Analyzing Impactful Scenes and Techniques in Film and TV Dramas

 
‘DEEP BLUE SEA’
KEY SCENES
 
POSSIBLE QUESTIONS
 
Choose a scene or sequence from a film or TV
drama which had an impact on you.
 
Briefly describe the events which led to this
scene or sequence, then, by referring to
appropriate techniques, go on to show how
this impact was created.
 
 
Choose a sequence from a film which is
important both to the atmosphere and to
the plot of the film.
By referring to appropriate techniques,
show how the atmosphere is created in the
sequence and go on show how the
sequence and the atmosphere are
important to the film as a whole.
 
Choose a film or TV drama which creates
suspense or tension either, in a particular
scene or throughout the whole film or TV
drama.
By referring to appropriate techniques,
show how the suspense or tension is
created and how it affects your enjoyment
of the film or TV drama as a whole.
 
‘APPROPRIATE TECHNIQUES’
Use of camera
Key sequence
Characterisation
Mise-en-scene
Editing
Setting
Music/sound
Special effects
Plot
Dialogue
 
KEY SEQUENCE 1
 
CARTER CAPTURING SHARK
EXPERIMENT IN WET LAB
JIM LOSES ARM
 
WHY IS THIS SCENE IMPORTANT?
 
1.
DRAMA
2.
ATMOSPHERE
3.
SUSPENSE/TENSION
4.
PLOT DEVELOPMENT (TURNING
POINT)
5.
CHARACTERISATON
6.
SPECIAL EFFECTS/CAMERA WORK
 
 
 
 
TECHNIQUES
 
1.
PLOT
2.
CHARACTERISATION
3.
SETTING
4.
CAMERA
5.
MUSIC
6.
SPECIAL EFFECTS
7.
DIALOGUE
 
 
 
SUSPENSE/TENSION/DRAMA
SUSPENSE/TENSION/DRAMA
 
1.
Storm approaching
Storm approaching
 – lightning + thunder + dark clouds + huge waves
 – lightning + thunder + dark clouds + huge waves
 
2. Radar screen shows huge storm and Aquatica in the
2. Radar screen shows huge storm and Aquatica in the
middle of it
middle of it
 
3. Carter in the tunnel
3. Carter in the tunnel
– sharks attacking tunnel (synchronised)
– sharks attacking tunnel (synchronised)
-
sharks recognising the gun
sharks recognising the gun
-
- sharks swimming backwards
- sharks swimming backwards
-
- sharks biting the cameras
- sharks biting the cameras
 
 
SEQUENCE 1
 
4. Carter leaves the tunnel:
4. Carter leaves the tunnel:
 – murky water which means you cannot see what
 – murky water which means you cannot see what
is in the water
is in the water
- wet lab loses radio contact with Carter
- wet lab loses radio contact with Carter
- Carter manages to drug the shark and bring it to
- Carter manages to drug the shark and bring it to
the wet lab
the wet lab
 
5. Is the experiment going to work?
5. Is the experiment going to work?
 
6. Jim’s arm being bitten off
6. Jim’s arm being bitten off
 
CAMERA WORK
CAMERA WORK
 
1. Wide shots 
1. Wide shots 
at the beginning of the sequence:
at the beginning of the sequence:
 
highlights Aquatica’s isolation
highlights Aquatica’s isolation
highlights the storm approaching
highlights the storm approaching
 
 
(physical + metaphorical)
(physical + metaphorical)
2. 
2. 
Camera shot from the shark’s point of view
Camera shot from the shark’s point of view
outside of tunnel as it is trying to chase Carter
outside of tunnel as it is trying to chase Carter
builds tension
builds tension
 
 
3. Close up shots 
3. Close up shots 
of all the character’s faces
of all the character’s faces
when they are carrying out the experiment
when they are carrying out the experiment
 
 
builds tension
builds tension
4. Slow motions shots 
4. Slow motions shots 
when Jim’s arm is bitten
when Jim’s arm is bitten
off
off
 
 
 
 
builds tension +creates drama
builds tension +creates drama
 
Characterisation
Characterisation
Hero vs villain
Carter Blake = hero
Dr. Susan McAlester = villain
 
Carter is clearly the 
hero
 :
he leaves the safety of the tunnel and
manages to get the shark to the wet lab
he  stays in the water with the shark
 he is brave and manages to save people
when they fall into the water.
He  knows that the shark that bites off
Jim’s arm should be killed.
 
