Anna Karenina

In chronological order as the film starts.

There is digetic sound in the background of a moving crowd. This comes in quietly and as the film progresses this sound gets louder. The scene opens to a theatre stage, this being a wide angled shot. At this point the lighting is at low key as the music changes to a non-digetic sound. The music is that of something you would find recognisable in a French culture. The first approach of character is upon a man sitting in a chair, with a barber circling him. The camera shoots a close up of two touching knives, having the digetic sound of their scrapping over the faded non-digetic sound. Next the camera pans around the seated male figure, and proposes a close up shot of the males disposed facial hair.
Next, the scene changes. A mid shot is taken of children lining up, before approaching the elder character.
During another change of scene, an extreme close up captures a ring upon a wedding finger, this represents the importance of ownership of the female character. As the female stands upon a podium in the middle third of the scene, the camera arcs around the lady. A close up of the letter the female is holding is captured, emphasizing unknown importance to the audience. In one particular scene, the set is incredibly busy with vast movements and a lot of content, such as dancers and moving sets.
When the female character is seen to be with the two young boys, a low angle shot in used as the women stands up to her full capacity of body. Zooming into the scene, emphasis is put onto the toy train, used as a representative to children. A tracking shot is also used, along with a close up of the train, showing significance to the later storyline. Later on, an over the shoulder shot is used within the conversation of the mother and son, acting as a point of view from both characters. Finally, the locket is seen to be shot close up, relating the closeness of the pictures inside the locket the the women herself.
Shadowing in the scenes could relate to the secrets within the storyline. The story is also dominated in the masculine form, set in a wealthy upper class family showing affluence.