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Tells a story which holds the audiences' attention- I would give the film 20 points for this category. Almost every scene had an intense action scene, creating a nerve-wracking atmosphere throughout the entire movie. The first 10 minutes of the movie show a young woman in her car falling down the side of a mountain while the rescue team had a difficult time trying to rescue her out of the car. The last 10 minutes of the movie show the main character Ray performing CPR on his daughter who almost drowned to death. Demonstrates camera work and editing which enhances the story- I would give this film 15 points for this category. The camera work is good and very dynamic, which adds storytelling and drama to the film. However, the number of quick pans and fast scenes overshadow the calmer and slower scenes which makes the film seem too energetic. This eliminates a lot of space to create a story and instead fills it with action scenes that do not add anything.  Contains dialogue, narratio...

The movie I chose to watch and analyze is the 2015 movie produced by Brad Peyton called San Andreas. It is an action natural disaster movie. There are several uses of aerial shots, wide shots, and two shots. The first scene of the movie shows a close-up shot of a young woman driving in a car on a road on the side of a mountain. The back-and-forth camera angles between the young woman and the car driving down the road add tension to the situation. Then a POV shot of the inside of the car shows the car and the young woman falling down the side of the mountain. The shaky camera movement combined with the POV shot adds an ample amount of intensity and action to the scene as well as it adds anxiety to the young woman's situation. Toward the middle of the movie, there is a scene using a Two-shot camera angle, showing the two main characters, Ray and Emma in a helicopter. The intense dialogue and intimate close angle demonstrate the trust the two characters are gaining for each other Whic...