Trainspotting
This scene begins with a wide shot of a nightclub setting, with strobe lighting which sets the period of the 80s/90s, and shows a young couple making out in the center of the shot. This then cuts to follow the main characters, most separated with various unknown girls, for example Begbie over-exaggeratedly making gestures to impress a woman and Sick Boy being intimate with a girl. These contrast to the shot of Renton who is awkwardly dancing along to 'Temptation' by Heaven 17. His clothing really reflects the period, especially the yellow patterned crop top with the shaved head. His surroundings show him to be amongst other socially awkward men (could be the rejects), which might make it quite humourous. These men wear various common day outfits, such as a jacket, shirt and tie.
To add to the comedy genre, in big subtitles at the bottom the conversation between Spud and Tommy are translated, since they're shouting over blaring music (which adds to the realism), even the font is in an upbeat style. The camera slowly pans into their conversation from a distance, showing the 'Clockwork Orange' references along the walls, relating to the current media and similarities. The conversation topics of their relationships and sex, known common topics between friends, is shown through humour. The closeness of the camera adds an inclusive feel to the conversation, yet enables us to still see the main interior between them. As they're discussing, fast paced editing cuts to their girlfriends talking about the same thing, continuing the conversation, which adds a comedic effect, for example the horrified tonality in which Tommy says 'useless mother******'. When the girls arrive, the low angle shows their dominance when they say 'what're you two talkin about?'. The quick movements and in-time speech adds humour due to the dramatic irony and relatableness.
When Renton first sees Diane, the music instantly changes to 'Atomic' by Sleeper. This give the idea of an intense love -at-first sight motif which Renton feels. Diane is in solitude, highlighted by a spotlight, with an outfit that makes her stand out from the rest. With slicked hair, short glittery dress she looks very classy for a nightclub and a complete contrast. The rotated shot of Renton acts as if it's in slow motion and gives us time to focus on his facial expressions. This is then followed by outside shots of Renton going after Diane, involving a teasing monologue which she says to confuse him.
Overdose/Withdrawl Scene
Club/Sex Scene
This scene begins with a wide shot of a nightclub setting, with strobe lighting which sets the period of the 80s/90s, and shows a young couple making out in the center of the shot. This then cuts to follow the main characters, most separated with various unknown girls, for example Begbie over-exaggeratedly making gestures to impress a woman and Sick Boy being intimate with a girl. These contrast to the shot of Renton who is awkwardly dancing along to 'Temptation' by Heaven 17. His clothing really reflects the period, especially the yellow patterned crop top with the shaved head. His surroundings show him to be amongst other socially awkward men (could be the rejects), which might make it quite humourous. These men wear various common day outfits, such as a jacket, shirt and tie.
To add to the comedy genre, in big subtitles at the bottom the conversation between Spud and Tommy are translated, since they're shouting over blaring music (which adds to the realism), even the font is in an upbeat style. The camera slowly pans into their conversation from a distance, showing the 'Clockwork Orange' references along the walls, relating to the current media and similarities. The conversation topics of their relationships and sex, known common topics between friends, is shown through humour. The closeness of the camera adds an inclusive feel to the conversation, yet enables us to still see the main interior between them. As they're discussing, fast paced editing cuts to their girlfriends talking about the same thing, continuing the conversation, which adds a comedic effect, for example the horrified tonality in which Tommy says 'useless mother******'. When the girls arrive, the low angle shows their dominance when they say 'what're you two talkin about?'. The quick movements and in-time speech adds humour due to the dramatic irony and relatableness.
When Renton first sees Diane, the music instantly changes to 'Atomic' by Sleeper. This give the idea of an intense love -at-first sight motif which Renton feels. Diane is in solitude, highlighted by a spotlight, with an outfit that makes her stand out from the rest. With slicked hair, short glittery dress she looks very classy for a nightclub and a complete contrast. The rotated shot of Renton acts as if it's in slow motion and gives us time to focus on his facial expressions. This is then followed by outside shots of Renton going after Diane, involving a teasing monologue which she says to confuse him.
The scene that follows is one of quick paced editing which reflects the emotional peak of their night. It involves three different sex scenes all happening at the same time, two of which resulting in major consequences to the narrative. The non-diegetic music with a heavy involvement of a drum beat creates an intense tonality to it, creating an atmosphere. The three couples act very differently within each scene, the main one being Diane being dominant and professional about it (and her being on top (which makes the plot twist even funnier)). Whereas Spud, who previously said he hasn’t had sex in weeks, has gotten so drunk he’s fallen asleep and Tommy has mistakenly put in the wrong VHS tape (one which Renton stole and swapped). These scenes display the shift in the film, especially for Tommy.
Overdose/Withdrawl Scene
The scene begins with Renton sitting crossed legged in the middle of the desolate drug den, the vivid red colouring of the walls being an indicator for danger. The conversation between Renton and ‘Mother Superior’ seems to be one which jokingly mocks the use of heroin, as if it’s a normality, by roleplaying a restaurant scene. The heroin intake is filmed in such an intimate way throughout the scene that it makes it quite hard to watch. The lack of audio, save from the highly emphasised sound effects of the needle, makes it even more intense. To see the drug taking in such an extreme close up gives the audience a chance to decipher their own ideologies about drug intake. It also highlights this one specific scene from the rest for it is so different to the others.
We then see how this is different when Renton falls back onto the ground, sinking into the floor as if he is in a coffin, the red carpet acting as a lining. The point of view shot from Renton shows the reaction of ‘Mother Superior’, who seems unfazed showing the commonness of overdosing. When being dragged the point of view shots from Renton still give the effect of him being trapped due to the lining being around the screen. The quick paced shots of travel to the hospital, by taxi cab to show the lack of care and hiddenness, reflected the drama of the scene, yet the facial expression’s of everyone around showed the normality of the situation.
Renton’s withdrawal scene is one of the most weird scenes of the films, which delves into the fantastical and reflects the aftermath of drug addiction. He is locked in his childhood bedroom, shown by the train wallpaper which is quite ill looking on the walls as the room elongates to show the distance between Renton and the outside world. There are many things in this moment which reflect moments of the film which has happened, and are finally having an impact on Renton for example the baby crawling on the ceiling and Diane in her school uniform. There is also Begbie who acts as a conscience of Renton, as the camera follows him going under the covers we see Begbie and he speaks of how he’ll fight Renton if he steps out of line. This moment also foreshadows the fate of Tommy. We see his shadow first, and then he drags himself against the wall from the left side of the screen to reveal his violently ill and drugged face. The clothes which he wears are the ones which we later see him in when Renton finds out that Tommy is ill.
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