suspiria study - découpage

Découpage

This sequence analysis is that of Daniel’s death. To be precise, according to the list of sequences above, this is not a complete sequence; it is the second of two sub-sequences that together constitute the 4th sequence ("I am blind, not deaf!"). The location is a nighttime interior (shots from 1 to 9) and a nighttime exterior, for the remainder. This sub-sequence lasts 5’16" and it is composed of 59 shots, which have a minimum length of 0,5" (no.45) to a maximum of 33" (no.10).

Note. A.S. = American Shot (all the human figure, from the head to the knees); W.F. = Whole Figure (from the head to the feet); M.S. = Medium Shot (the human figure occupies about 1/3 or 2/3 of the screen); L.S. = Long Shot (the human figures almost disappear in the ambient); C.U. = Close Up; V.C.U. = Very Close Up; TOT = Total (a shot embracing the place of the action and the characters).

NOTE:
To view a scene from each shot, simply click on the appropriate number in the Shot column.

shot
visual track
soundtrack
No.
Length
Camera movements Characters' movements Elements on the scene Notes on the lighting 2

Dialogue (voices) 3
Noises
Music
01
3
A.S., fix, 90°
a bar; folk dancers singing and dancing on a table; in the background the players; warm yellow lighting given by the lamps in the Bierhause
/
clapping of the dancer’s hands
folk diegetic
02
5"
W.F., fix, 90°
dancers; people sitting, clapping their hands and waving to the music; light. as 01;
/
as 01
as 01
03
4"
M.S., fix, 45° r.
as 01
/
as 01
as 01
04
2"
W.F., fixed, frontal
Daniel sat on a chair; warm red light, from the bar
/
as 01
as 01
05
5"
as 02
as 02; then the dancers dance in couples;
/
as 01; then the clapping stops
as 01; then the music slows down
06
6"
M.S., short l-r side travelling, then fixed
Dancers and part of the crowded bar; Daniel sat on a chair and a lady taking him under her arm; light. as 01;
/
as 05
as 05
07
13"
W.F.; slow l-r side travelling, with light ascending movement, 90°; then from behind
Daniel brought to the exit by the lady; light. as 04, then colder (blue/grey);
/
as 05
as 05, but softer then again the theme of shot no.1
08
3"
as 02
as 02
/
as 02
as 02
09
3"
as 01
as 01
/
as 01
as 01
10
33"
M.S.; oblique r-l trav., combined with a forward trav., then fix
Daniel and his dog, out of the bar, walk on the pathway; past a policeman, still, then another one comes; Daniel turns right; poor and cold (white) light. from the street
/
steps and tapping of the stick; dog’s panting
diegetic folk music coming from inside the bar; then cross-fade and disturbing extra-diegetic music, as a carillon
11
14"
M.S., fixed, slightly bent to the r., then short backward preceeding trav.;
Daniel crosses the street led by his dog; at the crossing there is a white car; the traffic lights are green, then yellow, then red; street light.;
/
as 10
as 10; then the instrumental theme is reprised by a whispered singing;
12
6"
L.S., fixed, from above;
square with two neo-classic buildings, one to the right (a), another to the left (b); cold (white) light. of the two buildings and of an irregular spot between them;
/
as 10
as 11
13
17"
M.S., side trav. r-l, then fixed, 90°;
Daniel enters from the left, the dog pulls him, he pulls it; the dog yelps, then stops and barks; we can see a building (b); Daniel stops and turns his head to the left and to the right; medium cold (white) light.;
/
steps and tapping of the stick; dog’s panting; then yelps and barks of the dog;
as 11; then only instrumental
14
4"
C.U. of the dog, fixed, from below;
the dog barks, Daniel turns his head to the left and to the right; contrasted cold (white) light.;
/
dog’s barks
as 13
15
7"
as 12
Daniel stands near the building (b); the dog keeps moving and barking;
/
as 14
as 13
16
4"
as 14
The dog barks; Daniel pets and calms it; cold (white) light.;
Daniel: "Good dog…"
barks; then a yelp
as 13; with increasing bass and whispers
17
15"
M.S., fixed;
Daniel stands, then turns his back to the camera, moving towards the building in the background (a); the dog is excited; Daniel stops; cold (white) light. of the building (a);
Daniel: "What’s up? Who’s there?, come on, let’s go… what’s up?"