Susan is more complicated.
Even though she is trying to do the right
thing (cure Alzheimers) she can seen to
be a 
villain
:
She and Jim abuse genetic engineering
and increase the sharks’ brains in order
to get more protein
She causes Jim to be badly hurt
She lets the shark escape
 
SPECIAL EFFECTS
SPECIAL EFFECTS
 
1.
SHARKS!!!
SHARKS!!!
underwater when Carter is in the tunnel
underwater when Carter is in the tunnel
the shark in the wet lab
the shark in the wet lab
Are they realistic?
Are they realistic?
 
2. 
2. 
Jim’s attack
Jim’s attack
Lots of very red fake blood
Lots of very red fake blood
Stump where Jim’s arm has been bitten off - gory
Stump where Jim’s arm has been bitten off - gory
White tiled floor which highlights the blood
White tiled floor which highlights the blood
because of the contrast
because of the contrast
The amount of blood and the colour of it is quite
The amount of blood and the colour of it is quite
over the top
over the top
 
Dialogue
Dialogue
‘Welcome to my parlour.’
  
Susan
‘What in God’s creation?
 
Russell
Oh not his….ours.
 
 
Jim
‘She’s sleeping like a baby.’
 
Carter
‘Bad dream?’
   
Carter
‘What we’re looking for here, is lightning in a bottle.’
 
Susan
‘You did it pal.’
 
 
Jim
 
KEY SEQUENCE 2
 
JIM’S ATTEMPTED 
 
RESCUE
HELICOPTER CRASHING
JIM’S  ‘DEATH’
 
 
WHY IS THIS SCENE
IMPORTANT?
 
1.
DRAMATIC
2.
ATMOSPHERIC
3.
SUSPENSE/TENSION
4.
TURNING POINT FOR PLOT
5.
CHARACTERISATION
6.
SPECIAL EFFECTS
 
TECHNIQUES
 
1.
PLOT
2.
CHARACTERISATION
3.
SETTING
4.
CAMERA
5.
MUSIC
6.
SPECIAL EFFECTS
7.
DIALOGUE
 
SEQUENCE 2
 
Drama/tension
Trying to evacuate Jim
As helicopter is approaching Aquatica the scene
is apocalyptic
Massive storm, waves crashing, spotlights
The helicopter looks barely in control – shaking
Carter etc manage to get Jim to sea level but it
looks like the end of the world
How are they going to save Jim?
Trying to get Jim winched up to the helicopter
 
Winch makes terrible noise and it starts to
smoke
Winch breaks, pilot slashes his hand, Jim falls
into the ocean
Something underwater grabs Jim  and starts
pulling the helicopter
Helicopter crashes into Aquatica – massive
explosion and destruction
Jim is seen in the shark’s mouth and is thrown
into the underwater glass screen
Screen breaks and Aquatica is flooded
 
Camera Work
Camera Work
Wide camera shots 
– helicopter approaching
Aquatica
Lots of 
close up shots 
of Jim as he is being
winched up to the helicopter – he is desperate to
be saved
Close up 
of Jim’s face as he falls into the ocean
Wide shots  
of explosions – fire seems to be
coming out of the cinema screen at the viewer
 
Special Effects
Special Effects
As helicopter approaches Aquatica -      massive
storm, waves crashing etc
Helecopter crashing – massive explosions
Shark with Jim in his mouth – Jim is still
alive…does this look realistic?
Sound of Jim breathing
Glass cracking
Aquatica being flooded
 
Close up 
of everyone’s faces as they try to
figure  out what is coming towards the
underwater screen
Close up 
of Jim’s face in the shark’s mouth
As shark throws Jim at the glass window the
viewer sees  his
 POV  
- he can see into the
room
Wide shot 
as the screen breaks – water
seems to coming out of the cinema screen at
the viewer
 
Characterisation
Characterisation
Carter as hero:
 brave
saves people
survives near-death experiences
 
Dialogue
Dialogue
 
‘Somebody please, tell me what that is…please.’
 
