Camerawork and editing: Minority Report analysis

We are now going to use everything we have learned about film language (camera shots, movement and editing) to produce a shot-by-shot analysis of key shots in the Minority Report sequence.

Remember, writing analysis in Media means picking out the interesting or important aspects of something and then examining WHY or HOW they have been put together to create an effect on the audience.

The images are below and also on the M: Media Shared drive > Resources > GCSE > Introduction to Media > Camerawork - Minority Report

Here's an example of what you need to do:

Over-the-shoulder / medium shot (OTS/MS)

The over-the-shoulder angle allows a point-of-view shot from the perspective of the man reading the newspaper. The medium shot allows enough background to establish the location as a metro train. The corner of the seat immediately in the foreground also helps place the location. The over-the-shoulder shot also means the following shots, with the newspaper man recognising the fugitive, are easy for the audience to interpret.

The shots you need to analyse:

Shot 1

Shot 2

Shot 3 

Minority Report: Blog task

1) Import these images into your own blogpost (from the Media Shared drive - M: Media Shared > Resources > GCSE > Introduction to Media > Camerawork - Minority Report) and write an analysis of each just like the example above (minimum 50 words per shot).

2) Why does the pace of the editing change in this sequence and what is the effect on the audience?

Finish for homework if you don't complete this during the lesson - due in your first lesson after half-term.

Reminder: you need to be revising everything you've learned in Media this half-term for your assessment on Thursday.