steps; then barks;
as 16
18
15"
L.S., side trav., then fixed;
the camera goes behind the columns of a third building; Daniel stands in the centre of the square, with his dog pulling him;
/
steps; distant dog’s barks
as 16
19
7"
L.S.; from above;
Daniel stands in the centre of the square, his dog is pulling him; Daniel turns around; cold (white) light. on Daniel;
Daniel (with tenser voice): "What! Who’s there? Who is here? Who?"
dog’s barks
as 16
20
4"
C.U. of the dog, fixed,
Daniel’s dog barking and growling;
/
as 19
as 16
21
6"
C.U. of Daniel, fixed, slightly from below;
Daniel is still, to feel everything; in the background, the building (b) neutral and cold (white) light. on Daniel;
Daniel (whispers): "There is someone"; then with anger: "Who’s there?"
as 19; then silence
as 16
22
1"
as 20
the dog looks at the camera;
/
weak yelps of the dog
as 16, crescendo
23
3"
L.S., fixed;
upper part of the building (a); flat, neutral, cold (white) light.;
/
as 22
as 22
24
5"
as 21
Daniel suddenly turns toward the building (b) in the background (out of focus);
Daniel (screaming): "Who is there?"
/
as 22, more crescendo
25
3"
as 20
the dog pants with it’s tongue out;
/
/
as 24
26
3"
as 21
Daniel is turns toward the camera, rattling;
Daniel (screaming): "Who’s there!"
/
as 24
27
3"
C.U. of the dog, fixed, slightly from above;
the dog looks forward;
/
weak yelps of the dog
as 24, more crescendo
28
8"
TOT, fixed, then pan shot upward;
building (b); upper part of it; cold (white) light. that marks the decorations;
/
barks of the dog
as 27; an echoed voice whispers the word "witch"
29
2"
W.F., fixed, frontal;
statue on the gable of the building (b), shaped as a winged monster light. as 28;
/
/
as 27
30
1"
as 29, closer;
as 29; light. as 28;
/
/
as 28
31
5"
L.S., flight trav. downward and upward 4;
the square; Daniel and his dog;
Daniel’s exclamation of fear and bewilderment
flapping of wings; bark of the dog;
/
32
3"
C.U. of Daniel, fixed, frontal;
Daniel
/
barks of the dog
extradiegetic drum music, with echo
33
5"
as 23
broad and indefinite shadows moving on the front of the building (a) from left to right;
/
as 32
as 32
34
2"
C.U. of the dog, fixed (with recadrages), from above;
part of Daniel’s jacket and his hand holding the dog; the dog turns his head from left to right, looking forward;
/
/
as 32
35
2"
as 32
Daniel moves his head;
/
/
as 32; then vocal part, with long and slow vocalisations
36
2"
as 19
Daniel in the centre of the square;
/
/
as 35
37
2"
as 20
the dog turns his head;
/
/
as 35
38
1"
L.S., fixed;
building (a); light. as 23;
/
/
as 35
39
1"
as 23
upper part of the building (a); light. as 23;
/
/
as 35
40
4"
as 20
the dog looks forward;
/
/
as 35, with high vocalizations
41
2"
TOT, fixed;
building (b); light. as 28;
/
/
as 40
42
4"
as 20
the dog looks aside and then upward;
/
/
as 35, with female vocalizations
43
3"
as 32
Daniel, his mouth half-open, slightly moves his head;
/
/
as 42
44
12"
as 34
the dog, Daniel’s hand holding it and part of Daniel’s jacket; the dog looks upward, then forward, then to the left, finally quickly turns towards Daniel;
/
/
the volume goes down until it stops
45
0,5" (12 frames)
C.U. of the dog, fixed, frontal;
the dog jumps toward the camera;
/
growl of the dog
grave and continuous, extradiegetic
46
1"
C.U. of Daniel, fixed, frontal;
Daniel; the dog comes from right-below, and jumps towards his throat;
Daniel’s suffocated screams
growls of the dog
