Camera Movement and Editing

Camera Movement and Editing

1) The camera movement at the beginning is slow and pans towards important objects and characters, such as the camera, hinting at the eerie way it follows the people who are boarding and leaving the train. In addition, the dolly at the beginning which focuses on the newspaper perfectly depicts the important points of the clip without using any narration or on-screen text (0.22). The cut towards the main character effectively draws the audience's attention towards the man and the fact that he is the wanted man on the newspaper. This may make the reader more intrigued or focused on the man who the camera cuts to (0.36). This atmosphere changes, however, when the camera cuts to the man leaving the train. The cut from him to the men with the guns actively presents an air of tension and suspense between the two parties, leading the audience to believe the two may be rivals, or that the men in black are officers of some kind (0.49).

This directly influences the chase scene that occurs afterwards, which builds panic and excitement within the audience as they follow the man as he sprints down the alleyway. The use of the crane at 1.05 also adds suspense as the use of drones and jetpacks also creates suspense. Also, the audience may feel some kind of connection to the man as they are following his journey directly and are seeing his emotion and feelings directly. 

 2) The fast cuts throughout the clip from the man to the man in the uniforms directly influences the audience by building tension between the two groups and the destruction they each cause respectively. The use of the cut at 2.00 also actively demonstrates the speed at which the scene is and how suspense can contribute to the environment of the scene and what the action shows. It might make the scene more chaotic and contribute to an even more intense scene.

3) The high angle at 1:38 might be used to make the man appear weaker and more worn out because of the chase. It might also make him seem smaller which make him appear to the audience as less strong than he was before. Perhaps it may also communicate to the audience that he is not as confident and the pressure of the chase, and how it has affected him. 

The close up at 1:54 might have been used to further enhance the cell-like barrier stopping the man from being fully seen to the audience. It may actively demonstrate to the audience just how tense the scene is and the kind of 'end' that is implied by this shot. The audience may feel some sympathy towards the man because he looks trapped, which might have done on purpose through the glimpse of emotion on his face.