SCENE ANALYSIS

  1. Acting: blocking (how do the actors move in relation to each other); pacing of the dialogue and action (fast or slow and why?); motivation (what is each actor's goal in the scene and how do they "play" this?)
  2. Camera: What stands out about the framing & composition? Is the camera handheld, moving, or static? How does the lighting enhance the mood of the scene or reveal subtext?
  3. Storytelling: What is the key beat in the scene, and how does the director draw attention to this? From whose point-of-view is the scene told and how is this POV achieved? Does the director employ foreshadowing, organic symbolism, or symbolic references to other art forms? Who wins the scene and who loses, and how does the director emphasize this?
  4. At the end of your analysis indicate how you might have directed the scene differently