outlines Jacks heroic character is
when he notices a women laying, un-breathing but a young life guard attempting
to give her CPR. This shot is an act of heroism as he is multiple caring, he
has been supporting a pregnant lady but during this taken notice of another casualty
and to help. In this scene Jack stops the life guard from giving the women CPR
wrong and takes up the responsibility to give her it. But during this he
supports the life guard by teaching him quickly how CPR is meant to be carried out.
From the first meeting of the life guard we get an impression he isn’t the cleverest
but Jack understands this and keeps him maintained by sending the life guard to
do an important role of finding a pen to support Jack in the CPR. Jack shows
power, dominance and heroism during this scene as he again takes control of the
problem, organises the other character and gives him a role and then finally
saves the women’s life using CPR. Many camera shots were used in this scene;
the first shot was the over shoulder shot which allowed us, the audience to see
Jack talking to the life guard but also seeing what the life guard looks like.
A close up angle was used when Jack was participating in CPR; this allowed us
to see the importance of doing this and how he was doing it. To start the scene
a mid shot was used to outline where Jack had gone to and what he was dealing
with. The life guard is dressed in a casual dress code; jeans and a navy shirt
(undone buttons with white t-shirt underneath). This dress code would have been
placed on this character to represent he didn’t have such a high role as he isn’t
dressed smartly like Jacks character.
A conclusion to this representation of Jack would be to say
he was a caring person as he is looking after all these people, with an
autocratic mind as he takes up responsibly upon himself then makes personal
decisions to delegate to other people. The director uses all of these scenes to
make us, the audience feel this way towards Jack and like him as a first
impression.
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