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1. The Descent
The Analysis
(Sarah’s Escape Scene)
Jarad Tansley
Cambridge Technicals Media

2. Cinematography: Extreme close-up of Sarah vomiting. Camera is moving towards the next shots where she sees a
ghostly figure of a friend.
Mise en scene: Sarah finishing vomiting after she had escaped and drove away for a few seconds before she broke
down.
Narrative: Sarah had just escaped the cave after some time stuck in there, thinking she had killed one of her
friends. After breaking down, her feelings (as well as the break down itself) affect her body, causing her to vomit.
Editing and Effects: Editing and effects used to create the environment of a gloomy, rainy day supported by the rain
on the car.
Sound: Diegetic sound of vomit leaving the mouth and the character spitting the vomit out.

3. Cinematography: Transitions (through moving
shots) to mid shots of Sarah and a ghostly figure of
Juno.
Mise en scene and Effects: Sarah sits back and
notices her friend in her car, face covered in blood.
She screams in fright and reaction. The lighting has
exaggerations of blue to add to the eerie factor of
the expressionless, ghostly figure of Juno.
Narrative: Sarah notices the ghostly figure of Juno.
This suspects the viewer that Sarah is suffering a
side effect of staying in the cave too long – which
was described in a scene where they were walking
to the underground pit. If Juno had not sat in the
car with Sarah, we wouldn’t know if Sarah had
actually escaped or not, but Juno being in this
scene shows that Sarah is not actually escaping.
Editing: Brightness reduced to add to the ghost’s
eerie look. Editing wasn’t used to switch shots, this
time.
Sound: Non-diegetic sound of a high-pitched
screech to increase the shock on Sarah and the
viewer. Diegetic sound of Sarah screaming in
reaction to the ghost of Juno.

4. Cinematography: Close-up of Sarah, who is actually lying in a cave. Camera is still.
Mise en scene and Effects: Sarah lays down in a cave and opens her eyes . This shows that she
was dreaming after being knocked out after falling, although it could be seen as a hallucination
as well. Lighting is red to show the red flare used to navigate in the cave and exaggerate the
blood on Sarah’s face.
Narrative: Sarah is seen sleeping. This can show she was knocked out after a certain scenario
(e.g. she fell). She opens her eyes at this point, showing her awakening. This shot appeared after
a drastic cut from the last shot inside the car, showing that she may have been dreaming or
hallucinating
Editing: Brightness reduced to match a cave’s environment. Red colours exaggerated. Camera
cuts drastically to contrast from the outside to back inside the cave.
Sound: Sound of the flare can be heard on mostly the right speaker, it could be diegetic or non-
diegetic. The screaming stops but is echoed using audio filters to further give the feeling of
dreaming that Sarah had been going through in this scene.