Question

Use the video description to answer the question.

Shot 1: a wide shot establishing the setting as a fairly typical playground inside a chain-link fence with a city sprawling around it
Shots 2–4: a series of jump cuts showing a group of children playing kickball, playful music in the background
Shot 5: a wide shot showing the first flakes of purple snow falling from the sky, the background music now silent
Shot 6: a reaction shot as the children notice the bizarre color of the snow and begin to shout and run
Shot 7: a close-up reaction shot showing one child staring at the purple snow in wonder, reaching out to catch a snowflake on her mitten, soft music swelling in the background
Which sentence best describes the message conveyed by the techniques used in shots 2−4?


(1 point)

Children feel happy and lighthearted when they play sports.

This is what happens before a bizarre event changes everything.

This is what life is like when nothing unusual is happening.

This is how children in this town play kickball.

Answer 1

This is what happens before a bizarre event changes everything.