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Scene Analysis

Dr. Strangelove - Doomsday Machine This scene is built around the reveal of the Doomsday machine and its reception amongst America’s most powerful military and foreign authorities. The whole scene is dimly lit with hard lighting. -Skip first <7 seconds- -7 Seconds The scene opens up with moderately fast dynamic camera movement on a dolly. The camera quickly approaches Alexi de Sadesky as he is distressed. General Buck gets out of his seat and walks to Alexi prompting the camera movement to slow down, once Buck comes to a distance at which he will hold a conversation with Alexi the camera movement stops. The characters are not at eye level but they are composed against each other like polar opposites. -23 Seconds Alexi walks in the camera's direction and the camera moves with him keeping a consistent distance (no need to refocus). General Buck follows two paces behind, he looks smaller in the image and is essentially trying to keep up with Alexi which is symbolic...