Secret Window

2:53 - 4:32

This is actualy one extremely long take. Te shot starts at the foot of the house and gradually circles round it, rising at the same time. The camera then goes in through a window and travels through the house until it focusses on Depp sleeping on the sofa. The length of this sho is extremely effective in creating tension and suspense. Together with the music, the shot maks t seem as if the audience are entering a scene, and are simply seeing what is gong on, rather than participating.

This is a very influential shot and we used this to create ou first shot. Although ours is no where near the length of the Secret Window shot, we also mov from a lake/stream to a seemingly uninteresting object (the shoe)