2. This shot is from Bastilles
‘Rhythm of the Night’ and
shows an ECU of a man
looking outside of the
window. It is very similar to
our opening sequence
including the lighting and
mise en scene with police
This is a shot from our
opening sequence and
shows police lights shinning
onto our characters face
whilst he looks outside the
curtains. I think this shot
achieves the feeling of
being trapped and
surrounded and I think the
ECU worked well.

3. This shot is from the film
‘Drive’ and has a similar look
to our motel. In this shot we
can see the character sitting
on the bed in sort of a
hunched position with the
camera at an angle so that
the audience can’t see the
Within this shot, our
character has just arose from
lying on the bed and has
been filmed facing away from
the camera. In contrast to the
shot below, the lighting in our
opening sequence is dim and
has been shot to suggest its
night time whilst the light in
the shot below is bright and
in the daytime.

4. This shot is from the TV series
‘Bates Motel’. It is quite similar
to our shot as it’s a crane shot
of a man on/in a bed. It is quite
similar to our shot although
there is different lighting and
it’s not directly above him as
We feel that our crane
shot looks great in our
opening sequence as it
brings something
different to it and is an
interesting shot for the
audience to look at as
they can really look
deep into our character.