Explain how each of the following is used to create effects.

                         

Explain how each of the following is used to create effects.

 

The effect that Establishing shot has on the audience is that it sets the scene and makes the audience feel aware of what going on around the main character. When cage is fighting in the battle, a lot of Point Of View shots are used, these make the audience feel more involved with the film and understand what the main character is experiencing. Steadicam shots are also used during the battle and as the majority of camera shots used throughout the film. These achieve a smooth shot of the action and what’s going on in the scene. Hand-held-camera shots are used as well during the fighting which creates a contract against the Steadicam, this makes the audience feel more involved with the action. This is because it makes them feel like they are watching what is happening as if they are “in” the action. Jump shots are used to create a ‘hectic’ feeling of the action and to show how chaotic the battle scene is. This makes the action seam more realistic to the audience.

 

The film uses synchronous sounds during the fight scene to create a realistic effect for the audience it has sound effects for explosions, gun shots, the sound of the movement of the Armour and the military vehicles which are all elements of an army styled action sequence. This makes the action appear more realistic and believable.  The many action sequences in the film use the same non-diegestic background music as well as the synchronous sounds to create a dramatic impactful atmosphere as it makes the battle very intense. During the battle, Cage and Rita meet for the first time when Cage explains to her that he is trying to save her because he knows the crashed plane she is near is about to explode and that he is from the future and knows the battle will not be successful. Using these diegetic sounds for dialogue makes the battle scenes have a point and fit the plot as each time he is trying to find her to tell her what he knows, this also makes the scenes useful as well as being used for showing the battle. The film also uses sound bridges as when we see Cage and other soldiers in battle equipment standing in a plane, the audience hears the usual White Noise sounds of a plane flying through the air. This makes the audience assume that Cage and the other soldiers are on their way to the battle. The audience also hears the same White Noise sounds when the plane is exploding and revealing the battlefield below which we assume Cage is about to land in on the next scene. This makes it easier for the audience to understand the plot as when they see the plane exploding, the same White Noise sounds communicate that the plane is exploding while still moving through the air which makes the audience know that the two scenes link and follow on from one another.

The film uses mise-n-scene to make the ‘Militarily locations’ of the film look realistic and believable. During the battle scene, Cage and all the other soldiers are wearing battle armour and the audience can see military vehicles in the background. The battlefield is a large vast beach with trenches in it which is common to see on a battlefield. The lighting looks very mundane as it is dull ambient daylight as the battle looks like it is taking place in the afternoon or morning with a cloudy sky so the lighting fits the weather realistically. The makeup the soldiers, Cage and Rita are wearing makes them looks muddy, sweaty and with cuts and blood on their face, which are extremely common if they were fighting a battle. All of these are common elements of an action film and makes the battle look realistic which engages and pleases the audience.