Daniel has been waxing and scrubbing Mr. Miyagi's car for hours as part of his karate training. When he finishes, Daniel searches the house tiredly for Mr. Miyagi. He finds Mr. Miyagi meditating calmly in his bedroom, showing that while Daniel has been exhausting himself with physical work, Mr. Miyagi has been maintaining inner peace through meditation.
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2. Shot #1
Daniel/Mr. Miyagi riding in truck
Shot Type
Character/Object Action/Dialogue Camera Lighting Sounds Intended
Angle and Effect on
Movement Audience
Establishing Characters- Mr. Miyagi is shown Tracking/ High Diegetic The purpose of
the establishing
Shot Daniel and Mr. driving Daniel to his Dolly Key - truck
shot is to convey
Miyagi house over the (follows Lighting driving Mr. Miyagis
Objects- Old railroad tracks in an truck over Non- unconventionality
Truck, Oil old truck. railroad Diegetic (or possibly
poverty). This
Barrels, Daniel: Wait, you tracks) - flute
may be suggested
Railroad Tracks, own the oil music by having his
Railroad companies, too? house near a
Crossing Sign Miyagi: Not junkyard full of
oil barrels.
everything is as
seem.
3. Shot #2
Daniel/Mr. Miyagi exiting truck
Shot Character/Object
Action/Dialogue Camera Angle Lighting Sounds Intended
Type and Effect on
Movement Audience
High Characters- Daniel and Mr. Boom/ High Non- The purpose
of the
Angle Daniel and Mr. Miyagi reach his Crane- The Key Diegetic- boom/crane
Miyagi house and get out of camera Lighting - flute is to suggest
Objects- Old the truck. Daniel shows music how tiny Mr.
Miyagis
Truck, Old Cars, expresses his Miyagis
house is in
Fence, Shrubs, nervousness about house and comparison
Small House the karate the to the
tournament to Mr. background. junkyard,
and, hence,
Miyagi. his simple
lifestyle.
4. Shot #3
Shot Character/Object
Action/Dialogue Camera Angle Lighting Sounds Intended
Type and Movement Effect on
Audience
Long Characters- Daniel Mr. Miyagi tells Tracking/Dolly High Diegetic- Placing Mr.
Shot and Mr. Miyagi Daniel to respect (follows Daniel Key Daniels Miyagi in the
the rival sensei,
Objects- Old truck and Mr. Miyagi Lighting and Mr. center of the
even if he finds frame may
walking) Miyagis
him wacko. emphasize his
Mr. Miyagi (to footsteps stating Wacko
Daniel): Wacko on dirt teacher
teacher attitude attitude rest in
rest in fist. fist while
[Clenches fist] clenching his
Stupid, but fact of fist.
life.
5. Shot #4
Daniel Looks into Mr. Miyagis car
Shot Type Character/Object
Action/Dialogue Camera Angle Lighting Sounds Intended
and Effect on
Movement Audience
Medium Characters- Daniel looks into Zoom- The High Key N/A Having the
Shot Daniel and Mr. Mr. Miyagis car. camera Lighting camera zoom
in on Daniel
Miyagi Mr. Miyagi then follows
signifies his
Object- Old car notices Daniel Daniel
curiosity about
peering into it. looking into the interior of
Mr. Miyagis Mr. Miyagis
car. car (possibly
how old it is,
etc.)
6. Shot #5
Mr. Miyagi brings water buckets
Shot Type Character/Object
Action/Dialogue Camera Lighting Sounds Intended
Angle and Effect on
Movement Audience
Eye-line Characters- Mr. Miyagi brings a N/A High Diegetic- The absence of
Match Daniel and Mr. water bucket to Key Water dialogue
suggests that
Miyagi Daniel. Lighting bucket
Miyagi wants
Objects- Water No dialogue clinking
Daniel to show
buckets, old pride in his
car, work. He
wheelbarrow, presents this by
fence carrying in the
water buckets
with a straight
face.
7. Shot #6
Walk on road, hmm?
Shot Type Character/Object
Action/Dialogue Camera Lighting Sounds Intended
Angle and Effect on
Movement Audience
Medium Characters- Miyagi (to Daniel): The camera High Diegetic- The close-up
Walk on road, Key helps define Mr.
Shot Daniel and Mr. slowly Mr. Miyagis hand
Miyagi hmm? Walk left zooms in Lighting
Miyagi motions (such as
side, safe. Walk hand-wringing
Object- Old car on Miyagi making
right side, safe. for squishing a
Walk middle, as he squishing grape.) Also, the
sooner or later explains his sound slow pacing of the
[makes squish walk on action in the
scene helps the
gesture] get squish road audience grasp
just like grape. analogy to the developing
Here, karate, same friendship
Daniel.
thing. between him and
8. Shot #7
Mr. Miyagi ties headband on Daniel
Shot Type Character/Object
Action/Dialogue Camera Lighting Sounds Intended
Angle and Effect on
Movement Audience
Close-Up/ Characters- Mr. Miyagi ties Tilt- The High Diegetic- The close-up
Medium Daniel and Mr. Daniels karate camera Key Headband foreshadows
Shot Miyagi headband around his pivots Lighting being tied the closeness of
Object- karate forehead. upward as around the bond that
headband Daniel and Daniels will form
Mr. Miyagi head between Daniel
stand up for and Mr. Miyagi
him to tie as they gain
Daniels mutual respect.
headband on.