Russell
 
KEY SEQUENCE 3
 
PREACHER IN THE CORRIDOR
PREACHER IN THE KITCHEN
DEATH OF THE FIRST SHARK
 
 
 
 
 
WHY IS THIS SEQUENCE IMPORTANT?
 
1.
DRAMATIC
2.
SUSPENSE/TENSION
3.
CHARACTERISATION
4.
SPECIAL EFFECTS
 
TECHNIQUES
 
1.
PLOT
2.
CHARACTERISATION
3.
CAMERA
4.
MUSIC
5.
SPECIAL EFFECTS
6.
DIALOGUE
 
Drama/suspense
 
Previously viewer has seen
shark fin in water going into
the facility and the corridors
Preacher is in – builds
suspense.
Lights flickering on and off in
the corridor – builds tension.
 
First part of the sequence
The audience see the shark
approaching Preacher from behind
the shark is moving slowly/calmly –
builds tension.
The shark powers through the water
towards Preacher
Preacher  hides in the flooded kitchen.
Preacher is holding a frying pan to
protect himself – humour.
 
The shark’s fin passes right by
Preacher,  on the other side of
glass.
Has the shark gone?
Preacher holds onto the cross
around his neck – symbolism.
 
Second part of the sequence
 
As Preacher climbs the shelves to get
out of the water, the audience sees the
kitchen doors open. Has the shark
swum into the kitchen? Tension builds.
First jump-scare – parakeet flies into
Preacher’s face
Preacher tries to get his bird to fly off
the saucepan in the water – tension.
 
Second jump-scare – shark jumps
out of the water and eats the
bird.
Preacher is now in the water
with the shark!
Shark frantically chases Preacher.
Preacher has to hide in the oven.
 
Third part of the sequence
 
While the shark keeps bashing into the
oven, it switches on the gas.
Preacher has to escape to the top part of
the oven, using an axe. Builds tension.
Just as the shark breaks into the oven,
Preacher manages to escape.
Preacher dives over the shark.
 
Shark turns round and starts to
chase Preacher.
Preacher flicks his lighter and
throws it towards the shark.
The gas lights and the whole
room explodes. The shark dies!
Reference to first ‘Jaws’ film. In
that film the shark is blown up.
 
Camera Shots
First part of the sequence
Close up 
shot of shark powering
through water towards Preacher.
Shark’s 
POV 
of swimming past the
doors of the kitchen where
Preacher is hiding.
 
 
Second part of the sequence
Underwater shots 
of Preacher in the
water – is something else in the
water?
Shaky camera shot of Preacher’s 
POV
– represents how scared he is.
Underwater shots 
of Preacher in the
water after he falls off the shelves.
 
Third part of the sequence
When Preacher is in the oven
-
Close up shots 
of the shark – lots of teeth!
-
POV shots 
of the shark attacking the oven.
Preacher escapes
-
Slow motion shot 
of lighter being thrown
into the air.
Kitchen and shark blow up – 
wide shot 
of
fire coming out towards audience.
 
Special Effects
Lots of close up views of
the shark.
Shark eating the bird.
Explosion.
Are the effects realistic?
 
Dialogue
I appreciate the irony Lord.
Cook dies in his own oven. But
I’ve got other plans!’
‘You ate my bird!’
 
Characterisation
 
The only character in this sequence is
Preacher.
 
What type of character is he?
Give examples from the clip.
 
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  1. DEEP BLUE SEA KEY SCENES

  2. POSSIBLE QUESTIONS Choose a scene or sequence from a film or TV drama which had an impact on you. Briefly describe the events which led to this scene or sequence, then, by referring to appropriate techniques, go on to show how this impact was created.

  3. Choose a sequence from a film which is important both to the atmosphere and to the plot of the film. By referring to appropriate techniques, show how the atmosphere is created in the sequence and go on show how the sequence and the atmosphere are important to the film as a whole.

  4. Choose a film or TV drama which creates suspense or tension either, in a particular scene or throughout the whole film or TV drama. By referring to appropriate techniques, show how the suspense or tension is created and how it affects your enjoyment of the film or TV drama as a whole.