as 45
47
1"
M.F., fixed, from below;
the dog grabs Daniel’s throat bringing him down; it falls with him, the image is empty, in the background the building (b), out of focus;
as 46
as 46
as 45
48
2"
C.U.P., fixed, 90°, slightly from above;
Daniel is on the ground, his mouth is open, he has lost his glasses; he tries to escape the dog’s bite;
as 46
as 46
as 45
49
4"
as 12
square, the two buildings, Daniel and his dog on the ground: they are very little; cold (white) light. on the buildings; Daniel and the dog are in a reflected light;
as 46
as 46
as 45
50
3"
C.U.P., fixed, 90°;
Daniel is pulled by the bites of the dog at his throat; blood comes from his mouth;
as 46
as 46
as 45
51
2"
C.U. of the dog, fixed, 90°, legg. incl. a l;
the dog tries to tear Daniel’s throat to pieces;
/
noise of ripped flesh, growls
as 45
52
3"
as 50
Daniel tries to protect his throat from the bite of the dog;
/
as 51
as 45
53
2"
as 12
as 49
/
as 51
as 45
54
4"
C.U.P., fixed, frontal;
Daniel spits blood out of his mouth: the blood covers his face;
Daniel utters a suffocate scream and a gurgle;
as 51
as 45, crescendo, with high notes and timpanos;
55
4"
as 12
as 49
/
as 51
as 54
56
12"
C.U. of the dog, fixed, 90°;
the dog tears Daniel’s neck to pieces;
/
noise of ripped flesh;
as 54
57
6"
L.S., fixed;
a policeman indicates something to another one; they run towards the camera; street light.;
shouting of the policemen
/
as 54
58
3"
as 56
the dog keeps tearing Daniel to pieces, helping with its paws;
/
as 56
as 54
59
10"
L.S., fixed;
the square seen from behind the columns of the third building; the policemen come from the left; the dog runs away; one of the policemen stands next to Daniel, the other one follows the dog.
shouting of the policemen.
as 56
as 54, then the volume goes down, to a bass and sustained note.

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shot		visual track		soundtrack
No.	Length	Camera movements Characters' movements Elements on the scene Notes on the lighting 2		Dialogue (voices) 3	Noises	Music
01	3	A.S., fix, 90°	a bar; folk dancers singing and dancing on a table; in the background the players; warm yellow lighting given by the lamps in the Bierhause	/	clapping of the dancer’s hands	folk diegetic
02	5"	W.F., fix, 90°	dancers; people sitting, clapping their hands and waving to the music; light. as 01;	/	as 01	as 01
03	4"	M.S., fix, 45° r.	as 01	/	as 01	as 01
04	2"	W.F., fixed, frontal	Daniel sat on a chair; warm red light, from the bar	/	as 01	as 01
05	5"	as 02	as 02; then the dancers dance in couples;	/	as 01; then the clapping stops	as 01; then the music slows down
06	6"	M.S., short l-r side travelling, then fixed	Dancers and part of the crowded bar; Daniel sat on a chair and a lady taking him under her arm; light. as 01;	/	as 05	as 05
07	13"	W.F.; slow l-r side travelling, with light ascending movement, 90°; then from behind	Daniel brought to the exit by the lady; light. as 04, then colder (blue/grey);	/	as 05	as 05, but softer then again the theme of shot no.1
08	3"	as 02	as 02	/	as 02	as 02
09	3"	as 01	as 01	/	as 01	as 01
10	33"	M.S.; oblique r-l trav., combined with a forward trav., then fix	Daniel and his dog, out of the bar, walk on the pathway; past a policeman, still, then another one comes; Daniel turns right; poor and cold (white) light. from the street	/	steps and tapping of the stick; dog’s panting	diegetic folk music coming from inside the bar; then cross-fade and disturbing extra-diegetic music, as a carillon
