Die Hard 4

I used this for an example of an action comedy because it is the same genre which I will be using for my production piece. Die hard 4 starts off with the 20^th century fox opening which is the distributor. Then it is a medium tracking shot of a computer room, this shows that the film may be set in a computer room, then there is a cut in point of view shot showing what the man at the computer is looking at. This shot is the establishing shot because it establishes where and what may go on in the film. They used a fade to show the time passing in a cut. There is ambient sound of the guy typing on the computer showing that he may be doing something important. There is a non diegetic sound of a low pitch which is there to set the mood. Then it zooms in, into the “unlocking password” which has ambient sound of an electronic circuit. Then there is a close up reaction shot of the man looking at the computer. Then there is a panning camera movement of the man to his fingers which shows that he’s use to the computer a lot because he can type without looking at the keyboard. Then there is a cut in point of view shot showing why the guy is starring at the computer. The low pitch music is running all the way through all these shots. This also shows where the film is set. Then there is a jump cut of a green progress bar on the computer screen which suggests mystery to the scene because you want to know what he is downloading. Then it fades out to a blank page which shows that this shot is not seen by the actors in the film, with the main actor on it Bruce Willis. Then there is a close up tracking shot suggesting she is an important character. The non diegetic music in the background increases to a higher pitch music making the scene tenser. Then there is a close up pan focusing on his face which suggests that he may be significant later in the film. Then there is a close up pan focusing on her face which also suggests that she will be important later on in the film, also shows there is a partnership with the man. Then there is a point of view shot of what the women is looking at, this suggests that the information is important to the film. Then there is a flash transition with a point of view shot of the file which she has just downloaded. Then it pans up to the top of the screen. Then it cuts to a point of view shot with the progress bar is full. Then it is a cut away transition with the name of the on it.