A presentation analysing one key scene in the Descent

1. Analysis of The Descent
By Joshua Faulkner

2. The Opening
 The opening to this film has a lot of
fast cuts, this is to show the fact that
what they are doing is action packed
and fast and it give a sense of
adventure. In addition the use of
wide shots show the action in its
entirety and with some close-ups to
show the emotion on the participants
faces.

3. The Opening part 2
 This part of the opening is
we have mid shots of all
the characters in this
particular scene each
showing a particular
emotion for example the
Juno shot with Sarah’s
husband has the look of
lust and half guilt, from
Beth the look of ‘What’s
going on here’, this shows
that Beth sees something
going on but dismisses it
until later on in the film.+

4. The Crash
 The car crash is the
unexpected jump at the
start of the film. This
particular scene shows the
family of Sarah brutally
murdered by copper pipes
in a car crash. In this we
have fast cuts to show all
the events in a about 5-9
seconds of footage. In this
amount of time we get the
general jist of all what
happens in the car crash.

5. Juno and the Guide Book
 Juno’s decision to leave the guide book
was a turning point in the film, which may
not seem relevant in the 10-12 seconds of
footage used in the scene but it does later
on. In this scene we have a few close ups
on Juno’s face and her split second
decision to leave the guide behind, in
addition we have a few close ups on the
guide book when she takes it out of her
coat pocket and when we see it from
outside the car window.

6. Juno’s Clothes
Juno’s clothes in the film
are all red apart from the
time she’s running in the
woods early in the
morning; even when she’s
going into the cave she’s
wearing red. This colour is
significant because red
means passion and this is
important because of her
relationship with Sarah’s
husband.