11 Shot Analysis - Taken

Shot 1

Shots 1- 9 are old video footage of a five year old girls birthday. This sets the contact for the film - it is about a family. Some credits lay over some frames showing the production company's name. Non-diegetic plays over the top the top of diegetic noises such as people's voices and singing. The music overlaid is slow and creepy giving to the audience a feeling of suspense and that something bad will happen to the family/child who is in most shots. The shots

Shot 2

change from being long to quickly cut and/or sped up suggesting tension and giving the audience a sense of angst.

Shot 3

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Shot 5

Shot 6

Shot 7

Shot 8

Shot 9

Shot 10

Shot 10 is a close up of our main character although we cannot see his face and only his figure due to the lighting. The light we can see that reflects off his face tells us that he has his head back - relaxing or sleeping. The creep music music stops abruptly when we quickly cut to this shot. We hear him sighing, showing signs that he is disgruntled.

Shot 11

In the transition from shot 10 to shot 11 we hear rustling and movement as we see him reach for the side lamp. This shot provides us with a full body view of our main character in this wide shot. The shot is silent except for the rustling of the item in his hand and the flicking of the lamp switch.

• I really like the contrast in shots 1 - 9 as there is a large contrast between the creepy backing music and the happy occasion of a birthday. This could be a very interesting to use in my foundation portfolio. 

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