The Cask of Amontillado

1. The Cask of Amontillado

2. Framing: This is an establishing shot and a two shot since it shows a long shot of two people and shows the setting. Angle: This from a high angle two show that they are at the bottom of the stairs. Shot 1 Action description: Montresor & Fortunato walk down the stairs into the crypt. They stop and start to talk. Music/Sound: This would be non-diegetic sound and would be an ominous/eerie type of music. Editing Techniques/Camera Movements: The camera would zoom in on the characters as they walk down the stairs. Dialogue/Narration: There would not be any dialogue or narration in this scene. Lighting: This would have low key lighting coming from the torches on the walls and some moon light from behind them.

3. Framing: This is a close up of Fortunato. Angle: This is shot at eye level. Shot 2 Editing Techniques/Camera Movements: The camera is stationary and this shot starts a shot-reverse-shot. Action description: Fortunato stops to talk to Montresor. Music/Sound: The sound would be a diegetic drop of water from the ceiling. Lighting: This is low key lighting from torches behind him and on his face. Dialogue/Narration: Fortunato- “Where is the pipe?”

4. Framing: This is a close up of Montresor. Angle: This is shot at eye level. Shot 3 Action Description: Montresor turns and begins to respond to Fortunato. Editing Techniques/Camera Movements: The camera is stationary and continues the shot-reverse-shot and starts and eye-line-match. Music/Sound: The sound would be a diegetic drop of water from the ceiling. Dialogue/Narration: Montresor- “It is farther on, but observe the white webwork which gleams from these cavern walls.” Lighting: This is low key lighting from torches behind him and on his face.

5. Shot 4 Editing Techniques/Camera Movement: This is eye-line-match and the camera cuts from the previous shot to this shot. The camera is stationary. Lighting: This is low key lighting from the side by torches. Action description: The two characters look at the walls that have nitre on them. Framing: This is an extreme close up on the nitre. Angle: This is shot at eye level Music/Sound: The sound would be a diegetic drop of water from the ceiling. Dialogue/Narration: There is no dialogue/narration in this shot.

6. Shot 5 Editing Techniques/Camera Movement: This continues the shot-reverse-shot and cuts from the last shot. The camera is stationary. Lighting: This is low key lighting from the torches behind him and on his face. Action description: Fortunato looks back at Montresor and responds . Framing: This is a close up of Fortunato. Angle: This is shot at eye level. Music/Sound: The sound would be a diegetic drop of water from the ceiling. Dialogue/Narration: “Nitre?”

7. Shot 6 Editing Techniques/Camera Movement: This continues the shot-reverse-shot. The camera is stationary. Lighting: This is low key lighting from the torches behind him and on his face. Action description: Montresor agrees and points at Fortunato as he starts to cough. Framing: This is a close up of Montresor Angle: This is shot at eye level. Music/Sound: The sound would be a diegetic drop of water from the ceiling. Dialogue/Narration: Montresor- “Yes nitre. How long have you had that cough?”

8. Shot 7 Action description: Fortunato is coughing for a while. Framing: This is an extreme close up of Fortunato covering his mouth Angle: This is shot at eye level. Music/Sound: The sound would be a diegetic drop of water from the ceiling. Dialogue/Narration: Fortunato-coughing Editing Techniques/Camera Movement: This continues the shot-reverse-shot. The camera is stationary. Lighting: This is low key lighting from the torches behind him and on his face.

9. Shot 8 Action description: Montresor points at the stairs and motions for Fortunato to follow him Framing: This is a medium shot of Montresor pointing at the stairs Angle: This is shot at eye level. Music/Sound: The sound would be a diegetic drop of water from the ceiling. Dialogue/Narration: Montresor- “ Come, we will go back; your health is precious. You are rich, respected, admired, beloved; you are happy as once I was. You are a man to be missed. For me it is no matter. We will go back; you will be ill and I cannot be responsible.” Fortunato- still coughing Editing Techniques/Camera Movement: This continues the shot-reverse-shot. The camera is stationary. Lighting: This is low key lighting from the torches behind him and on his face.

10. Shot 9 Editing Techniques/Camera Movement: This continues the shot-reverse-shot. The camera is stationary. Lighting: This is low key lighting from the torches behind him and on his face Action description: Fortunato waves his arm as he finishes coughing to signal he does not want to go back. Framing: This is a close up of Fortunato waving his arm. Angle: This is shot at eye level. Music/Sound: The sound would be a diegetic drop of water from the ceiling. Dialogue/Narration: Fortunato- “Enough; the cough is a mere nothing; it will not kill me. I shall not die of a cough.”

11. Shot 10 Editing Techniques/Camera Movement: This continues the shot-reverse-shot. The camera is stationary. Lighting: This is low key lighting from the torches behind the two. Action description: Montresor hands Fortunato a bottle of wine. Framing: This is an extreme close up of Montresor giving Fortunato the wine. Angle: This is shot at eye level. Music/Sound: The sound would be a diegetic drop of water from the ceiling. Dialogue/Narration: Montresor- “True – true, and, indeed, I had no intention of alarming you unnecessarily -- but you should use all proper caution. A draught of this Medoc will defend us from the damps, drink.”