1. Taken
Natalie Walton
Genre: Action thriller
Storyline: Daughter gets taken, dad goes to find her and kill the bad guys.
Shot:
Establishing/wide shot to show her surroundings and set the scene at where she
is and also to show the full view of the character so the viewers know what she
looks like. The setting is bright to show that nothing bad has happened and to
show that the events happening are during the day from her perspective.
As Amanda gets takenthe camera is panning to go with what is happening to
Amanda. Give the feeling of panic and fear in lees daughters’ point of view. It

2. looks gloomy to strike the sense of fear and make it look sad that something bad
is happening
Close up shot of lee’s daughters face to show the fear she feels and how she is
panicking. Make the viewers feel panic, worry and to feel tense. The camera
keeps switching from her face to Amanda being taken to give you a clear idea of
what is going through Lees daughters head and her expressions at the same time
as the events.
Close up shot of lee’s face to show concern and worry and how he cannot do
anything to protect his daughter.This makes the viewers feel tense and sad for
him as his daughter has been taken away right before his ears. His shot is very
dark with not much lightning to help set the tense atmosphere and to also get the
fear across to the audience. It also shows that what is happening is during the
nighttime from his perspective.

3. This is a close up shot of lees daughter hiding under the bed. This is done to
show how much fear she feels by her body language and expressions. This shot is
dark to get across the feeling of worry and fear that the character feels as she
might get taken.
Worms eye view/shot at a low level of the kidnappers walking about. This is
created to make them look big and strong and that they will take lees daughter.
This shot is bright so the kidnappers legs can stand out which adds to the fact of
making them look strong and mysterious, as you do not know who they are
which would interest the audience and make them continue to watch the movie.

4. Wide shot as she gets dragged to give the impression that she is weak and small
compared to the kidnappers. The camera is directly focused on her at a low level
to show her expressions and emotions as she is getting taken away making the
viewers scared for her safety.
Close up shot of Lees face to convey his emotions to the audience and to make
viewers empathise with how he is feeling. The scene is dark to set the
atmosphere, which is tense and eerie.The shot is just focused on Lee, which goes
back to the fact on conveying his thoughts and feelings.