Semiotic Analysis

The film opens with a long shot of 2 people walking down a path next to a road, the sun is shining and birds can be heard singing in the background signifying that it is a nice day possibly either in spring or summer. It then cuts to a close up of a males face (Dan), as he walks the camera follows him shakily as if from the perspective of the person who he is talking to. It then cuts to another male (Chris) walking next to Dan on the path, the shot type is effectively mirrored from the first person. It then cuts back to the Dan, this is an example of a shot-reaction shot. It then cuts back to Chris and then to a shot similar to the first opening shot of the path, the two males stop walking here and exchange dialogue again before Chris walks off screen with Dan following behind, signifying that Dan is a bit uneasy about going upo the next path. It then cuts to a long shot of Chris and Dan walking up the path, Chris starts to look into the woods to the side, they walk towards the camera and exchange dialogue, they walk past the camera (one on each side) and it cuts to the next shot, a long shot showing the path and part of the woods, both characters stop walking here and start talking, it then cuts to a shot from behind a tree that peers round towards the path and then cuts back to the shot before with more dialogue being exchanged before Chris starts to walk off into the woods, Dan is left with the bags and as he drops his bag it cuts to the next shot (an example of a sound bridge), it now cuts to a long shot of Chris in the woods and the camera pans across tracking him as he walks through the woods. It then cuts back to a long shot of the path showing Dan sat down with the bags looking around before cutting back to Chris in the woods. Chris then walks off the shot and it cuts back to the path with the camera following Chris as he walks to the path calling for Dan, as he calls for the last time it fades to black and the titles start rolling and music playing.