Cutting It Scene

Cutting It

Camera Shots and Angles
· Close- up
· Medium close-up
· High Angle
· Slow motion
· Shot/Reverse/Shot
· Over shoulder
· Tracking

The ‘Tragic end’ scene in Cutting it shows alot of camera diversity to express emotion within the scene. The scene consists of two characters –Gavin and Allie,
The shots show the intimacy of their relationship and issues which have progressed over the series.
The opening shot shows the two characters in the back of a cab, it is a medium close up and this is used to illustrate the itimacy between them both.
The camera then cuts from one character to another (close-up, shot/reverse/shot) to reveal what reactions and opinons are lead by each character.
This then builds up tension for the audience as we discover something serious is taking place.

The way in which the camera angles express a characters feelings are through close-up angles of body language. For example,
when Gav is waiting for Allie in the consultants room, he starts playing with his wedding ring. This then shows the audience his anxiety for his wife,
making us think that she is potentially in ill health or that the couple are in great anticipation waiting to hear the results of a ‘miracle pregnancy’ perhaps.
The outcome of this tension build up will always result in an extremity of either love or loss. The way in which the scene is edited communicates this.

Another good example of a camera shot is when Allie is in the consultants room. Although this cut is very short, its very effective in expressing the anticipation and
anxiety, both characters have over Allie’s results. The opening shot is an over shoulder view of the doctors hand closing the chart of Allie’s results.
This illustrates that maybe ‘an old book is closed’ so the outcome of this will result in new beginings or that maybe Allie really is ill and has no hope for the future.
In the consultants room there is also another shot from a high angle as if we (the audience) are looking down on Allie and the doctor almost as if we were judging them like
a god or a higher power.

The final sequences in the scene show the end of Gav’s waiting, with people in the background moving in slow motion, like time has stopped. The sound in the
clip is getting louder and then Allie appears. The camera shot then uses tracking to follow her movement. This then follows by a shot/reverse/shot on Gav’s reaction
to her entrance. The cutting in the final sequences build up tension by flicking back to each character, which then fastens the pace. When Allie annonces the results
she steps out onto the road, this shot is very interesting because it takes the audience by surprise, then the camera turns to Gavs reaction and a very loud heartbeat
builds tension to his reaction.