Analysis on Downtown Abbey

Scene 1 (0.30-1.00)

In the opening scene of Downtown Abbey (Series 8, Episode 1), we see a long shot of a woman riding a bike in some kind of royal grounds. As the woman is riding her bike the camera movement pans at a high angle. Furthermore in the opening scene there are certain aspects of mise en scene such the upper class setting, old fashioned clothing and the bike riding. All of these aspects of mise en scene insinuate the genre of the TV show.
The lighting that has been used in this scene is natural lighting as its set outdoors, which gives it that realistic feel it helps this scene convey the weather of the place that they're in which compliments the mise en scene effectively.
There is some diegetic that has been used in the form of birds,the bike's noises and other sounds within the environment, once again this helps amplify the mise en scene as well get a better understanding of the place/location. We can also identify some non diegetic sound in the form of music, which also helps us to identify the genre of the show.
Plus in this scene transitions are used as on of the editing techniques. The transitions cut straight out, this was possibly done to show where the woman on the bike has been during her journey and to speed up this journey. The shot durations of this journey are very short, once again this was done to speed up the woman's journey and show us all the different places that she'd been.

We also see a possible enigma code in this scene when the from the opening scene momentarily stops and uneasily looks at a mother and daughter share a tender moment. This could have been done to get the people watching the show to think about whether the woman with the bike possibly has a link to the child or maybe has more to reveal about herself and children in scenes to come. 

 Scene 2 (1.12-2.25)

In this scene we see props such as a shelf of books, formally dressed people in 1920's clothing and a room with fancy ornaments. This use of mise en scene suggests to us that the people being introduced to us in this scene are upper class and the way that they are, for instance the man reading the news paper, solidify this suggestion.

In the very beginning of this scene there is use of non diegetic sound in the form of music, but this is cut off very quickly to introduce the diegetic sound of the people speaking. There is also other diegetic sounds in this scene such as the sound of the cutlery making sounds and newspaper ruffling, which adds to making the scene more authentic. Furthermore in this scene we see an abundant use of mid shots when the characters are speaking. This has been done so we can see the characters body language when they speak. When the camera is transitioning from one character to another, the transition is a straight cut. This is so that when each character begins to speak we are allowed to see their immediate expressions. Towards the end of this scene a medium long shot was used. This was so that we could see how one of the characters was exiting the scene and how other characters would be interacting with him in this particular time in the scene, and the introduction of new characters

 Scene 3 (2.40-)

In this scene we see the use of typical kitchen decor like pots,pan,bowels, kitchen utensils and features of the kitchen like ovens and a kitchen surface. This decor is used as it helps the mise en scene, furthermore the decor used looks like the type of kitchen decor that would've been  seen at a time period like that, which helps to make the mise en scene more realistic. Also the characters in this scene are seen wearing costumes that are matching of the time period that Downtown Abbey is based on, which adds to the realism of this particular mise en scene. 

In this scene, the camera angle tends to be eye level and the camera shots are always medium shots. This helps to make the watchers of Downtown Abbey feel as if they are in the scene as the camera shots and camera angles used by the producers are so up close and personal, without giving off the wrong vibe, such as too much tension. 

They've used a lot of diegetic sound in this scene such as the clanging of the cutlery, the characters' conversations and background noises that would be expected such as people walking and other people talking. The camera movements in this scene is a pan. This is so that the producers could fully convey the kitchen whilst focusing on the characters who would be the point of interest in that moment. I think that this was done so that the producers could make the watchers of this TV show feel as if they are in that very scene whilst watching. Also the camera angle is eye level so that we can capture the characters facial expressions.