Shot Sequence Analysis

Shot 1:

Framing: HA, MCU

The use of an MCU allows the audience to really see the man's expression where he looks very threatened and worried but still confident as though he is hiding something. The way the shot is top-lit makes his face look much more accentuated with his eyes looking very large and dark which makes him look quite evil and decietful. The gun pointing close to the camera doesn't make the audience feel quite as involved as though they were in the situation although it looks to be pointing lower, possibly towards the heart which makes the audience seem somewhat more involved. The way the character is holding his ear makes him seem vulnerable an injured.

Shot 2:

Framing: HA LS

This shot leads on from the last as it shows the situation the man lying on the ground is in and WHO he is pointing the gun at. This shot, being from over the shoulder of the attacker makes the attacker seem very dominant and powerful. The way he is wearing light-coloured clothes makes him seem less evil than the man lying on the floor and he somehow seems like a hero. The low-key lighting in the shot makes the entire situation seem scary and ominous, as though noone is around. The frame of the jetty around the man lying on the floor directs the eye to him and the way he cannot escape and creates a claustrphobic situation for him.

Shot 3:

Framing: VLS Side-view

This shot shows 3 men on a small jetty, it leads on from the last shot as it has zoomed out even more, showing the man lying on the floor, his attacker and another man in the shot, creeping up behind him. This type of shot also gives a better view of the surroundings and how empty the area is. This gives the audience the impression that they are alone and help wouldn't get there very easily which also builds the tension. This new man is introduced and makes the audience wonder what he's doing there. The fact that he is wearing similar colours to the man lying on the floor makes the audience think he is on his side and that the man in the middle is outnumbered. It can also show 3 different levels, one man is lying, another is crouch and one is standing, creating a kind of sequence showing how things may have occured or may be about to occur.

Shot 4:

Framing: LS Side-view
In this shot, the man on the left looks incredibly dominant. This is because he is standing and the other is lying. The dominance is accentuated by the billowing of the mans coat, this makes him look much bigger in the frame whereas the man lying down looks much smaller as his pose makes him look like he is squirming. This leads on from the last shot as it no longer shows the man sneaking up behind, this makes the audience wonder where he has gone and what he may be doing. This build the tension further. The lighting also seems to be accentuating the standing man. The light in the background seems to be pointed towards him, making him look much more like a good-guy and though he is doing the right thing. The girl crouching in the corner looks very vulnerable, this is because she is made to look very small due to being placed right in the corner and being in the same shot as 2 large men.

Shot 5:











Framing: HA MCU
This shot leads on from the last as it takes the focus off of the men and onto the girl who has seemed insignificant now but the audience now realises that this is the reason the 2 men are fighting. The girl is not comforting or attempting to protect the man on the floor and the fact that she is a child makes her seem innocent as accentuated by the use of a high-angle. This means the man who is currently seeming to be dominant is the hero. The fact that an MCU is used to make the audience focus on her emotions. She is clearly scared and the use of the high-angle makes her seem even more vulnerable.


Shot 6:











Framing: LS LA
This shot seems to be making the audience focus on the man lying on the floor. This makes the other 2 men seem much more imposing. This shot leads on from the last as it zooms out from the girl possibly to see why she is so upset as her saviour has now been injured and cannot do anything about it. The fact that all 3 men are at different distances make the audience sympathise with the man that is closest whose pose suggests he is in pain. The audience can now see his emotions more than they can the other man in the shot. The man in the foreground being in the light clothes seems to still be the good-guy and and man standing back, although brightly lit which suggests he may have good intentions, is wearing black which makes the audience feel as though he is the bad guy. The wooden posts of the jetty seem to frame the entire scene making it seem very narrow and there isn't anywhere to escape from.