Viewing Analysis Form

Name: Talia Waller

Video Name: Interview With A Serial Killer (Documentary)
Link To Video: https://youtu.be/NQNwjEkszvg
Segment Viewed:
Time Conveyed in the Film: (2.00 seconds through 7.00 minutes)
Real Screen Time Length: (44 minutes and 23 seconds)

Scene Description & Shot Number & Visual Content of Shot Camera Angle & Transition to the Next
Length Length & Action Movement Shot

Example: Example: Shot 1: 10 Example: Example: Example:

secs
Oprah interviews Lance Oprah introduces Medium shot of Oprah, Cut to next shot.
Armstrong Armstrong’s pans and widen to long
accomplishments, he shot of entire stage as
Length: 3 minutes comes out, they shake Armstrong comes onto
and sit on couch stage, camera pans with
him as he crosses stage
and zooms in as he and
Oprah hug and sit.

Arthur Shawcross Shot 1: 45 seconds Arthur is sitting in a Close up angle of the Transition: Cut to next
interview regarding one chair and is introduced interviewee, Arthur, shot
of his 1st victims. as a serial killer, and answering questions.
asked about one of his The camera then cuts
Length: 0.45 first victims, Anne to a side view close up
Marie Stefan. of Arthur discussing
 his encounter with
Anne Marie Stefan.
City of Lyell landscape Shot 2: 4 seconds City of Lyell landscape High angle of Lyell city Transition: Cut to next
and city strip view. and city strip view. view shot

Length: 0.04
City of Lyell landscape Shot 3: 4 seconds City of Lyell landscape Wide angle of Lyell Transition: Cut to next
and city strip view. and city strip view. train shot

Length: 0.04
City of Lyell landscape Shot 4: 3 seconds The home that Arthur Low angle of Arthur’s Transition: Cut to next
and city strip view. Shawcross lived in home. shot
with his wife.
Length: 0.04
City of Lyell landscape Shot 5: 4 seconds Metal staircase to the Low angle of staircase Transition: Cut to next
and city strip view. home of Arthur shot
Shawcross
Length: 0.04
Visual images of Shot 6: 6 seconds Photo of Arthur and his Full shot of Arthur and Transition: Cut to next
Arthur’s wife wife Rose kissing. his wife Rose, with shot
zoom
Length 0.06
City of Lyell landscape Shot 7: 5 seconds Bridge view in the city Low angle of bridge Transition: Cut to next
and city strip view. of Lyell shot

Length: 0.05
City of Lyell landscape Shot 8: 5 seconds Man fishing in a large Bird’s eye angle of man Transition: Cut to next
and city strip view. lake/pond fishing shot

Length: 0.05
City of Lyell landscape Shot 9: 4 seconds Fishing rod Medium Close up of a Transition: Cut to next
and city strip view. fishing rod. shot

Length: 0.04
Visual images of Shot 10: 6 seconds Still image of Arthur’s Full shot of Arthur and Transition: Cut to next
Arthur’s mistress mistress his mistress Clara, with shot
zoom
Length 0.06
City of Lyell landscape Shot 11: 9 seconds Girls strip sign on the Full shot of “girls” wall Transition: Cut to next
and city strip view. side of a building and sign, pan of street view shot
street view. of the strip where
Length: 0.09 Arthur hung out, two
shot of men who were
walking the street.
Arthur Shawcross Shot 12: 12 seconds Arthur is sitting in a Side view medium Transition: Cut to next
interview about his chair answering close up of Arthur, then shot
interactions with questions cuts to forward close
prostitutes up of Arthur.

Length: 0.12
City of Lyell landscape Shot 13: 7 seconds Genesee Beer & Ale Extreme Wide of Transition: Cut to the
and city strip view. Factory visuals Genesee Beer & Ale next shot
factory, then zoom to
Length: 0.07 factory sign on the
factory.
Visual image of Shot 14: 11 seconds Image of one of Full then zoom Transition: Fade to
Arthur’s third found Arthur’s second white
victim, Dorothy Keeler victims, Dorothy

Length: 11 seconds
Arthur Shawcross Shot 15: 52 seconds Arthur is sitting in a Close up angle of the Transition: Cut to the
interview about the chair explaining the interviewee, Arthur, next shot
murder of his next encounter with his answering questions.
victim. second victim. The camera then cuts
to a side view close up.
Length: 0.52
River in New York Shot 16: 10 seconds Visual of the river in Extreme wide shot of Transition: Cut to the
landscapes New York where the the river next shot
bodies of Arthur’s
Length: 0.10 victims started to
appear on the banks.
River in New York Shot 17: 4 seconds Visual of the water of Extreme close up of the Transition: Cut to the
landscapes the river where river next shot
Arthur’s victims began
Length: 0.04 to wash upon the
shoreline.
City of Lyell landscape Shot 18: 5 seconds Visual of New York Wide angle of Lyell Transition: Cut to the
and city strip view. landscape with a train train next shot
driving through the
Length: 0.05 brush.
Visual of Arthur’s next Shot 19: 7 seconds Visual image of one of Full shot of Patricia Transition: Fade to
victim, Patricia. Arthur’s next victims, (still image), with white
Patricia. zoom
Length:0.07
Scenes of Investigators Shot 20: 6 seconds Scene of inves Wide shot of Transition: Cut to the
searching through the investigators in woods, next shot
woods for Arthur’s then cut to a over- the-
victims. shoulder shot of two
investigators
Length: 0.06
Captain Lynde Shot 21: 36 seconds Captain Johnston Full shot of Captain Transition: Fade to
Johnston telling about sitting in a interview Johnston. white
one of the victims that chair telling about one
he remembers. of Arthur’s victims’
cases that he
Length: 0.36 remember working on.
Visual image of another Shot 22: 9 seconds Visual image (still) of Full shot of June Transition: Fade to
one of Arthur’s victims, June white
June

Length: 9 seconds
Arthur Shawcross Shot 23: 43 seconds Arthur sitting in a chair Medium close up of Transition: Cut to next
interview about the answering questions Arthur. shot
murder of his next regarding the murder
victim. of his victim, June

Length: 0.43
Identify the movie you watched: Interview With A Serial Killer (Documentary)

The number of scenes and shots per scene: 24 Shots and Scenes

The length of the shortest shot: Length or shortest scene (3 seconds)

The length of the longest shot, and 


The average length of most shots: Length of longest short was (52 seconds), and the average length of most shots was 6 seconds

Write a brief paragraph or two about what you have discovered about how shots and scenes are 
put together to convey a message,
create a mood, and abbreviate or lengthen the passage of time. Note any neat editing strategies you observed, and identify the shot that
you think was strongest and explain why. In addition, reflect about the differences you encountered between the
educational/promotional video and the documentary you analyzed in Module 1.