Hellsing ultimate shot analysis

This aerial shot is used to establish the scene area - in this case the quaint charm of the english countryside is contrasted with the creepy haunted church. This combined with the violin music tells the audience what to expect. 

This close up shot was used to show Integra's power and to establish her as a major character, her expression is completely calm in the face of the policemen and the famous lit glasses show her seriousness and determination. 

This is one of the many introducing shots of Alucard, it is a low angle mid shot that is tilted at an angle. This was likely taken in this way to show that he is more powerful and imposing than the other characters and this is highlighted by the fact that he is walking away from the camera showing that he is almost indifferent to the story.

This is a crash shot zooming in on anderson after he is called to fight. This shot and the shot after it demonstrate the power of anderson by drawing him as a dark silhouette.

This is where the crash shot stops turning it into a close up shot of anderson's face. This further advances his menacing presence since it draws all attention to him. Furthermore the fact that most of his features are in shadow and that his eyes are hidden gives him an inhuman quality enhanced by the cold blue of his glasses. Anime shows tend to have a lot of these close up shots because they require less detail and drawing so require less time to draw, in this way the budget can be saved for the fight scenes or important parts of a show.

This is a long shot of Alucard and anderson getting ready for a duel to the death. It is an important shot because it shows them both as characters of equal importance, the vampire and the paladin. The similarity of their hight in the shot as well as the equal shades and contrasts of colour also show their equality in this scene.