Micro Analysis
In this essay I am going to analysis an action film clip from the punisher, it’s a fight scene that includes 2 men and a few flat mates. I will be writing about the use of Cinematography, Sound and Editing.
In this scene they used lots on camera shots like match on action, shot reversed shot. Mid shot and some close ups. All of these camera shots add effect to the scene because with out the shots it would just be a normal fight scene but with the fast paced camera shots it builds up tension and keeps you on your toes. Also using the camera shots its making you feel you’re in the room with the actors as they are having the fight. These camera shots make the viewers feel that they are in the action. When they barge into the flat mate’s apartment they are shocked and you see their expression because the camera does a close up on them one by one before returning to the action.
Most of this scene has been normal editing but with the pace of the editing it adds more drama and effect to the scene. In this scene it uses a cut away technique, which allows you to come away from the actual fight into the other apartment, were there occupants are dancing to music while their neighbour is getting thrown around his flat. The way that the scene has been edited it makes the viewers more involved the faced pace makes the fight scene feel more real and when the Russian hits the grenade back into the bathroom and it explodes they repeat the explosion from different angles this also adds to the tension because the actor is in the room with the explosion.
The sound that is used in this scene is very basic but its really effective because while the fight scene is going on you can hear the relaxing opera music in the background and you as the audience can hear it and you think it doesn’t really go with the scene until it does a cut away and you realize that the music is the other flat mates dancing while cooking and your watching them dance knowing a man is getting thrown around his apartment. There are also enhanced sounds coming from the punches that are thrown by the actors and when the knife is putting the guys shoulder there is an enhanced sound.
