Connors: The Descent Analysis
- 2. In this shot, it shows a tracking shot of a girl behind a cake, which goes from out of focus, and into focus straight away.
- 3. • These next few shots are known as the Static shots. As the young girl blows out the candles on the cake, the camera goes to a darker shot
- 4. This shot is a wide shot that shows exactly where Sarah is. This shot goes from a wide shot to a close up to show this shot is focused on Sarah and the heart monitor, and this is because Sarah is recovering from her injury
- 5. This shot goes from an close up to a wide shot as Sarah has awaken from her sleep from her injury and looks very confused. The reason this shot changes into a wide shot, because in this part of the film she runs down the corridor and a close up of this wouldn’t be able to work as well as a close up.
- 6. This shot of Sarah is a trombone shot, and this type of shot is where the camera zooms in with a dramatic affect. These type shots of will appear when someone is shocked or confused.
- 7. This is a steady camera which shows expression on Sarah’s face while keeping the background out of focus. There are tracks set up which follow Sarah while she is running but the reason for this shot, is because Sarah knows that the dark is following her.
- 8. This is a wide shot POV steady cam, which let’s us feel the effect and see what’s going on. They have a 360 Track around, so they’re able to create a nice panning shot.
- 9. This is known as a close up Steady cam, which is in focus of Judos face to show us her expression and her emotions. This is effective, because, as this part of the film is focused on her, and how she’s feeling, steady cam is known to be the most effective for this particular shot. The other is a Wide Back Track shot to show everyone around her, and what’s going on. This is very effective, because it show’s us what everyone is doing in this scene, and how everyone is feeling.