Accident Sequence Analysis

• For our first shot we were aiming to create a good narrative flow, we did this by using an establishing shot to show were the character was and what she was doing.
• After our establishing shot we wanted to jump right into the action so we used a mid shot from a side angle which allowed us to see exactly what she was doing. This was a good choice of shot as if it was too close up you wouldn't have been able to see what she was focusing on and we didn't want to use another long shot as it wouldn't have been as interesting.
• Next we use an over the shoulder shot, this is effective as the audience can look directly at what the character is and they feel involved with that's going on. The dialogue after she looks at the watch makes it clear that she is flustered and in a hurry and helps the narrative flow.
• The match on action used between the shot after she looks at her watch and the low shot of her running towards the broom works well as it illustrates the action from two interesting angles. When we see the close-up on the feet it is linked to the over the shoulder shot as it plunges the audience straight into the action.
• Before the final shot you hear a bang sound and there is a blackout which creates the illusion that something has happened which we haven't been able to see. We end the sequence with a mid-shot of the character on the floor injured which leaves the scene on a cliff-hanger because we are not sure to what extent she is injured. The blackout and sound before this shot is effective because it makes it continuous otherwise there would have been a jump from her running to her falling which wouldn't look right.
• Unfortunately, in shot 2 to 3 there is a break in continuity as we break the 30 degree rule. It doesn't look that visually disturbing but in future we should consider it more because to avoid the audience getting confused