1. Scene 1) This is the opening
scene. It is an establishing
shot. It tells us where the film
is set and when it was filmed.
It doesn’t tell us much about
the genre yet. The opening
scene shows us that it is based
in a city; this creates a bigger
atmosphere as it may involve
more people.
Scene 2) This scene shows us
that it is a busy city. This is an
extreme long shot. We see
that the costumes of the
people are dark, long coats;
this suggests that there are
working people. We still don’t
get a feel for what is about to
happen in the film at this
point.
Scene 3) In this 3rd scene we
see a long shot and first notice
a boy walking over to a glass
tank. This shows us that there
is something interesting him to
go out of his way to go and see
what it is.

2. Scene 4) We now see more than 1 person gather round the glass tank.
We see a long shot of everyone gathering. This tells us that something
is happening and has caught the eye of everyone.
Scene 5) The next shot we
see a close up of two boys
faces and by their
expression we can tell that
something is intriguing
them into looking into the
class tank. In this scene we
feel the tension rise as the
music get louder and the
tempo increases.
Scene 6) Finally we can see
what everyone is looking
at and have a wide shot of
two men tied down to a
desk. The only thing we
can make out from this
scene is the saws’ by their
heads. This helps us read
danger from this scene.

3. Scene 7) Suddenly
everyone notices the
glass tank with the two
men inside and begin to
walk over towards it. We
see a wide shot of
everyone walking and a
close up of a boys face
peering through the
glass.
Scene 8) With this extreme
close up of a mans face
we can see the terror in
his body language. This
helps us realize that he’s
in danger. The music has
increased massively and
creates a nervous
atmosphere for the
audience.
Scene 9) In this last scene we
can see an extreme close up of
a mans hand tied down. He
tugs on the chain as much as
he can to get free but doesn’t
have luck. The music goes
calm and all we hear is the
chain rattling. This helps us
see the position he is in.