Editing: blog task

Cinematography

In the beginning of this action scene, the camera starts with a close up of the antagonist to show the anger and hatred he has towards John McLane - the protagonist trying to rescue his daughter from the villain. The camera then focuses on the jet progressing from a extreme long shot to a close up to reflect the fast paced movement with the scene. The camera then goes to a close up of the pilot his concentration on the task at hand. The low angled P.O.V shot of the rocket being shot at the truck allows the audience to see what the pilot would see from that high in the air which adds a sense of realism. The P.O.V shot of the targeting system also adds a sense of realism as it makes the audience feel as if they are the ones in control of the situation. The close up of the protagonists face expressions showed confusion as to why he was being targeted by another military soldier who are meant to be fighting for the sane cause. The close up of the pilot pressing the trigger makes the audience feel as if they are in the pilot seat releasing the bomb sent to destroy the protagonist. The close up of when the antagonist saying, "I don't think daddy's coming home hunny" allowed the audience to see the sarcasm within his facial expression during his speech. The camera then switches to a close up of her crying to show signs of her being emotionally distressed. The panning of the camera when the truck is trying to escape the bridge collapsing makes the audience question whether or not he's going to make it out in time. The P.O.V of the 1v1 of the jet and the truck playing chicken, adds a sense of realism as the audience is now able to see the action from the protagonists perspective. The close up of John McLane’s foot endlessly trying to stop the truck from rolling of the edge shows his fear of death and how he's not ready to say good bye to his daughter. The tracking shot of the protagonist rolling out of the truck reflects the fast pace of the action throughout the entire scene. The P.O.V shot of the plane spinning appeared distorted which adds a sense of realism as you wouldn't normally see things early when your twisting and turning at high speeds.

Editing

The pace of editing at the start in my opinion was quite low but this was challenged by the sinister non diegetic sound track. The scene begins with a steady paced speech between the antagonist trying to get the jet codes from his co-worker. Once the antagonist has given the go ahead codes to kill John McLane, the pace scenes begin to build up which is reflected within the editing to create tension for the audience.

The scene uses continuity editing that follows up from the previous shots which allows the audience to see the tension building up within, each shot following up from the prior shot building up to the suspenseful events. This in a way keeps the audience engaged making them want to see what else will happen within the upcoming scenes.

The use of Juxtaposition is also shown within the P.O.V shots as the audience was able to see what it's like from both the protagonist and the antagonist perspective.

Sound

The non-diegetic sound track being played was quite sinister in my opinion which adds tension within the scene which makes the audience question what events are about to unfold. The pace of the sound track is quite fast which could be used to reflect the action within the scene making the sound track parallel. John McLane’s diegetic speech of him shouting allowed the audience to see his frustration to the predicament that he was in. To the audience, it was as if despite all his hard efforts, he just couldn't seem to find an end to his situation