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Camera angles MCU Medium close up CU Close up MS Medium shot Panning Camera pan 2SMCU Two shot medium close up OS Over Shoulder shot SRS Shot reverse shot SR Shot Reverse Zoom/Pan Camera movement/ gradual change DS Distance shot Camera jumps A fast change of angle P.O.V point of view

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• MCU Medium close up• CU Close up• MS Medium shot• Panning Camera pan• 2SMCU Two shot medium close up• OS Over Shoulder shot• SRS Shot reverse shot• SR Shot Reverse• Zoom/Pan Camera movement/ gradual change• DS Distance shot• Camera jumps A fast change of angle• P.O.V point of view

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OPENING SCENE: up to entering the hospital.2SMCU: Invites into the scene, the light shines from behind, the woman onto the man indicating the direction of the conversation. And who the attention is on. The music is sombre and relaxing and you can pick up their relationship from this. The tone is very loving.The conversation continues though As follows:CUCUSRS- This is the point where the news of where they’re going is delivered and a slight change of camera angle can add interest, and tension to the dialogue, However we are constantly reminded of their character arch’s they have both understanding and seemingly unconditional love for each other. It then cuts to the outside scene:DS – showing the hospital recognisable by a sign and an ambulance instantly.OS- To show the last piece of dialogue which is sincere: it cuts to pan/zoom shot fading into the hospital, and in a way concluding the opening to the scene.To the audience this shows a change of events, and a possible change of events. A scene change.

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The scene with the news in the middle up until the crash.The lighting is dark and ambient and here the background is blurred out and only the foreground is showing. This brings in the interest to the reaction on her face and the ring on the mans hand. It goes as follows:CUSRS- (to show the man and his marriage ring)RS -To show the doctor and in particular the woman's expressionOS- over the doctors shoulder to show heightened emotion.

Then it cuts back to the out door scene:OS- to show the husbands shoulder, heightening the music which has now gone low and sad.MCU -on him to show his reactionDS- on the wifeMCU- ‘don’t you want to know the news’, she says

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THE crash scene up until camera fade at the end.MCU/Pan -on the woman as she walks onto the road, the bus then hides what happens to her which leads the audience guessing her condition. Sound effects are a cars tyres screeching and a heartbeat which is the husbands as it moves to the next shot. SRS- to show his reactionOS / POV – he runs across street the camera is shaky as if its his own view. Violin and piano play a sad tune.OS -as they talk and the piano and violin make tear a jerking sound track.Jump shot to :2SMCU – shows her dead on the floor him lying on her and shattered flowers, like their love destroyed there on the pavement, the audience still don’t know what the test results were.FADE OUT