CAMERA WORK ON ACTION MOVIES

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Today I'm going to analyze an action movie.


                      ANALYSIS OF MOVIE  FAST & FURIOUS

CAMERAWORK:

SHOTS

• Use of Close-up at the beginning of the film when one of the mens with a gun is looking at the car.
• Also use of Mid-shot during the shooting at the building.
• We can also see the use of Wide-shot when the camera focus where the scene is taking places around the window
• Use of two shot when  Dominic Toretto is looking at Brain O'Conner in the car.

ANGLES

• Use of  High Angle at the moment we see the car falling down of the window with the two protagonist inside.
•  Also use of Low Angle  when we see the car next to flor onces it is out of the building.
• Use of Canted angle during the fighting inside the building between the two bands.

SOUNDS

• Use of Non-Diegetic sound at the moment the car is going outside de building, we can ear the car sounds and also ambient music.
• Use of Diegetic sound, just when the car is falling down, we can ear the air.
• Use of Sound Mix at the beginning of the scene, we can ear the shootings, the ambient music, the cars....
• Use of Dialogue between Toretto and Brain during the car scene.

MOVEMENTS

• Use of  Track movement during the conversation of the two characters.
• Use of Pan movement when the camera follows the cars.
• Use of Tilt movement when the car enters in the next building.

EDITING

Use of Shot-Reverse Shot at the moment Brain and Toretto are falling down of the building.

Use of Jump-Cut when they changed the scene of the fighting into the Museum.

Use of Slow Paced when the car jumps to the next building. 

 Use of Cutting at the moment of the Toretto is driving and the fighting is taking place.

MISCE-EN-SCENE

• Use of different Props, such as guns, cars, bombs...
• Use of formal costume, like jacket suit.
• Use of a modern Set-Desing, moderns building at Dubai...