https://padlet.com/rorrell99/kzbxyk3k8wv6wb07 In this sequence, we witness the meeting of the American newlyweds, and their soon-to-be companion, Vitus Werdegast. The following series of shots are introduced by a shot of the train's engine as it barrels towards the film's inciting incident. The American Alisons are strangers in this land, and while we soon learn that Werdegast is from the area, he is himself returning from an unwanted exile of many years. Werdegast speaks at length about this series of events to Mr. Alison, bookended by shots of the locomotive. One could interpret this as a comparison between the doctor and the machine. Both are driven by a singular purpose of reaching a destination they did not themselves choose, but rather, were forced toward by outside forces en-us 2022-05-25 15:14:50 UTC 2025-12-28 06:39:17 UTC hello@padlet.com rorrell99 https://padlet.com/rorrell99/kzbxyk3k8wv6wb07/wish/2199776277 Long shot of the train that both the Alisons and Dr. Vitus Werdegast boarded moments before. Only the engine is visible and in-focus. The trains roars powerfully on the soundtrack as it races across the landscape]]> 2022-05-25 18:17:35 UTC https://padlet.com/rorrell99/kzbxyk3k8wv6wb07/wish/2199776277 rorrell99 https://padlet.com/rorrell99/kzbxyk3k8wv6wb07/wish/2199792312 Transition to a medium shot of the engine crew at the head of the train. Obscured by smoke and darkness, they fuel the engine that ferries our characters to their fate. The countryside can be seen over their shoulders, but is by no means a clear view]]> 2022-05-25 18:33:00 UTC https://padlet.com/rorrell99/kzbxyk3k8wv6wb07/wish/2199792312 rorrell99 https://padlet.com/rorrell99/kzbxyk3k8wv6wb07/wish/2199800022 A medium close-up gives us a clear view of the wheels being driven at breakneck speed by the engine and its crew. These shots remind us that the train is made up of multiple separate parts acting together in unison]]> 2022-05-25 18:41:19 UTC https://padlet.com/rorrell99/kzbxyk3k8wv6wb07/wish/2199800022 rorrell99 https://padlet.com/rorrell99/kzbxyk3k8wv6wb07/wish/2199805971 Next, the camera pans left from the window to reveal Dr. Werdegast once more, his gaze fixed on the newlyweds who we know sit across from him. This begins a shot/reverse shot series which will serve as the primary visual style for the remainder of the sequence]]> 2022-05-25 18:47:29 UTC https://padlet.com/rorrell99/kzbxyk3k8wv6wb07/wish/2199805971 rorrell99 https://padlet.com/rorrell99/kzbxyk3k8wv6wb07/wish/2199811155 Cut to a medium shot of the Alisons napping across from Vitus, who is just barely in frame to our left. The couple, but especially Mrs. Alison, are framed in soft, idyllic lighting. This is in contrast to the doctor, who by comparison sits in gloomy shadow.]]> 2022-05-25 18:52:58 UTC https://padlet.com/rorrell99/kzbxyk3k8wv6wb07/wish/2199811155 rorrell99 https://padlet.com/rorrell99/kzbxyk3k8wv6wb07/wish/2199819877 Cut back to a close-up of Vitus, he turns his head slowly to his left, focusing his gaze specifically towards Mrs. Alison as he smirks slightly]]> 2022-05-25 19:02:09 UTC https://padlet.com/rorrell99/kzbxyk3k8wv6wb07/wish/2199819877 rorrell99 https://padlet.com/rorrell99/kzbxyk3k8wv6wb07/wish/2199823841 The camera pans to follow Werdegast's hand as he reaches out to gently stroke Mrs. Alisons hair, who remains asleep. She comes into the shot as well with a close-up of the back of her head]]> 2022-05-25 19:06:12 UTC https://padlet.com/rorrell99/kzbxyk3k8wv6wb07/wish/2199823841 rorrell99 https://padlet.com/rorrell99/kzbxyk3k8wv6wb07/wish/2199827093 The camera once again follows Werdegast as he pulls his hand back, but still focusing his attention on Mrs. Alison. As he returns to his previous posture, Mr. Alison comes into frame on our left. Thought barely in the shot, we see that he now sits up, awake and alert]]> 2022-05-25 19:09:34 UTC https://padlet.com/rorrell99/kzbxyk3k8wv6wb07/wish/2199827093 rorrell99 https://padlet.com/rorrell99/kzbxyk3k8wv6wb07/wish/2199829739 We return to the same framing as was seen in shot 5, but Mr. Alison is now awake, and reacting suspiciously to the strange behavior he has just witnessed from Werdegast]]> 2022-05-25 19:12:36 UTC https://padlet.com/rorrell99/kzbxyk3k8wv6wb07/wish/2199829739 rorrell99 https://padlet.com/rorrell99/kzbxyk3k8wv6wb07/wish/2199832516 As the shot reverses once again, we see Werdegast has now turned his attention to Mr. Alison, who he begins speaking to in an effort to explain his previous action]]> 2022-05-25 19:15:44 UTC https://padlet.com/rorrell99/kzbxyk3k8wv6wb07/wish/2199832516 rorrell99 https://padlet.com/rorrell99/kzbxyk3k8wv6wb07/wish/2199835363 We reverse back to see Mr. Alison, who listens to Werdegast as he begins his story, with the same look of suspicion upon his face]]> 2022-05-25 19:18:55 UTC https://padlet.com/rorrell99/kzbxyk3k8wv6wb07/wish/2199835363 rorrell99 https://padlet.com/rorrell99/kzbxyk3k8wv6wb07/wish/2199837969 As Werdegast delivers his monologue, we return to this medium shot. It allows us to see every expression on his face as he tells the story of his exile, while reminding us who his audience is by keeping the Alisons in frame, but not centered]]> 2022-05-25 19:22:08 UTC https://padlet.com/rorrell99/kzbxyk3k8wv6wb07/wish/2199837969 rorrell99 https://padlet.com/rorrell99/kzbxyk3k8wv6wb07/wish/2199843318 As Vitus reaches the dramatic conclusion of his monologue to Mr. Alison, We cut back to a shot of the train as it pulls into a dark station and caps off the sequence]]> 2022-05-25 19:28:08 UTC https://padlet.com/rorrell99/kzbxyk3k8wv6wb07/wish/2199843318