Shot by shot analysis of first 5 mins of Butterfly on a Wheel (2007)

Butterfly on a Wheel on BBC iPlayer

The first shot in this film pans from black to a midshot of the sleeping woman. The room is hers, as we can tell from the mise-en-scene of the floral, rumpled quilt which shows that she is comfortable here. The low-key lighting shows that the scene is set at nighttime. As the camera continues to pan, the mise-en-scene shows her personal effects in the room, including a framed photograph of her with a man, presumably her husband from how close they stand & how they smile.