11	14"	M.S., fixed, slightly bent to the r., then short backward preceeding trav.;	Daniel crosses the street led by his dog; at the crossing there is a white car; the traffic lights are green, then yellow, then red; street light.;	/	as 10	as 10; then the instrumental theme is reprised by a whispered singing;
12	6"	L.S., fixed, from above;	square with two neo-classic buildings, one to the right (a), another to the left (b); cold (white) light. of the two buildings and of an irregular spot between them;	/	as 10	as 11
13	17"	M.S., side trav. r-l, then fixed, 90°;	Daniel enters from the left, the dog pulls him, he pulls it; the dog yelps, then stops and barks; we can see a building (b); Daniel stops and turns his head to the left and to the right; medium cold (white) light.;	/	steps and tapping of the stick; dog’s panting; then yelps and barks of the dog;	as 11; then only instrumental
14	4"	C.U. of the dog, fixed, from below;	the dog barks, Daniel turns his head to the left and to the right; contrasted cold (white) light.;	/	dog’s barks	as 13
15	7"	as 12	Daniel stands near the building (b); the dog keeps moving and barking;	/	as 14	as 13
16	4"	as 14	The dog barks; Daniel pets and calms it; cold (white) light.;	Daniel: "Good dog…"	barks; then a yelp	as 13; with increasing bass and whispers
17	15"	M.S., fixed;	Daniel stands, then turns his back to the camera, moving towards the building in the background (a); the dog is excited; Daniel stops; cold (white) light. of the building (a);	Daniel: "What’s up? Who’s there?, come on, let’s go… what’s up?"	steps; then barks;	as 16
18	15"	L.S., side trav., then fixed;	the camera goes behind the columns of a third building; Daniel stands in the centre of the square, with his dog pulling him;	/	steps; distant dog’s barks	as 16
19	7"	L.S.; from above;	Daniel stands in the centre of the square, his dog is pulling him; Daniel turns around; cold (white) light. on Daniel;	Daniel (with tenser voice): "What! Who’s there? Who is here? Who?"	dog’s barks	as 16
20	4"	C.U. of the dog, fixed,	Daniel’s dog barking and growling;	/	as 19	as 16
21	6"	C.U. of Daniel, fixed, slightly from below;	Daniel is still, to feel everything; in the background, the building (b) neutral and cold (white) light. on Daniel;	Daniel (whispers): "There is someone"; then with anger: "Who’s there?"	as 19; then silence	as 16
22	1"	as 20	the dog looks at the camera;	/	weak yelps of the dog	as 16, crescendo
23	3"	L.S., fixed;	upper part of the building (a); flat, neutral, cold (white) light.;	/	as 22	as 22
24	5"	as 21	Daniel suddenly turns toward the building (b) in the background (out of focus);	Daniel (screaming): "Who is there?"	/	as 22, more crescendo
25	3"	as 20	the dog pants with it’s tongue out;	/	/	as 24
26	3"	as 21	Daniel is turns toward the camera, rattling;	Daniel (screaming): "Who’s there!"	/	as 24
27	3"	C.U. of the dog, fixed, slightly from above;	the dog looks forward;	/	weak yelps of the dog	as 24, more crescendo
28	8"	TOT, fixed, then pan shot upward;	building (b); upper part of it; cold (white) light. that marks the decorations;	/	barks of the dog	as 27; an echoed voice whispers the word "witch"
29	2"	W.F., fixed, frontal;	statue on the gable of the building (b), shaped as a winged monster light. as 28;	/	/	as 27
30	1"	as 29, closer;	as 29; light. as 28;	/	/	as 28
