The sequence opens with an establishing shot of a an opening in a woody forest, with a calming strings music, which is in complete contrast to the acting and dialogue, as a man and woman are arguing. A shot reverse shot is used to capture the conversation, to make the viewer feel involved in the argument. The other characters are out of focus and small in the background to signify their insignificance to the scene, however the blonde man shows dominance by instructing the man to "let her go". The woman who runs away from the argument gets into a big Jeep, that can infer she likes to be strong and independent like the vehicle.
It then cuts smoothly to a yellow digger in a forest with diegetic noise of it moving across the dirt. Cutting the scene quickly to another man setting up a trap, the director zooms the shot into the chunk of meat to suppose it is important later on in the episode. Back to the digger, there is a long close up of a woman in a digger, which is subverting the stereotype of women being feminine, as the job is quite manly. Meanwhile the blonde man is on foot collecting sticks. Matters thicken when the camera is moved to focus on the mud and captures a hand buried in a medium shot and then pans to the blonde man in a long close up to show his shock and horror. It then pans back to Abi in the digger; she has short dyed blonde hair which can be seen as masculine, but can also mean she is a strong character; her costume is all in black, which can infer she is very practical or a little boyish.
A medium shot is cast upon the blonde man, as there is diegetic noise of a growl in the distance; this is so the audience can read the man's worried facial expression. An extremely fast pan moves to a long shot of lots of trees, which can build tension as you cannot see the animal yet. The music then picks up and becomes upbeat and lively, to match the tense and exciting atmosphere, that follows the sabertooth attacking the blonde man.
It is unusual for this to happen, but the man was the damsel in distress, as he becomes trapped and helpless in a muddy hole. Then Abi is his shining knight in armour and distracts the sabertooth with the digger. This can represent that women are just as good and strong as men; so this programme can be seen as modern and controversial.
The music continues to be upbeat and fast, as a birds eye view shot is used to see the man climb up the ladder; also to save time the editor cuts to the man near the bottom of the ladder to the top from a different angle. A variety of angles are used when the man is going down the zip-wire, to highlight the speed and the fear the man has; although normally men are supposed to seem brave and calm.
It then cuts smoothly to a yellow digger in a forest with diegetic noise of it moving across the dirt. Cutting the scene quickly to another man setting up a trap, the director zooms the shot into the chunk of meat to suppose it is important later on in the episode. Back to the digger, there is a long close up of a woman in a digger, which is subverting the stereotype of women being feminine, as the job is quite manly. Meanwhile the blonde man is on foot collecting sticks. Matters thicken when the camera is moved to focus on the mud and captures a hand buried in a medium shot and then pans to the blonde man in a long close up to show his shock and horror. It then pans back to Abi in the digger; she has short dyed blonde hair which can be seen as masculine, but can also mean she is a strong character; her costume is all in black, which can infer she is very practical or a little boyish.
A medium shot is cast upon the blonde man, as there is diegetic noise of a growl in the distance; this is so the audience can read the man's worried facial expression. An extremely fast pan moves to a long shot of lots of trees, which can build tension as you cannot see the animal yet. The music then picks up and becomes upbeat and lively, to match the tense and exciting atmosphere, that follows the sabertooth attacking the blonde man.
It is unusual for this to happen, but the man was the damsel in distress, as he becomes trapped and helpless in a muddy hole. Then Abi is his shining knight in armour and distracts the sabertooth with the digger. This can represent that women are just as good and strong as men; so this programme can be seen as modern and controversial.
The music continues to be upbeat and fast, as a birds eye view shot is used to see the man climb up the ladder; also to save time the editor cuts to the man near the bottom of the ladder to the top from a different angle. A variety of angles are used when the man is going down the zip-wire, to highlight the speed and the fear the man has; although normally men are supposed to seem brave and calm.
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