Preliminary Analysis

Jake Williams

Shot Reverse Shot• In this preliminary video we can see two classic examples of the shot

reverse shot. The first, and more common one being in conversation; in this case it is the boss talking to one of his henchmen.

• However, there is also an example of using the shot to show someone's interactions with an object: this scene for example, shows the protagonist accessing the computers.

180 Degree Rule• They’ve used the 180 degree rule to have continuity

within their sequence. The camera remains on 180 degrees of the two characters in conversation. This therefore doesn’t disorientate the viewers.

Match-on-Action• Many match-on-action shots are used in the sequence. They add

interest to the scenes and highlight certain parts of the scenes. Here we have to examples from the preliminary film:

• Above we see the protagonist insert a memory stick and below the antagonist boss throws a cigarette into the bin.