9. Shot #8
Wax on, wax off
Shot Type Character/Object Action/Dialogue
Camera Lighting Sounds Intended
Angle and Effect on
Movement Audience
Low Characters- Mr. Miyagi instructs N/A High Diegetic- The intended
Angle/ Daniel, Mr. Daniel on how to wax Key Mr. effect on the
a car. audience is to
Close- Miyagi Lighting Miyagi
Miyagi (to Daniel): draw attention
Up Objects- breathing
Wax on, right hand. to Mr. Miyagis
sponge, car Wax off, left hand. softly emphasis on
Wax on, wax off. having Daniel
Breathe in through breathe slowly
nose, out the mouth. and quietly
Wax on, wax off. Don't while waxing
forget to breathe, very the car.
important.
10. Shot #9
Whered these cars come from?
Shot Type Character/Object
Action/Dialogue Camera Lighting Sounds Intended
Angle and Effect on
Movement Audience
Two- Characters- Daniel: Whered N/A High Diegetic- The effect of the
shot-reverse-
Shot Daniel, Mr. these cars come Key Daniel and
shot is to
(Shot- Miyagi from? Lighting Mr. present Mr.
Reverse- Objects- Old Mr. Miyagi: Miyagi Miyagis
Shot) car, Detroit. talking response to
wheelbarrow what he feels is
an irrelevant
question, which
he briefly
answers and
then continues
to walk away.
11. Shot #10
Daniel scrubbing Mr. Miyagis car
Shot Character/Object
Action/Dialogue Camera Angle Lighting Sounds Intended
Type and Movement Effect on
Audience
Close- Characters- Mr. Miyagi Zoom- The Rear Diegetic- The camera
zooms in to
Up Daniel walks away, camera Lighting Sponge
hint at how
Objects- leaving zooms in scrubbing vigorously
sponge, old car Daniel alone on Daniel Daniel scrubs
to scrub the scrubbing the dirt off
Miyagis car.
car doors. the car Likewise, the
doors. rapid editing of
the scene also
achieves this.
12. Shot #11
Wax on, wax off... (again)
Shot Character/Object
Action/Dialogue Camera Angle Lighting Sounds Intended
Type and Movement Effect on
Audience
Wipe Characters- Mr. Miyagi N/A Low Key Diegetic- The low key
Daniel, Mr. comes back to Lighting Daniel and lighting
Miyagi Daniel waxing Mr. Miyagi illustrates
Objects- sponge, the car. He talking, that several
old car, small then reinforces sponges hours have
house (in the importance brushing passed while
background) of wax on, against car Daniel has
right hand, been waxing
wax off, left the car.
hand.
13. Shot #12
Daniel finishes waxing the car
Shot Type
Character/Object Action/Dialogue Camera Angle Lighting Sounds Intended
and Movement Effect on
Audience
Medium Characters- Daniel Tilt- The Low Key N/A Here, the
Shot Daniel, Mr. finishes camera Lighting absence of
Miyagi waxing the follows dialogue may
Objects- Daniel as he suggest that
cars hood
sponge scrubs the Daniel is
and bumper. lower part of becoming too
No dialogue the car. tired to
speak.
14. Shot #13
Daniel finishes waxing the car
Shot
Character/Object Action/Dialogue Camera Angle Lighting Sounds Intended
Type and Movement Effect on
Audience
Low Characters- Daniel calls for Tracking/Dolly Low Key N/A The low key
Angle Daniel Mr. Miyagi to -The camera Lighting lighting
Objects- old see his finished follows behind intensifies
cars (in work in waxing Daniel as he Daniels
background) the car. He walks into Mr. exhaustion
anxiously Miyagis house. after hours of
begins to look washing and
for him. waxing the
car.
15. Shot #14
Daniel tries to find Mr. Miyagi
Shot Type
Character/Object Action/Dialogue Camera Angle Lighting Sounds Intended
and Movement Effect on
Audience
Long Characters- Daniel Tracking- Low Diegetic- Having the
camera track
Shot Daniel slowly walks The camera Key Daniels
Daniel as he
Objects- through Mr. follows Lighting footsteps walks through
paper Miyagis behind on the house may
lanterns, kitchen Daniel as hardwood suggest
Daniels
refrigerator before he walks floor nervousness
entering his through the and anxiety as
bedroom. house. to Mr. Miyagis
whereabouts.
16. Shot #15
Daniel finds Mr. Miyagi meditating
Shot Type
Character/Object Action/Dialogue Camera Angle Lighting Sounds Intended
and Movement Effect on
Audience
Long Characters- Daniel pauses N/A Front Diegetic- The front lighting
conveys serenity
Shot Daniel and Mr. to stare at Mr. Lighting Mr. Miyagi and inner calm
Miyagi Miyagi meditating while Mr. Miyagi
Objects- small meditating. He and meditates. Placing
Daniel behind
candles, paper then walks out breathing Miyagi may
lanterns, beds in evoke Daniels
astonishment. surprise when he
notices this.