The document provides a shot-by-shot micro analysis of scenes from the film The Descent. It describes various camera shots and angles used to convey confusion, vulnerability, and danger. Key shots include a close-up of a cake gaining clarity, centered camera angles showing a confused woman in bed, and a trombone shot that moves in on Sarah's face as she realizes she is in danger. Steadicam shots are also used to follow the action as Sarah runs in darkness and is chased by something unseen.

1. The Descent
Shot by shot micro analysis

2. WS, camera shot tracks into cake. Begins
out of focus and gains clarity as the
image becomes bigger. Ends CU of cake.
Unclear as to what is going on.

3. CU, camera angle cantered to show
confusion.

4. Cut away to girl, MS. Candle is blown
out and cut to black.

5. Cut back to cantered angle woman in
bed. Camera looking down makes her
appear vulnerable

6. MS from above more vulnerability

7. Another cantered angle of hospital
equipment, CU

8. MCU of Sarah in corridor, closely see
confusion on her face

9. WS in corridor, Sarah looks small and
isolated in the center of frame

10. CU, Trombone shot. The camera
moves in as it zooms out. Sarah
realizes she is in danger

11. MCU, Sarah facing away from the
camera. We get to see what she sees.
The darkness.

12. CU, Sarah backs away into MS

13. Steadicam WS follows ahead of Sarah
as she runs towards it. Allows camera
to follow the action steadily

14. Steadicam, POV of something in the
darkness chasing Sarah. WS

15. MS, filmed on steadicam moving
around characters. Tilts down as they
fall to floor. Moves out to WS.

16. CU of Juno shows painful emotion

17. Back to Sarah friend, WS on floor.
Camera angle looking down making
characters small. Steadicam move out.

18. Transition to title screen