The Matrix- Close Analysis of a scene


ShotAngleMis en scene
1Long shotLevelSmith & Anderson fighting
2Close upLevelFists fighting
3Mid shotLevelSmith & Anderson fighting
4Long shotLow angleAnderson is punched hard
5Mid shot (slight pan)LevelAnderson sliding
6Close upLevelAnderson grimacing
7 CCClose upHigh angleAnderson spitting blood
8 CCClose upLevelAnderson has a bit of t sauce on face
9 CCClose upLow AngleTrinity worrying
10Mid shotLevelTrinity wiping blood
11 CCClose upLow angleSmith looking angry
12Mid shotLevelAnderson looking at Smith
13Close upLow angleSmith looking less angry
14Mid shotLevelAnderson wiping blood
15Close upLow angleSmith looking slightly worried
16Mid shot (zoom) to Close upLevelAnderson doing war dance
17Close upLow angleSmith really angry
18Mid shotLevelSmith throwing punches
19Over the shoulderLevelSmith gets headbutted
20Close upMid shotLevelAnderson punches Smith hard
21Long shotLow angleAnderson runs for the kicks
22Mid shotLevelSmith gets kicked in face
23Mid shot (panning)Level Anderson goes kung- fu mode
24Mid shot (tracking)Level Anderson goes nuts
25Mid shotLevelAnderson repeatedly punches Smith
26Mid shotLevelAnderson gets thrown to wall
27Long shotLevelAnderson falls off wall
28Close upLevelSmith looking menacing
29Long angleBirds eye viewSmith goes ballistic
30 CCMid shotLevelTrinity is worried
31 CCLong angleBirds eye viewSmith goes even more ballistic
32Mid shotLevelSmith grabs Anderson
33Long shotLevelSmith Yeets Anderson
34Close upHigh angleAnderson falls through wall
35Mid shot (zoom)LevelSmith looking angry (train sound)
36Mid shot (pan)High angleSmith grabs Anderson
37Close upHigh angleAnderson being picked up
38Long shotLevelAnderson being picked up
39Long shotLevelAnderson thrown on tracks
40Mid shotLevelAnderson hitting the wall
41Mid shotLevelAnderson lying on tracks
42Point of View (POV)Low angleSmith looking angry
43Close upLevelAnderson bleeding (train noise)
44POVLow angleSmith hearing train
45Close up (tilt)LevelAnderson grabbed by Smith
46Close upLevelSmith happy for train
47Close upLevelAnderson struggling
48Over the shoulder shotLevelTrain coming
49Close upLevelSmith talking “inevitability”
50Close upLevelAnderson gets angry
51Close upLevelAnderson struggling
52Close upLevel“My name is Neo”
53Long shot (tilt)High angleAnderson and Smith hit roof
54Over the shoulder shotLevelTrain coming
55Close upLevelAnderson sees train
56Long shotLow angleCasual backflip
57Close upLevelLook both ways before crossing roads
58Long shotLevelAnderson just about falls
59Long shotLevelAnderson just about falls again
60Long shotLevelTrain leaving
61Close upLevelAnderson turns to run
62Close upLevelTrain brakes
63(zoom) to close upLevelAnderson turns
64Long shot (tracking) LevelSmith exits train 
65Mid shotLevelAnderson running
66 CCMid shotLow angleGroup concerned
67Over the shoulderLevelScreen
68Mid shotLevelCharacters looking at screen
69Close upLevelProximity warning
70Close upLevelTank looking stricken
71Mid shotLevelMorepheus running
72Mid shotBirds eye viewTrinity and Morepheus climbing ladder
73Mid shotLevelAt top of ladder
74Mid shot (follow)LevelTrinity and Morepheus going to cockpit
75Close upLow angleTrinity
76Close upLevel3D visualiser
77Close upLevelTrinity nervous
78Close upLevel5-6 minutes in the oven
79Close upLevelTrinity worried
80Close upLevelMorepheus
81Close upLevelTrinity worried 
82Close upLevelMorepheus like Morepheus
83 CCClose up (pan)LevelSnagged
84Mid shotLevelAnderson running and dialling
85Close upLevelSmith takes control
86 CCTwo shotLevelTank looking at screen
87 CCClose upLevelTank talking
88 CCClose upLevelAnderson running
89 CCClose upLevelTank talking
90 CCLong shot (zoom)LevelAnderson running
91Close upLevel“Oh s***”

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