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Shot Type: Long ShotCamera Movement: StillCamera Angle: Eye Level

In this scene which is in the beginning of the movie the judges (12 men) are introduced a case which they will decide the guilt or the innocence of a man. By this long shot director wants to give the ambience of the setting and what are the main characters are going to deal with in this movie. It’s an efficent way to introduce a film.

Shot Type: Over The ShoulderCamera Movement:StillCamera Angle: Eye Level

In this scene the 3rd jury explains his relationship with his son and how he has fought with him. He connects this experience with the man but the difference between jury’s and the man’s experience is that man ended up killing his dad. By this shot director wants to give the audience the feelings of the jury while he is talking and that this is a dialogue. Director also underlines that these men have feelings too they aren’t just Creatures that have logic and sense they have emotions and experiences in life as well.

Shot Type: Close Up Camera Movement: ZoomCamera Angle: High

In this scene one of the jury supports his decision by using evidence which is knife. He stabs the knife to the table in order to prove that he is right. By using this shot director emphasizes on the evidences much more. Director wants to give the importance of the knife by the close up and dolly in shot and by the high angle he wants to give a weakness to knife. This can be connected by the guilty man’s weakness too.

Shot Type: Medium Close UpCamera Movement: ZoomCamera Angle: Eye Level

In this scene the 8th jury who is the voice of the argument for “not guilty” and accused by being rational by the other juries is talking to 6th jury. 6th jury tells him why he shouldn’t be so eager and acquit to the man. This scene is after the dialogue between the two juries have made, so by close up we see how this man feels and how he reacts to this conversation. He stays silent but he seems like he thinks and criticizes. This makes the audience more curious because there can be a real murder and if this jury isn’t right then the justice wouldn’t be served.

Shot Type: Over The ShoulderCamera Movement: ZoomCamera Angle: High

The old jury says his point of view in a humanistic way in this scene. He acts like he knows the dead man but actually this is a tactic of him to support this evidence. He doesn’t know anything about this dead man but he takes the clues and uses to discredit towards the other perspectives. By this shot audience gets interested in what this old man is going to say. After the same, bored scenes audience focuses their attentions to the film by this scene.

Shot Type: Medium Camera Movement: Zoom Camera Angle: High

In this scene jury is still discussing about the man’s guilt. The men in the middle says his point of view but he misperceives by the other juries because he can’t explain himself right. That creates an oppression. We can see this oppression by the dolly zoom in and the high angle makes the jury in the middle more weak and powerless.

Shot Type: Medium Shot Camera Movement: StillCamera Angle: Eye Level

In this scene this two jury is arguing about the man’s guilt. The jury on the right is claiming that the man is guilty and the jury on the left is claiming that the man is innocent. The director uses this shot to give the mood of argument and to create tension in the audience.

Shot Type: Close UpCamera Movement: StillCamera Angle: Eye Level

This scene is the break up point for the most strict jury. He confesses that he knows this man because he has problems in the relationship with his son too. This scene can be considered as the climax of the movie because audience sees the inner conflict of this jury which is very important in the movie and they see how he struggles by his prejudices and how he reflects them to the external world. By this close up director wants to emphasize his feelings deeper. This creates a huge attention in the audience because it’s nearly the conclusion of the decision and audience will find out whether their decisions about the man is going to win or not.