One of my long-standing favorite movie series is the Harry Potter movies. I’ve likely seen each one at least 25 times. The seen I’ve chosen is the one of the final and pivotal scenes in the final movie, the one when Snape dies. The scene opens with silence and a dark screen. What exactly is in frame is unknown. All that can be heard is occasional pounding in the background of the battle of Hogwarts. It cuts to the inside of the boathouse og Hogwarts. This is where Snape was to meet Lord Voldemort. Snape is waiting, facing the screen while Voldemort and his snake, Nagini, walk in with their backs to the screen. They are both in dark clothing. The camera is on a dolly as it follows Voldemort as he approaches Snape. We then see the perspective of the seen from outside the building through crevices of the wall. This sets up our next shot, where we see Harry, Ron, and Hermione settle outside the boathouse to watch these events unfold. Seeing that the interior is visible from the outside first makes the audience realize that our protagonists, too, can see inside. The camera zooms in on Harry’s face as he settles into where he will continue to watch inside the boathouse. We can see the fear in his eyes. Once get it is cut to see the perspective of outside the building. The only truly visible object is the snake as it slithers across the floor. Still, the only background sound is the heavy breathing of Harry and the slither of the snake. Everything is dark except when presumed explosions from the battle nearby occur. At these moments booms can be heard. This lack of music, darkness, and poor visibility to Voldemort make it all the more scary and intense. Next we see close-ups of Snape and Voldemort as Snape begins to realize Voldemort’s intentions and tries to appease him. As Voldemort begins to speak, the camera rotates in accordance with his pacing around Snape. Another shot from outside the boathouse follows, showing Snape’s face, distinct fear falling on it. This way of presenting it is more dire than just a close-up since it shows what Harry sees, telling the audience that Harry also realizes that Snape is in danger. Next, Voldemort is farther from Snape and long shots are used. This is likely used to show Voldemort as he ponders with his wand in his hand. As Voldemort finally makes it crystal clear that we is about to kill Snape, music kicks in. The camera zooms on Snape’s face. The music escalates, peaking when Voldemort cuts Snape’s throat. The music stops. In a close up shot, we see Snape fall out of frame. We then see a long shot of Harry as he begins to get up to help Snape. We see him hit the ground with a thud against the outside wall instead from the inside. Once again, this was used to convey that what we see also does Harry. Voldemort commands the snake to kill Snape. We see close-ups of the snake at every pounce and shots from the outside as Snape is hit into the wall. We never actually see Snape getting attacked by the snake head-on. The camera pans the outside of the boathouse as we hear Voldemort apparate away. We don’t have a visual confirmation but the classic loud cracking sound signifies it. We see the window from outside the boathouse with blood on it and Snape’s hand as he runs his hand down it. The next shot puts Snape’s head in the bottom right corner, slightly blurred, with Harry entering the boathouse in focus. Sad music begins, but not your typical “sad” music. It is primarily vocal music, a theme for music used throughout the film. We then see a close-up of Snape’s face with Harry in the corner trying to stop the bleeding. They look into each other’s eyes. An extreme close-up is used to see the tears streaming down Snape’s face. Close-ups and extreme close-ups alternate as Snape and Harry speaks and Harry collects Snape’s tears. The scene ends when we hear the boat half-sunk by the dock bobbing up and down, making a relatively a lot of noise compared to the quietness of the scene. We see a shot of the boat, and the scene ends. It is quite a strange ending to the scene, but it signifies the necessity to get back into the fight for Hogwarts by jogging our protagonists of the conflict ensuing nearby.