This document analyzes and summarizes scenes from the movie Cloverfield. The scenes shown at the beginning establish characters and set a calm tone before the earthquake, which kicks off the main action and danger. Later scenes show the explosion, build suspense through quick shots, and demonstrate the severity of the earthquake through the iconic image of a falling statue.

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2. This scene is shown before they start to show the action, as it shows that there is nothing wrong and that this is an ordinary day; also it introduces some of the characters.

3. This scene has been shown to help to extenuate the party atmosphere, and helps to establish some the main characters in the film.

4. This scene is shown so that you can feel more sympathy for the characters , as they are not expecting and unaware about what is going to happen next.

5. This scene shows the earthquake which is the start of the motions that will dictate what is going to happen in this film.

6. This scene shows the earthquake which is the start of the motions that will dictate what is going to happen in this film.

7. This scene is shown to add interest and has been placed in the trailer as this leads to the main action

8. This scene shows the explosion that adds intrigue to the trailer; and shows what the characters are up against.

9. This scene shows part of a series of quick shots, this is normally used to add tension, and to build up the suspense. Here it has been also used to give a realistic feel of the atmosphere surrounding a character, and gives a contrast to the first shot at the party

10. This scene shows the extent of the effects of the previous earth quake and moving on from that, it also give the audience an iconic part of a statue that everybody knows so that in itself shows the severity of the situation