Eye line shot - Illustrates the sight of the character, this shows how sidetracked and how little awareness of his colleges or what they have to say. This also, shows the command he has and that he is dictating this clip. It also shows the little reverence he is having for his collaborator and lack of attention for the job.
Sexism - The men have overall more have power over females in this clip as most of the females have jobs that are subsided by the male careers, it is mainly male subjugated in both cuts and fixed around the male character Sam.
Shot reverse shot - showing the passionate dialogue between the two characters, Sam and Mia. This also shows the tension of the workforce can deteriorate a relationship. Both characters have the same amount of screen time to show they both have the same amount of authority. This also hints towards their balance of influence in their relationship outside of work.
Long take - When the dialogue involving Sam and Mia is happening over the phone a long take is used to help build anticipation. The audience can see that Sam is in a secure place but, Mia is only heard of though the mobile... This makes the audience assume and question what is going to happen to Mia, while the audience are being built up with the story from their imagination.
When filming the swings can signify the amount of pressure that both characters have to cope with, along with the flat being so colossal, hinting at the size of stress. When Sam first enters the crime scene we see him walk straight past the blue tape showing his power and authority in the scene. The connection of both the crime scene and the playground is juxtaposed.
