Shawshank Redemption

1. Time for Mozart
Scene 19
Shawshank Redemption

2. Guard on the Toilet
• Close up.
• It shows the guard’s
position of vulnerability.
It shows that the guard
is engaged in a news
paper.
• This shows that for a
moment Andy has
power and freedom.

3. Andy putting the music on
• Close up of Andy’s hand
on the record player.
• Where the hand is
placed suggests that
Andy’s in control.
• It is a high angle shot
which shows the
significance of the
record player.

4. Andy after first playing the Music
• “Andy, can you hear that?”
• This quote shows the trust
the guards have in Andy. It
also shows the guard gives
Andy the benefit of the
doubt, although Andy’s a
prisoner.
• Close up of Andy’s face
showing his emotion. He
looks satisfied with himself,
and it is a sense of
achievement.

5. Astonishment in the Yard
• Camera movement. The
camera pans across the yard
showing the astonishment of
the other prisoners.
• Tracking/mid shot. This shows
the reaction of all the
prisoners is the same. This
shot also incorporates both
the characters and setting.
This shot is important because
it shows that the prisoners are
all responsive to Andy’s action,
as well as showing the size of
the reaction.

6. Astonishment in the Hospital
• This is a similar shot to
the yard shot. It shows
the characters in the
hospital have the same
reaction as those in the
yard when the music is
played.
• Wide shot showing the
prisoners getting up and
looking out the window
into the yard to see
where the music is
coming from.

7. Prisoners and Guards stop in
amazement
• This shot is like an over the
shoulder shot of the speaker
showing the astonishment of
the people in the yard and
that they’re mesmerised by
the music.
• This shows the significance of
the music because the speaker
is the close up. The prisoners
in the background are all
merged into one and are
insignificant in relation to the
music. This shows how
powerful Andy’s action was.

8. Andy is victorious
• Mid/close up of Andy
sitting contently
listening to the music.
• This shows how pleased
Andy is with what he’s
done. This shot
incorporating the blinds
in the background is
similar to an office that
a free man might work
in.

9. The Warden arrives
• This is a point of view shot
from Andy’s perspective
showing the Warden’s
anger.
• The fact that there is a door
between Andy and the
warden shows that there is
a barrier and that it is not
Andy who is imprisoned,
but the warden. The door
could also be seen as a
barrier between every
imprisoned man’s fantasy
and reality.

10. It’s Business Time!
• This again is a point of
view shot from Andy’s
perspective showing
the pleasure the guard
knows he will feel when
he owns Andy. This shot
indicates the power
transferring back to the
warden and the guards,
and Andy coming back
to reality.