1. Analysis of ‘2 Cars, 1 Night’
Thisshot above showsthe openingscene tothisshortfilm, withinthisshotitisshowingthattime is
passingby;alsoknownas a montage.
The image above showsa twoshot,this type of shotusuallyoccurswhenyouwant to show a
relationship betweentwopeople.
2. Analysis of ‘2 Cars, 1 Night’
The image above showsan establishingshot,thishelpscreate anopeningsequencetothe filmto
informthe audience of the locationandsettingof the film.
The shot above showsa medium-longshotandinthisparticularshotithelpsgive the audience
anotherlookintothe settingof the film,forexample fromthisshotyoucantell thattheyare parked
ina quite quiet,abandonedarea.
3. Analysis of ‘2 Cars, 1 Night’
The shot above isknownas a POV (pointof view) thisgivesthe audience aninsightasto whatthe
actor can see andhowthey feel aboutthe situation,sohere for instance whenyousee one person
lookinglonginglyatanotherandcut back and forthfromtheirPOV shotto theirdifferentreactions
shots(facial responsesandbodylanguage),youknow itcanonlymeanone thing - theyare really
interested.
Thistype of shotestablishesempathy withwhoever'sshoulderitmaybe,aswell asestablishingthe
distance betweenthe characterandwhat he or she is observing.
4. Analysis of ‘2 Cars, 1 Night’
Thistype of shotwouldbe knownas a focuscut-inshot;these are shotsthat release keyinformation
necessarytounderstandthe narrative,e.g.the time of dayor a message scribbledonanote. For
example,here the audiencecansee thatthe ring that the youngboyhas justgivenherhas intrigued
herand possibly‘openedup’theirfriendship.
The image above showsa focusshot,thiscan helpcreate adifferentmoodforthe audience tofeel,
for example hereyoucantell thatthe boyislookinginthe mirrorat the younggirl nextto him,
howeverthe characterhimself maynotwantthe younggirl to notice thatshe is being‘watched’
therefore thisspecificshotwillbe usedtohelpmake the audience thinklikethe character.
5. Analysis of ‘2 Cars, 1 Night’
The shot above couldbe knownas a mastershot,where a camera shootingasan invisible observer
isusedto establishthe geometryof the dramaticspace to create a realisticfeel tothe film.
Thisshot iscalleda twoshot showsthe main people inthe frame andhelps the audience establish
the changingrelationshipbetweenthem.
6. Analysis of ‘2 Cars, 1 Night’
The final shotof thisshortfilmisanotherestablishingshot,wherethe audience cansee the location
of the filmhasstayedthe same throughout.Additionallyinthisshot,youcansee thatthe youngboy
has takenquite alikingtothe girl he has justmetas he is walkingbehindthe carwavinggoodbye to
her.
