I like the way that this scene in ‘Nightcrawler’ has been shot. Although it is dialogue heavy I feel as though the visuals play the most integral role in creating a focus on the characters emotions, their status and the tensions. The visuals determine which character is central to the story and the focus of that moment in time.

-shot 1

A low angle medium shot as the character opens the door to the inspectors. The low angle is used to establish their authority and communicate their power over the other character.

-shot 2

-shot 3

The camera frames the character in a close up shot. The height of the camera is now at his level, making us feel as though he is not threatened by the inspectors.

-shot 4

The inspector enters the room, her figure dominates the frame in a medium shot. This creates tension and suspense as we feel as though she is going to find something that will get the character into trouble.

-shot 5

The inspector is looking at a camera in a medium shot. This shot communicates that her objective is to look at the footage on the camera.

-shot 6

-shot 7

Another low angle shot is used to frame the character. He is surrounded by both inspectors which communicates that they have possibly figured out that he has done something wrong.