Camerawork and editing analysis

 1) Pick three camera shots from the scene and explain what type of shot it is and what meanings or effect they have on the audience

exteme close up because on the main character's eye at 0.52 successfully communicates the intensity of the scene and the mixture of fear and emotion he feels as he watches his son being kidnapped. This has the effect of causing the audience to sympathise with the main character and wonder what will happen to the boy after being taken.

2) Pick one camera angle that is used in the scene and explain the effect it has on the audience. 

 

extreme close up because it tells how the audience is watching the scene and also what is happening in the scene

3) Pick one aspect of camera movement in the clip. Identify the type of camera movement and write about why the director chose to use that camera movement in the scene and what effect it has on the audience.

At the start of the scene it show the kidnappers running away from the restrant with the hostages 

4) Pick one aspect of editing in the clip and write about what it tells the audience.

The pace of editing suddenly increases when the kidnappers burst into the restaurant (0.22) with a series of rapid cuts to communicate the drama and danger to the audience. There is then a close up of the boy's father juxtaposed with a shot of the main kidnapper holding the boy. This tells the audience these are the two critical characters for this scene and that they will decide what happens next