2. SHOT 1
This first shot is an establishing shot of a
forest, at this given point the audience has
had no indication into what is happening.
The trees create the illusion that
something bad is going to happen during
the scene, this is also reinforced by the
snow on the ground, which again gives it a
slightly ominous look.
However in contrast, the lighting used is
quite high key and so it makes it seem a
lot safer in that sense because it allows the
audience to see exactly what is happening.
Which at the moment isn’t very much,
which could cause tension amongst the
audience.
3. SHOT 2
This second shot, the audience has just
seen a deer walk into the centre of the
frame. This could give the audience a
sense of security again because deer are
quite skittish animals and so at the
slightest movement they tend to flee. As
of yet the deer tends to be quite content
and eating and so it seems as though
nothing is wrong.
This type of establishing shot could be
used in my opening because it allows the
audience to get a sense of what is
happening or at least gives them a sense
of security, in this sense anyway.
4. SHOT 3
This shot we still have an establishing wide
shot, but its zoomed out more and we get
more context into what is happening. The
two characters in the shot are out hunting
and it gives us more security to some
extent, but not in the case of the deer, due
to the fact that it is probably about to be
shot.
However, we haven’t seen either of the
characters faces and so we still don’t really
know anything about what they are like.
By this point it’s difficult to even identify
their gender.
5. SHOT 4
This next medium shot lets us know more
about the characters even more. We can
now identify the two men, on clearly older
than the other. We can tell that the
character with the orange hood is clearly
still in both shock and amazement at what
he just achieved (shooting the deer)
suggesting that he is not very advance in
the second skill. The second character is
studying the first and it’s difficult to tell
what his facial expression reads. This
leaves the audience questioning this
character and what his intentions are and
his relationship with the second character.
This type of medium shot could be used in
my film opening because it can create
some tension and questioning within the
audience and therefore urge them to
continue watching.
6. SHOT 5
This fifth over the shoulder shot explains
the older character and the younger
characters relationship a little bit more.
Clearly, the older one is of more
experience, and the hand on his shoulder
is as if he is giving his approval or
congratulating him. This type of shot could
be useful because it allows us to see
characters and give us context as to where
they are.
