Blog Post #3 Relationships Between Shots

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Niko Yuvienco

Media

Blog #3

4/18/18

Shot Relationships

            The film scene I have chosen is from a movie called, “The Hangover Part III.” The film was released in 2013. The scene I have chosen from the movie portrays great examples of film editing strategies. In this scene the camera work was done specifically to help the audience grasp the meaning of the scene. You can see in the first shot the editing strategy called “establishing the shot.” This is used to show the audience the world around the character. It’s easier for the audience to figure out where the scene is and what’s actually happening. You can see the car in one shot, then the highway with the car, and then another shot of him driving. This is great to open up your film or your scene. Another editing strategy used in the scene is called “eyeline matching.” It is done by showing the audience what the character is seeing by going back and forth between shots. It is basically how the audience can tell who the character is talking to in the scene. You can cut the shots and make the characters look at one another to do this editing technique. The producer of the film did a great job using these editing strategies in this specific scene. The shots were organized in way that made it feel smooth and an easy transition from one clip to the next. The audience didn’t get confused and it just flowed nicely. The movement of the camera angles did a great job in showing the audience where and what was happening in each clip and that was done well too.