31	5"	L.S., flight trav. downward and upward 4;	the square; Daniel and his dog;	Daniel’s exclamation of fear and bewilderment	flapping of wings; bark of the dog;	/
32	3"	C.U. of Daniel, fixed, frontal;	Daniel	/	barks of the dog	extradiegetic drum music, with echo
33	5"	as 23	broad and indefinite shadows moving on the front of the building (a) from left to right;	/	as 32	as 32
34	2"	C.U. of the dog, fixed (with recadrages), from above;	part of Daniel’s jacket and his hand holding the dog; the dog turns his head from left to right, looking forward;	/	/	as 32
35	2"	as 32	Daniel moves his head;	/	/	as 32; then vocal part, with long and slow vocalisations
36	2"	as 19	Daniel in the centre of the square;	/	/	as 35
37	2"	as 20	the dog turns his head;	/	/	as 35
38	1"	L.S., fixed;	building (a); light. as 23;	/	/	as 35
39	1"	as 23	upper part of the building (a); light. as 23;	/	/	as 35
40	4"	as 20	the dog looks forward;	/	/	as 35, with high vocalizations
41	2"	TOT, fixed;	building (b); light. as 28;	/	/	as 40
42	4"	as 20	the dog looks aside and then upward;	/	/	as 35, with female vocalizations
43	3"	as 32	Daniel, his mouth half-open, slightly moves his head;	/	/	as 42
44	12"	as 34	the dog, Daniel’s hand holding it and part of Daniel’s jacket; the dog looks upward, then forward, then to the left, finally quickly turns towards Daniel;	/	/	the volume goes down until it stops
45	0,5" (12 frames)	C.U. of the dog, fixed, frontal;	the dog jumps toward the camera;	/	growl of the dog	grave and continuous, extradiegetic
46	1"	C.U. of Daniel, fixed, frontal;	Daniel; the dog comes from right-below, and jumps towards his throat;	Daniel’s suffocated screams	growls of the dog	as 45
47	1"	M.F., fixed, from below;	the dog grabs Daniel’s throat bringing him down; it falls with him, the image is empty, in the background the building (b), out of focus;	as 46	as 46	as 45
48	2"	C.U.P., fixed, 90°, slightly from above;	Daniel is on the ground, his mouth is open, he has lost his glasses; he tries to escape the dog’s bite;	as 46	as 46	as 45
49	4"	as 12	square, the two buildings, Daniel and his dog on the ground: they are very little; cold (white) light. on the buildings; Daniel and the dog are in a reflected light;	as 46	as 46	as 45
50	3"	C.U.P., fixed, 90°;	Daniel is pulled by the bites of the dog at his throat; blood comes from his mouth;	as 46	as 46	as 45
51	2"	C.U. of the dog, fixed, 90°, legg. incl. a l;	the dog tries to tear Daniel’s throat to pieces;	/	noise of ripped flesh, growls	as 45
52	3"	as 50	Daniel tries to protect his throat from the bite of the dog;	/	as 51	as 45
53	2"	as 12	as 49	/	as 51	as 45
54	4"	C.U.P., fixed, frontal;	Daniel spits blood out of his mouth: the blood covers his face;	Daniel utters a suffocate scream and a gurgle;	as 51	as 45, crescendo, with high notes and timpanos;
55	4"	as 12	as 49	/	as 51	as 54
56	12"	C.U. of the dog, fixed, 90°;	the dog tears Daniel’s neck to pieces;	/	noise of ripped flesh;	as 54
57	6"	L.S., fixed;	a policeman indicates something to another one; they run towards the camera; street light.;	shouting of the policemen	/	as 54
58	3"	as 56	the dog keeps tearing Daniel to pieces, helping with its paws;	/	as 56	as 54
59	10"	L.S., fixed;	the square seen from behind the columns of the third building; the policemen come from the left; the dog runs away; one of the policemen stands next to Daniel, the other one follows the dog.	shouting of the policemen.	as 56	as 54, then the volume goes down, to a bass and sustained note.