Pans Labyrinth
Jack Talbot Pans labyrinth 1st scene, Ofelia goes into the labyrinth at night Towards the start of the scene we see Ofelia make her way into the labyrinth. We are immediately given a high angle shot of the girl going past the tree of the labyrinth. This is to show that the girl is not in power, as the tree is directly looking down on her, as it towers above her. This could also have an extended meaning, being that the tree is a natural thing, this could mean that the elements of nature now have the power, instead of the humans. As the girl lowers herself into the entrance of the portal, the camera rises, making the shot a bird's eye shot. This really emphasizes a feeling that the girl is being carefully watched from a distance. The cut from the bird's eye shot to the tracking shot of the girl walking down stairs is a fade. This slower cut may be to show the viewer that the movement and pace of the scene is gradual. Furthermore, the girl contrasts massively in comparison to