Withnail & I is a film about the journey of Withnail and Marwood, as they travel to a country town to get away from the city, and keep their minds off their boring lives. Both their lives were dull and unbearable as they spent all there money on alcohol and drugs to escape their reality. All they both thought about was when there next high was, and to try not stay sober for as long as they could. Withnail and Marwood both were working as actors however were struggling to get jobs; this caused a problem, as they could not pay there bills and were too lazy to get another job. Marwood is a quiet, intelligent, nice man who tries to not offend people’s feelings. Withnail is a selfish alcoholic, strong drug addicted man who is not used to the normal life/poor life as he grew up in a wealthy family getting many luxuries. I have chosen to analyse a shot from one of the first scenes of the film, only seven minutes into the film and lasting for 45 seconds. It is the scene set in Withnail and Marwood’s apartment, where they are both hangover. Withnail begins the shot smoking a cigarette while Marwood is drinking a bowl of coffee with a spoon. They start arguing with each other until Withnail decides to adventure into the kitchen, which is so messy, and smells of ‘rats’. The shot is constructed for approximately 45 seconds, and is filmed from the neck level of Withnial and Marwood. The reason the shot is constructed at neck level I believe is so we can see the emotions of the characters face. In the first few seconds of the shot we see Withnial and Marwood’s frustrated emotions as both of them are hangover and not in the mood to argue let alone do anything. The shot is constructed from a side on view only seeing the side half of both Withnial and Marwood’s body. This is done because both men have their hands gripped on each other’s clothes ready to get physical. The shot is framed perfectly having both men in the middle of the frame