Hurricane Hits England In the first set of shots, the director immediately establishes the setting by showing the wallpaper and the swaying chandelier in the room. The swinging chandelier is shown for a few seconds, then the camera immediately focuses on the swinging swings. The director demonstrated the strength of the hurricane using inanimate objects, moving without anyone pushing them. In the background we hear the narration of Grace Nichols' poem: "The Howling Ship of the Wind." This is shown by a vessel in a glass bottle falling and shattering. Again, this represents the strength of the hurricane. Moving from the close-up of the ship during the breaking of the glass bottle, the director shows the "growing anger" of the hurricane. This is demonstrated by fast-paced, shot-to-shot shots that show objects around the house breaking and moving at will. Tension begins to build as the hurricane's fury builds, and creates a sense of fear and panic in the viewer. After showing a series of fast-paced shots, the camera shows a close-up of masks, hanging from ropes, swinging. "Talk to me HuracanTalk to me OyaTalk to me ShangoE Hattie" These are the gods of the Caribbean and are represented by the masks. The reason why the director chose to show the gods this way is because the gods are said to have a secret identity. In the visualization of the poem, the speaker is shown as a young, mixed-race girl: "Tell me why you visit an English coast?" Having said this, the camera shows the speaker filling a glass with water, but the water spills out. This represents the English coastal sea which is... in the center of the paper... the director shows this using an overhead, overhead shot. This makes the viewer seem more superior to her, and thus the viewer feels that they are the gods of the Caribbean and the speaker is speaking to them. The speaker wants to ride the "mystery of your storm" and the director shows this by using the speaker to greet her. embracing herself, letting herself be free as she is reminded of her homeland. “Ah, sweet mystery, come and break the frozen lake in me, shake the foundations of the very trees within me, come and let me know that the earth is the earth is THE earth.” At this point the speaker lies down on the bed, with a smile on her lips. She feels content, happy and relaxed knowing where she is. We see a close-up of his smiling face, as once again his face is illuminated by lightning.