Accident Sequence

We used numerous techniques to create continuity (narrative flow) in our narrative sequence...

The shots were ordered so the frames changed in steps. The clip started with a long shot for establishing the setting. The second shot was a tilted low angle mid shot. The third was an over the shoulder mid close up. The next shot was a midshot that portrays the action of Harry slapping Kayvon, leading to him falling against the wall. This changes to a close up to focus on the unconscious face of Kayvon. The final shot is taken from Kayvon’s corpse’s point of view as a low angle long shot of Harry running away. Hence the viewers of the accident clip were able to have an understanding of the physical space.

We had matched cuts with the action from each shot linking to the other. For example well Harry slaps Kayvon, Kayvon falls against the wall. This is matched cut to a close up of him sliding down the wall. We made use of the 30 degree rule during many of the shot transitions such as when the angles change. This allows the narrative to flow more smoothly and avoids any jumps.

In hindsight we would change a few things such as...

We could have used reverse shot instead of the low angle mid shot in shot 3 to allow the sequence to flow more easily as we breached the 180 degree rule here. This would allow the eyeline to be matching further. We could have used a cross cutting to show Kayvon entering the corridor while Harry walks to the door. We did not make use of any dissolve transitions because we did not need to establish a different time frame or physical setting. We didn’t use any cross cutting or parallels as our sequence was too short to have any other settings.