The awards ceremony

The awards ceremony

1. Characters

   • Margo
     • Look of contempt directed at Eve
     • Bored
     • Knowing, scoffing at old actor's words
       • Foreshadowing that Eve is not what she seems
   • Addison
     • Camera moves with Addison, positioning him as narrator
       • His narration positions him as an outsider
     • Detached, calculating facial expression
   • Karen
     • Appears restrained, well-mannered
     • Playing with crumbs - bored?
   • Eve
     • Reaches for the award
     • Frame is frozen just before she touches award
     • Radiant, poised, well dressed

2. Key quotes

   • "Minor awards are...for the writer and director since their function is merely to construct a tower so that the world can applaud a light which flashes on top of it."
     • Commentary on fame
   • "I am essential to the theatre as ants are to a picnic, as the ball weevil to a cotton field "
     • Addison is aware of his destructive, parasitic role
   • "Nothing in her background or breeding should have brought her any closer the stage than row E, centre."
     • Karen's position as outsider
   • "Margo is a great star. A true star."
   • "Young in years, but whose heart is as old as the theatre"
   • Eve, the golden girl, the cover girl, the girl next door, the girl on the moon.
     • Referencing Eve's many personas

3. Visuals

   • Room filled with portraits of individuals - nod to narcissism, fame, indulgence
   • Karen and Margo's "knowing looks" make the audience wonder what they know that we don't
   • Age of presenter - dying theatre industry