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To follow along with the exercise, drag a selection range at the times specified below, and rate these areas as Fa-
vorites:
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Scene 17 Slate 24 Take 1:
Between 15:03 and 28:12, between 29:20 and 31:17, and between 40:00 and
42:03
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Scene 17 Slate 24 Take 4:
Between 02:20 and 15:09 and between 38:16 and 40:11
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Scene 17 Slate 25 Take 1:
Between 14:04 and 14:16
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Scene 17 Slate 25 Take 3:
Between 08:03 and 10:05
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Scene 17 Slate 28 Take 3:
Between 01:20 and 02:18
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Scene 17 Slate 29 Take 2:
Between 10:11 and 12:18
In the Project Library, create a new project and name it Building the Climax.
Exploring the edit
In the first half of the sequence, Katie sneaks down the stairs and find's Jason's discarded ball in the hallway.
As Katie examines the ball, Jason appears from behind and scares her with a loud “Boo!” Both children laugh,
leading to reconciliation between them. This section of the sequence is covered with only two angles:
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Scene 17 Slate 24 Takes 1 and 4:
Two takes of a moving shot that starts out on Katie then reframes to a
shot of Jason. The camera follows Katie through the stair rails as she creeps down the steps, framing her in
a medium angle once she reaches the hallway and examines the ball. The camera continues to move around
Katie, revealing Jason behind just as he is about to pounce. The camera reframes to a medium shot of Jason
for the remainder of the shot to cover his reactions to Katie's questions (see Figure 12.1).
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Scene 17 Slate 25 Takes 1, 2, and 3:
Three takes of a medium angle on Katie. The shot starts with her ex-
amination of the ball and includes all her dialogue with Jason. The shot ends with Joyce rushing down the
stairs to see if Katie is okay.
Figure 12.1
A long moving shot that starts out on Katie and then reframes to a shot of Jason.
On the surface, it may seem that we don't have a lot of coverage for this part of the scene with only two angles
to play with. However, Scene 17 Slate 24 Takes 1 and 4 is a lengthy clip that transforms into three different
