Scene Analysis Assignment

The first thing we thing we see in the video is a jump cut from the driving car to the stationary scene at the gas station. This scene begins with the 180 rule as the direction follows Clark while he tries to find the gas cap. While following the 180 rule, there is a jump cut to the woman filling her tank. After we see the woman filing the tank, there is a graphic match cut to Clark standing behind his car, trying to find the gas cap under the license plate. The next scene after Clark reaching for the license plate is a matched scene because it shows where the license plate is being thrown, while still following the 180 rule. There is then a jump cut to the scene, still following the 180 rule from before, where Ellen is at the front of the car searching for the gas cap. This scene transitions with an eyeline match to the next scene where she is looking at Clark and he is looking back at her.

The shots all include the same content as they all follow Clark’s actions in trying to figure out where the gas cap is, and the content involving both the woman on the left and Ellen, all contribute to the same idea regarding the cap. The color of the scenes matches each other and are very consistent, and although the first initial scene is different, the lighting still matches because it is daylight in the upcoming scenario. All of the movement in the scene of the gas station follows the 180 rule since Clark is always on the left side of the shot.