The first scene I am going to deconstruct is the first part of the car chase under the tunnel and the lead up to it
Camera Angles
- Establishing shots of a calm looking tunnel, you get no insight into what is happening within the tunnel so you assume nothing is going on
- Many extreme close up shots of features such as the wheel of the car, his eye and you only notice that danger is occurring once you see the side of a gun
- Over the shoulder shots are used incredibly well as if you are seeing the outside of a car over someones shoulder you are basically having a backseat view which makes you feel as if you are a part of the chase
- The majority of the shots are close ups, mainly to show his calm and more aggressive attitude to the situation
Sound
- The sound also makes you not think that there is something dangerous occurring within the tunnel as the music you hear is quite classical, non diagetic sound, however in the build up to the tunnel the violin you hear is more intense which builds up the tension until the roar of the aston martin engine engages, then you automatically realise it is a car chase.
Editing
- Many jump cuts are used in the initial chase to show all the action that is happening, as you need to show all of the action happening and due to the fact that the cars are moving at high speed jump cuts are the best way to show the pace of the chase, also, in order to visualise the extent of the danger you need to see the chase from different angles, this is why they show many different shots of the same thing showing the intensity of the situation
- When you are seeing the extreme close ups, they are put in the scene in time with the music, which means that you are only realising what is happening in time with the music.
Mise-en-scene
- Barely illuminated tunnel next to river
- shot in mid day
- Packed road
- Loads of trucks
- Foreign police, Shot in italy
- Large mountain side
The 2nd scene I am going to deconstruct is the quarry scene where the car chase continues
Camera Angles
- Establishing shots are used a lot more as the director is trying to capture where the chase is taking place which shows more danger in the chase due to the steep hills, no roads etc, also the establishing shots allow us to take in the cars being used, James bond is in an Aston Martin DB9 which is a super car valued at around £100,000 while the man chasing is in an alfa romeo which would be valued around £30,000, the difference in cars being used automatically makes Bond seem more powerful and the establishing shots allow us to see this
- Extreme close up shots once again show the intensity of the chase e.g. the quick gear changes
Editing
- Jump cuts are once again used to portray all of the action used in a short space of time
Sound
- The sound seems to build up all throughout the quarry scene until the car falls down the cliff, it then goes silent once again
Mise-en-scene
- Large cliffs
- Quiet quarry
- Super cars
- Obstacles e.g. tractors
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