Accident Sequence Analysis

To create narrative flow we started with a wide angle establishing shot to show the audience where the character is in the sequence is in relation to her surroundings.

Following the establishing shot, we used a close up shot to reveal more about what the girl is actually doing.

An over the shoulder shot is used so that the audience can see the action from the character's perspective. This makes the audience feel directly involved in the action.

Dialogue helps the audience understand what the protagonist is thinking. Just before the dialogue, we took an over the shoulder shot of the girl's watch which suggests that she is panicked by the time.

We used match on action between the shots when the girl realises that she is in a hurry and the shot where we see her footsteps approaching the camera to show the action from two perspectives.

The close up of the girl's feet running towards the camera puts the audience right into the action.

The sequence finishes with a mid shot of the girl's body lying on the floor. Just before this happens, a sound is heard which leaves the audience wondering what happened. The shot of the girl on the floor creates continuity as it reveals to the audience that the girl has probably tripped over something whilst running and has injured herself.

From shot 2 to shot 3 we seem to break the 30 degree rule. It is important to consider the 30 degree rule as it creates continuity by preventing the audience from confusion.