2-minute-scene Analysis on "Shutter"

The following scene is taken in a motel bedroom while a young couple sleeps. It starts with a clock on the wall, its ticking sound, and the sound of a stormy night. Suddenly, the man wakes up, as if he was having nightmares in his sleep -the woman never wakes up; this first shot on the protagonist is a close-up shot. The man finds the windows open and the curtains blowing.

The actors, who are supposed to be sleeping, are wearing their pajamas. Besides, there's little light since it's a scene that is taken at night -supposedly. There isn't any text during the whole scene.

When the man wakes up, the only we can hear is his breath. There's no narration, music, or dialogue; the use of silence is essential so as to make the scene more intense. Here, the man starts checking if there's anything wrong in the bedroom. At this point, the audience can see the actor with a straight-frontal camera angle and a close-shot.

During the rest of the scene, there will be mostly close-ups on the main character so that the spectator can see the expressions of fear in his face.

The man lies down in his bed again, but unexpectedly his bed-sheet starts going down and down. This surprises him, so he bends his head over to the end of the bed and sees, unexpectedly, a person with a mask on their face. It is here, 01:03, that we are able to hear a sudden start of mysterious music.

In 01:12 there’s a frontal-straight, medium-long shot in which we can see the couple.

The camera movement technique used here is panning; however, it is not used for any kind of dialogue, but to show the feelings and reactions of each of the characters in the scene.