The Descent Shots.By Luke Walkley.

Tracking Shot.

A tracking shot is used at the beginning of the sequence. It starts in a wide shot then tracks into a close up , move in to the birthday cake .The aim of this is because Sarah is dreaming about Jessica while she is in the hospital bed because Jessica has died. By Jessica holding the cake it resembles her dyeing before her birthday and maybe Sarah feels guilty.

CU (Close Up)

An CU is when a feature or subject takes up the entire frame.

The second camera shot is of Sarah who has just woke up after her terrible car accident. They used this as a close up to show her regaining conscience and also to probably show her wounds.

MS (Mid Shot)A mid shot is a part of the subject in more detail whilst still giving an impression of the whole subject. This is a mid shot of Sarah when she has just left the hospital bed and is questioning what is going on. It doesn't help that afterwards the lights turn off and she is a little confused.

Trombone Shot

A trombone shot is when the camera is on tracks and as they move forward they zoom out the lense on the camera.

The aim in this shot is showing the amount of fear that Sarah is showing , with the lights blackening out and then she continues to run through the corridor. She also widens her eyes to show the fear. It’s a lack off her dreams.

WS (Wide Shot).

This a wide shot . A wide shot takes up the frame fully, or at least as much as possible. The same as a long shot.

This shot is when she has just left her hospital bed and is running down the corridor because of the lights turning off.

Steadicam Shot

This shot is a steadicam shot. A steadicam shot is when a character is running for instance and instead of the camera being bumpy it is smooth.In these 2 camera angles of Sarah in which she is running. The shot is showing that Sarah is panicking because the lights are suddenly dimmed and there's no one around.

Steadicam shot.

There are a couple of steadicam shots . They use this for when Sarah runs into her friend beths arms. The whole point for why the camera spins around them is to reassure that she is safe and probably still isn't in a daze after leaving her hospital bed.

WS (Wide Shot)

This shot is when she is crying in beths arms about Jessica's death , which occurred in a car crash , in the middle of the corridor.

CU (Close Up)

The first camera shot shows juno crying about the death of Jessica. It’s a shot showing detail. It also shows very little background. It just focuses on her face nothing around her. This is to show that juno is emotional about the death of Jessica which is Sarah's daughter.