Continuity Task 2 (BLK)

My sequence is taken from the action film Edge of Tomorrow.

This sequence begins with a hand-held shot in MLS of a group of soldiers jogging in unison with a camera track to the right as they jog by. The folllowing shot (2), is a MS of the soldiers with a pan left which follows them as they jog by. A matched cut and match on action is used here to effectively continue the action from the previous scene into the next with a seamless feel. This is the case throughout this sequence such as in shot 2 to 3, where the MS of them jogging becomes a MCU of character 1 jogging, and in shot 9 to 10, where the MCU of character 4 becomes a hand-held CU shot of character 1 jogging with a track. There is a strong sense of being right among the action in shots 4 - 16. The multiple use of hand held shots in a closed frame is the cause of this and the audience are able to feel involved in the actions taking place; they feel like they are jogging with the group of soldiers. Another thing is the use of sound overlaps to continue the action in the next shot whilst keeping the audience aware of what is going on else where, this is in shot 20 and 21. The sergeant/character 5 orders character 1 and the rest of the platoon to drop and do 50 push-ups. In shot 20, we hear character 5 begin his order, however it carries on into the next shot, where character 1 is beginning to start his set of press-ups.