In this first part of the scene, we see Vincent calling Jerome, warning him of the inspector. In this shot he is shrouded in shadows and he is placed slightly right of the center. He is not pretending to be Jerome and is therefore his original self, Vincent. The movie places him in the shad and to the right to show he is being deceptive and that he isn’t as perfect as he says. The angle (looking up) gives the impression that he is looking down and watching. He is hiding his face and his true identity.This next shot is very simple. It shows us the inspectors car on its way to Jerome. It is shot from a low angle, giving the car a threatening feel and as it moves, adds tension to the scene. It is also covered in the sepia tone filter. This third shot shows us Jerome looking up the helix staircase. He is seeing the task ahead. The helix staircase is a symbol for DNA and somehow, Jerome has ended up at the bottom. This is important and relates to a later shot. In the fourth shot we see Jeromes legs as he crawls up the staircase. It focuses on the thing that is holding him back, his legs. They are what he has to drag up the stairs and is also the reason he struggles, not only to climb but in society. His self inflicted defect will separate him from the perfect people and are what is holding him back.In this last shot, we see the “two Jeromes” in one shot. Vincent is revealed behind Jerome, easily climbing the stairs. Despite his genetic imperfection, he climbs the stairs easily. This is showing that it doesn’t matter what you are made of, only what people see you as. To most people, he is Jerome. Unlike real Jerome, he is at the top, compared to the shot where Jerome was at the bottom.
