Death's Marathon Shot0By-Shot Analysis
Shot-by-shot Analysis of
"Death's Marathon" dir. D.W. Griffith. (1913)
Shot 1(straight-on angle): • White text on black background written, " To find his friend before he losses all" (2 seconds). Cut to
Shot 2 (medium long shot, slightly low angle): • Front of house, with stairs slightly to the right of shot and potted plant on either side of stairs. Friend (man) enters from right and walks up stairs (2 seconds). Cut to
Shot 3 (medium shot, straight-on angle): • Interior of living room where foreground is pretty vacant but background has a study and a desk with a vase with flowers in it. There are three ladies standing: Two nurses on either side of the wife. wife asks maid on left something (1 second) then turns back towards camera (1 second) to ask maid on right also (2 second). Turns back to face camera (2 seconds). Then knock on door (presumably by friend) startles maids and wife and the maid on the left exits shot (3 seconds). Re-enter maid and friend from the left. Friend asks about husband with sharp hand movements (2 seconds). Cut to.
Shot 4 (medium long shot, slightly high angle): • interior of room with gambling table 3/4 shown on the bottom left corner of shot (foreground) and five men sitting around it gambling and doorman standing in background (2 seconds). Doorman turns to open door (1 second). Cut to
Shot 5 (medium close-up, high angle): • Gambling table with chips and cards on table, and one player's hands (player to the left of husband) holding cards, places them down and takes all the chips in the centre of table(3 seconds). Cut to
Shot 6 (same as shot 4) • (setting same as shot 4) and the man to the left of the husband swipes table and brings all his winnings to him and begin to stack up chips (2 seconds) then husband harshly throws two cards on the table, one at a time (2 seconds). Cut to.
Shot 7 (medium long shot, straight-on angle) • friend on the left of shot, speaking with wife, on the right of
"Death's Marathon" dir. D.W. Griffith. (1913)
Shot 1(straight-on angle): • White text on black background written, " To find his friend before he losses all" (2 seconds). Cut to
Shot 2 (medium long shot, slightly low angle): • Front of house, with stairs slightly to the right of shot and potted plant on either side of stairs. Friend (man) enters from right and walks up stairs (2 seconds). Cut to
Shot 3 (medium shot, straight-on angle): • Interior of living room where foreground is pretty vacant but background has a study and a desk with a vase with flowers in it. There are three ladies standing: Two nurses on either side of the wife. wife asks maid on left something (1 second) then turns back towards camera (1 second) to ask maid on right also (2 second). Turns back to face camera (2 seconds). Then knock on door (presumably by friend) startles maids and wife and the maid on the left exits shot (3 seconds). Re-enter maid and friend from the left. Friend asks about husband with sharp hand movements (2 seconds). Cut to.
Shot 4 (medium long shot, slightly high angle): • interior of room with gambling table 3/4 shown on the bottom left corner of shot (foreground) and five men sitting around it gambling and doorman standing in background (2 seconds). Doorman turns to open door (1 second). Cut to
Shot 5 (medium close-up, high angle): • Gambling table with chips and cards on table, and one player's hands (player to the left of husband) holding cards, places them down and takes all the chips in the centre of table(3 seconds). Cut to
Shot 6 (same as shot 4) • (setting same as shot 4) and the man to the left of the husband swipes table and brings all his winnings to him and begin to stack up chips (2 seconds) then husband harshly throws two cards on the table, one at a time (2 seconds). Cut to.
Shot 7 (medium long shot, straight-on angle) • friend on the left of shot, speaking with wife, on the right of