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Monday, November 21, 2011

Breathless Chase Short Film Canon 7D

This post is about a short film I watched on YouTube recently.
It is called: 'Breathless Chase Short Film Canon 7D'
In this Short Film, only 2 minutes and 19 seconds long, we see a guy who has obviously just stolen a brief case running through the streets of a big city (seemingly indicative of NYC), while being chased by a guy that is very similar in age, appearance, etc. This guy obviously represents the rightful owner of the briefcase, even if they both may be criminals?
Anyway,
What I like about this little 2 min. clip is the robust usage of camera angles. This film really revealed to me how much must go into every single chase scene that I have ever watched on TV, or seen in the movies.
A ton of XLA (Extreme Low Angle) was used to track the feet, lower half, of the thief, as he ran through the city streets.
Also used to bring the chase to life were: Over the Shoulder, XCU (Extreme Close Up), CU (Close Up), MS (Medium Shot), LS, HA, LA, etc.
And, to create fast paced movement: A hand held camera was used in parts, and a dolly shot, following shot, tracking shot, and possibly even a traveling shot were also used to stay closely entwined with the two men as they ran (the entire 2 min.).
They also used a ton of quick scene cuts to make the chase seem even more fast paced. Also, they would go back and forth between POV of chaser and chasee.
All of this combined was seamlessly spliced together with an adrenaline kicking bass drum beat and Electronica style rhythmic tune.
I thought it all worked very well together, and being a 2 min. clip, I did not expect the acting, or plotline to possess any more than it did...which was limited at best.

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