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prisoners analysis  The clip starts with an establishing shot showing a car and a diner while also using low key lighting to show a potentially dark point in the film. The next scene is directly contrasting the prior scene as it is a well lit room and looks fairly warm compared to the dark, rainy and cold view from before. The use of a long shot with a slow zoom in on the character from behind while still giving plenty of room in the shot for the waitress who walks in to shot to talk with the character. The next shot is switched to the other side of the table and is a medium shot showing the characters expression while allowing us to see who he is speaking to. The scene is cut off with a radio call and switches back to the outside scene where the character walks to his car. The character is next scene from a closeup shot within the car showing him answering the call and giving his reaction to it. The scene switches to a over the shoulder shot from a different car with a dark char...

Crimson Peak clip analysis The opening to the clip from Crimson Peak starts off with confusion, which is a typical convention for the horror genre, as the girl shown in the scene looks around to find her husband. During this confusion the camera is doing a close up to capture her reaction to her surroundings. The camera switches to a medium shot to show some of the room she is in while still keeping her and her reaction in frame.  The scene shows how the features of the room are concealed by darkness, this is effective because it creates a feeling of loneliness for the main character. the use of darkness is common during horror as it adds an unknown to the scene and plays with the fears of the viewer. The character is shown holding candles which are the only form of light shown and could be symbolism for hope. The sounds in the scene seem to echo giving the how the feeling of emptiness which is put in place to unnerve viewers and make them feel how the character in the scene m...