  5. APPROPRIATE TECHNIQUES Use of camera Key sequence Characterisation Mise-en-scene Editing Setting Music/sound Special effects Plot Dialogue

  6. KEY SEQUENCE 1 CARTER CAPTURING SHARK EXPERIMENT IN WET LAB JIM LOSES ARM

  7. WHY IS THIS SCENE IMPORTANT? 1. DRAMA 2. ATMOSPHERE 3. SUSPENSE/TENSION 4. PLOT DEVELOPMENT (TURNING POINT) 5. CHARACTERISATON 6. SPECIAL EFFECTS/CAMERA WORK

  8. TECHNIQUES 1. PLOT 2. CHARACTERISATION 3. SETTING 4. CAMERA 5. MUSIC 6. SPECIAL EFFECTS 7. DIALOGUE

  9. SEQUENCE 1 SUSPENSE/TENSION/DRAMA 1. Storm approaching lightning + thunder + dark clouds + huge waves 2. Radar screen shows huge storm and Aquatica in the middle of it 3. Carter in the tunnel sharks attacking tunnel (synchronised) - sharks recognising the gun - - sharks swimming backwards - - sharks biting the cameras

  10. 4. Carter leaves the tunnel: murky water which means you cannot see what is in the water - wet lab loses radio contact with Carter - Carter manages to drug the shark and bring it to the wet lab 5. Is the experiment going to work? 6. Jim s arm being bitten off

  11. CAMERA WORK 1. Wide shots at the beginning of the sequence: highlights Aquatica s isolation highlights the storm approaching (physical + metaphorical) 2. Camera shot from the shark s point of view outside of tunnel as it is trying to chase Carter builds tension

  12. 3. Close up shots of all the characters faces when they are carrying out the experiment builds tension 4. Slow motions shots when Jim s arm is bitten off builds tension +creates drama

  13. Characterisation Hero vs villain Carter Blake = hero Dr. Susan McAlester = villain

  14. Carter is clearly the hero : he leaves the safety of the tunnel and manages to get the shark to the wet lab he stays in the water with the shark he is brave and manages to save people when they fall into the water. He knows that the shark that bites off Jim s arm should be killed.

  15. Susan is more complicated. Even though she is trying to do the right thing (cure Alzheimers) she can seen to be a villain: She and Jim abuse genetic engineering and increase the sharks brains in order to get more protein She causes Jim to be badly hurt She lets the shark escape

  16. SPECIAL EFFECTS 1.SHARKS!!! underwater when Carter is in the tunnel the shark in the wet lab Are they realistic? 2. Jim s attack Lots of very red fake blood Stump where Jim s arm has been bitten off - gory White tiled floor which highlights the blood because of the contrast The amount of blood and the colour of it is quite over the top

  17. Dialogue Welcome to my parlour. Susan What in God s creation? Oh not his .ours. Russell Jim She s sleeping like a baby. Carter Bad dream? Carter What we re looking for here, is lightning in a bottle. Susan You did it pal. Jim

  18. KEY SEQUENCE 2 JIM S ATTEMPTED RESCUE HELICOPTER CRASHING JIM S DEATH

  19. WHY IS THIS SCENE IMPORTANT? 1. DRAMATIC 2. ATMOSPHERIC 3. SUSPENSE/TENSION 4. TURNING POINT FOR PLOT 5. CHARACTERISATION 6. SPECIAL EFFECTS

  20. TECHNIQUES 1. PLOT 2. CHARACTERISATION 3. SETTING 4. CAMERA 5. MUSIC 6. SPECIAL EFFECTS 7. DIALOGUE

  21. SEQUENCE 2 Drama/tension Trying to evacuate Jim As helicopter is approaching Aquatica the scene is apocalyptic Massive storm, waves crashing, spotlights The helicopter looks barely in control shaking Carter etc manage to get Jim to sea level but it looks like the end of the world How are they going to save Jim? Trying to get Jim winched up to the helicopter

