This document analyzes and summarizes various shots from a film clip. A mid shot shows the protagonist's daughter with a birthday cake, indicating she is dreaming of her late daughter. An angled close up makes the viewer feel like they are looking down on the helpless character. An extreme close up of medical equipment shows the character's heart beat slowing, indicating she is near death. A wide shot establishes the surreal green-toned location as a hospital corridor, expressing the protagonist's loneliness after losing her family.

1. CINEMATOGRAPHY OF THE DESCENT
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2. Mid Shot
This mid shot of Sarah’s (the protagonist) daughter
shows that she has died during the car crash,
meaning Sarah is dreaming about her. The fact that
the girl has a birthday cake in front of her suggests
that she will never be able to celebrate her own
birthday. This also shows that Sarah is being
haunted by the fact that she will never celebrate
her daughter’s birthday, giving a sense that she has
failed her.

3. Angled Close Up
This shot makes the viewer feel like they are looking
down on the character, almost as if we’re watching
over them. Due to the tilt, it demonstrates that the
character is hopeless and vulnerable in her current
state. To add to this, the shot makes us seem as God
since we are looking over them at their most
vulnerable moment.

4. Extreme Close Up
This extreme shot shows the life support in the
room, showing her heart beat and how its slowly
fading away. This links in to the next part of the
scene in the corridor, telling the viewer that she is
very close to death. The shot also tells us what
her state is at.

5. Wide Shot
This wide shot is used to establish the location she is
at, which happens to be a hospital as shown in the
previous scene. The color pallet of the scene hints that
it is not actually real due to everything being green and
surreal. The emptiness of the hospital corridor also
shows how lonely she is after losing her family.

6. Trombone Shot
This mixture of a trombone shot, tracking shot and
close up is used to show her realization of what is
about to happen, which is that darkness is catching
up to that, hinting to the viewer that she is close to
death, linking to the close up of the life support.

7. Steadishot
This shot of Sarah running through the corridor is shot
using a steadicam, which helps the camera keep up with
the character whilst keeping it smooth. Due to the shot
showing her running towards the camera, it makes it
seem as though the camera represents safety.

8. Arc
(With Two Shot)
This arc shot shows that her world has completely
gone down hill and is not as how she left it before she
got to the hospital. It is also successful in showing her
despair and how helpless she is. The shot makes the
viewer seem as a by stander, as it looks the camera is
walking by.