This document analyzes the shots used in a video clip about a woman who has an accident and finds herself descending into darkness. It describes each shot in detail, including mid shots establishing the characters, close ups showing emotion on faces, point of view shots from her perspective as she runs, and two shots of her crying with a friend for comfort after escaping the darkness. The various shots are used to convey fear, sorrow, and isolation as the woman wonders what is happening to her.

1. THE
DESCENT
ANALYSIS
BY ANTHONY PALMER

2. (MS) MID
SHOT
The first shot of the video
clip is an (MS)mid shot of
the main characters
because it’s a tracking
shot daughter blowing
out some candles telling
us that she remembers
about this event

3. (MCU)
MEDIUM
CLOSE UP
The next shot is an
(MCU) an medium
close up and this
shows the
importance of this
woman tells us that
she was in a accident

4. (MS)MID
SHOT
This is an (MS) mid
shot of the woman
basically zooming
out of the previous
shot and she's
thinking why is she
here

5. (CA)CUT
AWAY
This is an cut away
of the heart monitor
what she was
hooked on and tells
us that she's not
dead but actually
alive

6. (VWS) VERY
WIDE SHOT
This is an (VWS) very
wide shot that she's
barely visible tells us
something's going to
happen and she's
wondering whys
nobody there

7. (CU)CLOSE
UP/
TROMBONE
SHOT
This is a (CU) close up of
the woman and by this
shot we can see her
emotion and fear on her
face
There is also the
trombone sound when
she runs this signals fear
And the sudden
realization of what's going
on

8. (MS)MID
SHOT
This is an (MS)mid
shot and tells us
that is woman
knows that
something's coming
towards her and
you can sense fear
in this scene

9. (POV)POINT
OF
VIEW/(WS)WI
DE SHOT
This has to shots (POV)
point of view and
(WS)wide shot because in
this scene we are focused
on her running and this is
used by a steadicam to
make it smooth

10. (VWS)VERY
WIDE SHOT
This is a (VWS) very wide shot as
we are mostly focused on the
darkness looming faster and faster
and the viewers thinking its going
to get her

11. (MS)MID
SHOT
This is an (MS)Mid shot
as this shows us that
she's got away from the
darkness and now feels
safe because she's
noticed what's just
happened

12. (TW)TWO
WAY(OSS)OV
ER
SHOULDER
SHOT
This is a (TW)two way
and a (OSS)over
shoulder shot as the
woman cries in grief and
sorrow the other friend
tries to comfort her

13. (CU)CLOSE
UP
This is a (CU)Close up
of the friend also
crying that her friend
is in grief and possibly
feeling the same pain

14. (VWS)VERY
WIDE SHOT
This Is a (VWS)very
wide shot as the
two woman
continue to cry
sadly everyone else
carry on with their
lives not bothering
about this woman