Establishing Shot
This establishing shot gives the scene environmental context which helps provide the viewer with the mood and landscape of the story. This is especially important for the opening scene because if the opening scene did not have this to paint the background, the viewer would be confused on the situation of the subjects. In the case of this scene, the establishing shot gave the viewer context on forest referred to as The Unknown. This scene, specifically this shot, establishes the two subjects, Greg and Wirt, in The Unknown: the land of the forgotten, mysterious activity, and mistakes of the natural world.
Low-Angle Shot
The low-angle shot in the scene from "Over The Garden Wall" gives a feeling of length and abyss-like aspect of the forest. Without this shot, it would be less emotionally-impactful for the viewer because of the sheer emotional impact that this shot has. This shot contributes to the overall eerie sense of the scene by describing the trees in the local environment as long, twisting, and confusing. Having this is a crucial emotional component to the storyboard of the entire series. This is one of the first shots in the entire series and the emotional and contextual significance that this shot has is impactful to the viewer.
Panning-Shot
This shot in "Over The Garden Wall" is known as a pan-shot because of it movement on the vertical-axis panning from a subject. This type of shot is typically used to start or end a new scene of a film. In this particular clip, the scene is ending by a pan up to the stars signifying that the day has come to an end. This shot plays an important role in the production of these scenes, because it provides a sense of resolution and conclusion or start and introduction to a scene. Although the significance of this type of shot is not correlated with a certain tangible emotion, it provides important transitional emotions.
Choker-Shot
This choker-shot gives another dimension of emotional connection to the Woodsman. This shot is a very close to the Woodsman's eyes, which are gazing into the flames of the fire. This was done to create a more personal feel to the Woodsman, as this scene was mainly used as a introspective time for him and his life's situation. This is a very personal time for the Woodsman in the show, so having a shot that creates a more personal feel for this scene creates a necessity for this shot.
Point-of-View Shot
This final shot, the Point-of-View, is one of the most unique shots in the quiver of a filmmaker. The Point-of-View shot is specifically used for placing the viewer into the eyes and perspective of the subject of the scene. In regards to this scene, the perspective was of the Woodsman. This scene shows him lighting a fire for Greg and Wirt, however the main subject in this scene is the use of Flint and Stone to light the fire. This subject may not have been prioritized if the scene was not shot in a Point-of-View shot, so the emotional significance of this Point-of-View shot is highlighted in this scene.
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