Media Studies A2

1. Shot by Shot Analysis
Shelly McVeigh
A2 Media Studies

2. c sound adds to the mood and atmosphere of my teaser trailer. T

3. ntion found at the beginning of man teaser trailers. It highlights tha

4. erious, dark nature of the piece. I have also put this shot in slow m

5. of the shots of the young actor. I have done this to add to the dre

6. itar is heard as the character slowly makes his way into the bedro

7. he absurdity and strange nature of Adam’s dilemma. This works w

8. written transition, I have also added in a booming bass single drum
hite typeface so it will stand out from the background. In a split se

9. etting. This change in MES will again, leave my consumers wonde

10. Throughout this short opening sequence I have edited small
sections of Adam in the last sequence before his dream
began. This is to help the audiece understand that he is
dream and that where he feels he is, is an illusion. The pace
of the shots are much quicker in this section.

11. light th change in location. Throughout each of the clips in the dre

12. ween what is real and what isn’t. I wanted these shots to have a f

13. inding the audience that he is dreaming and the things they can s

14. his shot at a slanted angle as I wanted the audience to not only v

15. creepiness of the teaser trailer. Also I have to make this shot quic

16. by the increase of non-diegetic music. This shots here a very qui

17. hots free hand. This mid OTS shot is also to highlight the charact

18. the MES and location for my dream sequence but also the chara

19. as tis can increase the credibility of films and enhance their succ

20. alludes to the audience that Adam is in search fr the young boy in

21. the house within the dream. This again, is to remind the audienc

22. the forest. This is a Flashback for Adam of the young boy as it rai

23. me and I have blurred this shot to show the character of Adam’s c

24. ctor looking down. Transitions called ‘Flash’ and ‘Bloom’ allow the

25. of the character from a low angle to show he is looking up. The n

26. ra as the non diegetic music enhances further. Again, in the filter

27. nhanced further with a loud low bass single drum beat. The text I

28. ut to a steady mid shot of the young actor playing the piano in the

29. stions within the audiences mind - Is this really a dream? Why is A

30. and unsteady. I wanted this to be a sneak peak into what is poss

31. Here within a
short, quick
paced steady
straight cut I
have Adam
looking in the
mirror and a
similar shot of
the young actor
popping up, the
non diegetic
music heightens
and this is a
moment where I
want my
audience to
‘jump.’

32. side the abandoned dream house. This creates a dark and eerie

33. This is the first shot that the two actors are together. This
action chase scene is enhanced further by the increase in
pace of the non diegetic sound track. The camera is free
hand to show Adam stumbling towards the young boy.

34. Raising questions such as, is he dreaming? Why is there a bed?

35. er the sound track will connote that the character is uncomfortabl

36. e character look directly into the lens of the camera. We as the au

37. afraid from his sleep. I want the audience to be aware that he is e

38. ave done with the footage of the young boy throughout, this is to

39. nuity flow fluently. I made this transition fade in. Compared to my