The first five shots of this scene don’t tell us very much of what is to come because they only take up about the first twenty seconds or so. However, the director used the 180-degree rule, the rule of thirds, and the 30 rule throughout the twenty-second span.
First I will go through the 180-degree rule. The camera as far as I can tell stays with the characters eyes. When she looks out the elevator gate the camera does. So the quick jumps from her to what is going on outside the gate are not jump cuts. They aren’t because they still stay on the 180-degree line of the character and the characters movements, and if you follow the characters movements or there eyes it cannot be considered a jump cut.
Next the rule of thirds, which is also displayed well in the first five shots. When it is a close up of Ariadne she is always in the middle segments of the thirds or right on the line. When it is not her if it is an object outside the elevator that object is always with in the segment of thirds. When the shot of the hotel room is shown all of the major components are in between segments. For instance the knocked over chair is directly in the middle, which draws are attention immediately. Then as our eyes move to the outer segments we see the couch, which is key later in the scene and the brightly lit lamp also catching our attention.
The rule of thirty is used quite a bit as wall but in a more subtle way. There are multiple close ups in the first five shots, Adriane’s face, the train, the buttons, and the room in the last shot. All of those would be jump cuts but because the director only used a 30 percent increase in zoom they flow better and make the shots smoother.
I think the director did a great job of obeying all three rules and by doing so created a put together scene along with the entire movie. I thought his directing was impeccable and brilliantly done. I really enjoyed the movie! If it weren’t for the strong decisions he made I don’t think it would be as good.
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