Shot analysis of the movie "Election" - Gabriel Fontana...

Gabriel Fontana
Election – Shot List
Shot Time Mise-en-Scene Cinematography Editing Sound
1 65:40 Extremely tidy
and orderly
room, despite
this, we still
see Tracy from
behind
straightening
out her bed
Wide-shot,
lighting from lamp
and from outside
Shot Soft,
melancholy
piano sound
2 65:50 Tracy
straightens up
and begin her
prayers. Tracy
VO as the
camera pans
upward in an
allusion to God
Cut to Medium
shot on Tracy,
camera slowly
pans upward to a
bird’s eye view,
fade out
Shot lasts 34
secs
3 66:25 Wide shot of
Tammy at the
foot of her bed,
slouched over,
hands lazily
placed in
prayer position.
Tammy VO as
camera pans
upward
Fade in on
Tammy, wide shot,
camera pans
upward, fade out
Shot lasts 30
secs
4 66:57 Close up of
Paul in his bed,
covered. Only
the upper half
of his body is
visible, camera
pans upward
Fade in on Paul,
close-up, camera
pans upward, fade
out
Shot lasts 40
secs

Election – Critical Essay
Choosing who the protagonist is for Alexander Payne’s 1999 film Election is no easy