At the beginning of the film, the director used to use background noises such as Beth coughing at the airport, Soderbergh, he also used close-ups, full shots and establishing shots as part of montages that show the effects of the pandemic up close, thus capturing the emotions of the audience as the disease spreads. The sequences used in the film not only made the film more interesting, but the staging of the sequences is what kept the audience informed about what was happening, regarding the pandemic around the world, using jump-cuts. Being able to see every person, cough, gasp and someone eventually die as the camera moves from scene to scene helps not only with the flow of the film, but helps show how damaging the disease can be.