Summary: The Body Of Buffy The Vampire Slayer

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The episode “The Body” of Buffy the Vampire Slayer directed by Joss Whedon in 2001, the scene is about Buffy finding her dead mother at home. This scene creates a sense remorse and somber mood. Set in a living room, the scene contains two paramedics with Buffy and her mother. The mood is created from focusing on the interaction of the first paramedic and Buffy with shot/reverse shots while speaking about Buffy’s mother. This scene specifically uses mostly close ups of Buffy as she is clearly shocked and upset. In the beginning, Buffy is teary eyed from crying and then the camera cuts to a blurry figure that moves towards the camera and focuses in on paramedic 1. This puts the viewers in Buffy’s perspective as if they blurry image is us crying

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