  22. Winch makes terrible noise and it starts to smoke Winch breaks, pilot slashes his hand, Jim falls into the ocean Something underwater grabs Jim and starts pulling the helicopter Helicopter crashes into Aquatica massive explosion and destruction Jim is seen in the shark s mouth and is thrown into the underwater glass screen Screen breaks and Aquatica is flooded

  23. Camera Work Wide camera shots helicopter approaching Aquatica Lots of close up shots of Jim as he is being winched up to the helicopter he is desperate to be saved Close up of Jim s face as he falls into the ocean Wide shots of explosions fire seems to be coming out of the cinema screen at the viewer

  24. Special Effects As helicopter approaches Aquatica - massive storm, waves crashing etc Helecopter crashing massive explosions Shark with Jim in his mouth Jim is still alive does this look realistic? Sound of Jim breathing Glass cracking Aquatica being flooded

  25. Close up of everyones faces as they try to figure out what is coming towards the underwater screen Close up of Jim s face in the shark s mouth As shark throws Jim at the glass window the viewer sees his POV - he can see into the room Wide shot as the screen breaks water seems to coming out of the cinema screen at the viewer

  26. Characterisation Carter as hero: brave saves people survives near-death experiences Dialogue Somebody please, tell me what that is please. Russell

  27. KEY SEQUENCE 3 PREACHER IN THE CORRIDOR PREACHER IN THE KITCHEN DEATH OF THE FIRST SHARK

  28. WHY IS THIS SEQUENCE IMPORTANT? 1. DRAMATIC 2. SUSPENSE/TENSION 3. CHARACTERISATION 4. SPECIAL EFFECTS

  29. TECHNIQUES 1. PLOT 2. CHARACTERISATION 3. CAMERA 4. MUSIC 5. SPECIAL EFFECTS 6. DIALOGUE

  30. Drama/suspense Previously viewer has seen shark fin in water going into the facility and the corridors Preacher is in builds suspense. Lights flickering on and off in the corridor builds tension.

  31. First part of the sequence The audience see the shark approaching Preacher from behind the shark is moving slowly/calmly builds tension. The shark powers through the water towards Preacher Preacher hides in the flooded kitchen. Preacher is holding a frying pan to protect himself humour.

  32. The sharks fin passes right by Preacher, on the other side of glass. Has the shark gone? Preacher holds onto the cross around his neck symbolism.

  33. Second part of the sequence As Preacher climbs the shelves to get out of the water, the audience sees the kitchen doors open. Has the shark swum into the kitchen? Tension builds. First jump-scare parakeet flies into Preacher s face Preacher tries to get his bird to fly off the saucepan in the water tension.

  34. Second jump-scare shark jumps out of the water and eats the bird. Preacher is now in the water with the shark! Shark frantically chases Preacher. Preacher has to hide in the oven.

  35. Third part of the sequence While the shark keeps bashing into the oven, it switches on the gas. Preacher has to escape to the top part of the oven, using an axe. Builds tension. Just as the shark breaks into the oven, Preacher manages to escape. Preacher dives over the shark.

  36. Shark turns round and starts to chase Preacher. Preacher flicks his lighter and throws it towards the shark. The gas lights and the whole room explodes. The shark dies! Reference to first Jaws film. In that film the shark is blown up.

  37. Camera Shots First part of the sequence Close up shot of shark powering through water towards Preacher. Shark sPOV of swimming past the doors of the kitchen where Preacher is hiding.

  38. Second part of the sequence Underwater shots of Preacher in the water is something else in the water? Shaky camera shot of Preacher sPOV represents how scared he is. Underwater shots of Preacher in the water after he falls off the shelves.

  39. Third part of the sequence When Preacher is in the oven - Close up shots of the shark lots of teeth! - POV shots of the shark attacking the oven. Preacher escapes - Slow motion shot of lighter being thrown into the air. Kitchen and shark blow up wide shot of fire coming out towards audience.

  40. Special Effects Lots of close up views of the shark. Shark eating the bird. Explosion. Are the effects realistic?

  41. Dialogue I appreciate the irony Lord. Cook dies in his own oven. But I ve got other plans! You ate my bird!

  42. Characterisation The only character in this sequence is Preacher. What type of character is he? Give examples from the clip.

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