This 45-second scene builds its plot and humour around steadily revealing key information to the audience. Often a director would choose a pan or perhaps a 'zoom-out’ to make these reveals, but this scene is composed of entirely still (locked off) shots. It’s how they’re put together which progressively reveals story, character motivations, and more than a bit of irony. As an added bonus, the cuts to those reveals are all led by shifting eyelines, making the whole thing a tense, delicious comedy along with plot revelation.
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THE GOOD FIGHT: Using Still Shots to Reveal…
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This 45-second scene builds its plot and humour around steadily revealing key information to the audience. Often a director would choose a pan or perhaps a 'zoom-out’ to make these reveals, but this scene is composed of entirely still (locked off) shots. It’s how they’re put together which progressively reveals story, character motivations, and more than a bit of irony. As an added bonus, the cuts to those reveals are all led by shifting eyelines, making the whole thing a tense, delicious comedy along with plot revelation.