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Shot Breakdown & Use of Music in Dracula

f the altar. D is framed in the lower righthand corner of the shot, M is in the lower center next to him, and the huge stone cross behind the altar is in the upper center of the frame. The light is dim, as the sun has just set outside. The loudest sound is a whimpering sob that may have come from either character and appears to have been dubbed in later, as it does not effectively match the visuals.

Shot (3) 17 secs.: MS high angle over M's shoulder of D lying bloodied on the floor. He is pale grey, slimy, and covered with blood. His dialogue is a reference to Christ's last words on the cross - "Where is my god? He has forsaken me." - and then, as he stops her from pulling out the sword - "It is finished.".

Shot (4) 9 secs.: CU of M, low angle looking up at her. The camera follows her as she leans down to kiss him.

Shot (5) 4 secs.: CU of D looking up at M, over her shoulder. As he shows some astonishment at her continued devotion, the music swells and a distant heavenly chorus is heard.

Shot (6) 2 secs.: Same angle as shot 2. The lights suddenly come up and candles on either side of M and D and on the altar suddenly blaze to life. M looks around at the various lights comng up in their midst.

Shot (7) 3 secs.: Same as shot 4. M looks down at D, with the out of focus sword hilt in the foreground, which looks like a glistening, metallic claw. Then she turns toward the altar, and her voiceover reveals that she has realized how to save D and triumph over the powers of darkness in whom he sought false refuge four centuries earlier. She confirms that her love is the key.

Shot (8) 4 secs.: Low angle MS of the cross, featuring the slash made in its center by D's sword so long ago. The camera slowly tracks in to a tighter CU of the cross from M's POV. A heavenly light begins to glow on its center.

Shot (9) 13 secs.: Tighter CU on D, from below M's POV, the camera apparently positioned on the left side o...

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