Editing-
The editing creates an effect as most of it is fast paced editing. This is used to create and build up tension as the pace is getting faster and faster, which cause the tension. This editing is used in the scene after the explosion on the plane when he firsts lands on the beach, to show the audience the danger and how is life is in peril. CGI is also used heavily as it helps create a futuristic effect that fits the military industrial setting. This helps to convey the huge battle scene as it adds the effect of futuristic times. Cut editing is used to show the audience a change of setting and time, this is used when William Cage dies and starts all over again at the army base. This is a very abrupt change as it creates tension and shock to make the audience jump. This editing also helps the audience to really understand there has been a change of setting. Shot reverse shot editing is used when William Cage is talking to Rita to show the emotion on their faces. This is used to help the audience feel, relate and empathise to the characters. The quick changing between their faces can also be used to create suspense.
Camerawork-
The scene starts with an establishing shot to clearly show the audience the area and place for the scene. This has the effect of setting the scene for the audience. Throughout the scene there is a lot of hand-held camera shots. This is used when following William Cage around the battle scene. This creates the effect that the audience is in the scene, it makes the audience feel involved in the scene. There is a brief point of view shot when William Cage looks down at his control pad, this is used as it helps the audience feel the same panic and fear that William Cage is feeling. Shallow focus is used when William Cage is first back at the army base after dyeing to focus the audience solely on him and the emotions displayed on his face. This creates the effect of the audience feeling for William Cage.
Mise En Scene-
The costume create a effect that matches the futuristic setting and feeling already created by the editing and camerawork. The costumes of all the characters including William Cage is made of metal and very robotic based. All the costumes are armed that add to the army based effect and the metal on the costumes adds to the industrial effect. The setting really enforces the futuristic and industrial theme as there is lots of tanks, planes, helicopters and other military vehicles in the background. The rubble laying around with the small fires also creates a military battle scene. The props used also help create the military, industrial and futuristic setting, such as the guns, weapons and how everything is very technology based. The lighting is quite light to help make it clear to the audience what is happening, however the sky itself is very grey and overcast to show the mood of the battle scene.
Soundtrack-
There is non-diegetic sound at the very start of scene. This a very dramatic piece of music with no lyrics and it helps set the scene for the audience, as it forewarns them that something big is going to happen. It builds up tension. This is replaced by mechanical sounds when they are on the helicopter, this is an synchronous sound as the audience would expect to hear machine like sounds on the helicopter. This adds to the futuristic and industrial as they are sounds that are typically expected. That sounds fades and can be heard faintly in the background when the Major starts talking to the troops this and this is diegetic sound. Sound effects are used when the helicopter blows up to create the effect of the explosion, the alarm bells sound and the sound when William Cage drops to the battleground. This is used along side the editing to keep up the fast paces effect which creates the effect of panic and fear for the audience. From these sounds the mayhem and chaos effect is displayed to the audience. Once William Cage is back on the battleground the dramatic music non-diegetic sound is back, the same as the start. This helps create the effect that William Cage is a barve, hero like protagonist.
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