Research: notes on at
least THREE similar texts to the one you are creating. What are the key
conventions? What can you learn/borrow from the examples you have looked at?
Never Back Down (2008) – Final
Fight scene
In this fight scene, there are
two teenagers that are having a fight in a parking lot, so to say a street
fight, where they are going blow to blow with each and trying to get the other
to tap out. The main conventions of fight scenes are the right camera angles
and shots, along with fast paced editing. This scene has the right camera
angles and shots, however it is more an Mixed Martial Arts type of fight, so the submission
based moves, however there were a few punches that we can utilise as the camera
angles are simple yet effective.
Blood and Bone
This fight scene is simple
amazing as it flows with such consistency the shots and angles flow well
together. This scene is a prime example
of the main conventions of fight scenes are the right camera angles and shots. When Bones was fighting Hammerarms were fighting, long shots were used to show the full images, for example when Bones spin kicked or fly kicked Hammerarms the full impact was shown and it made the whole combo of shots flow in coherence. In our production we can use this low angle long shot in order to show a full effect of the hits and punched, or at least adapt it to be a medium low angle shot to show the characters have been hit in the face. Also, some of the moves that have been used, and this may be useful to use in our production. For example, the spin kick looks simple but deadly. There was a point of view shot from Hammerarms after he had taken a hit to the head, that POV was effective as it showed that Hammerarms was dazed, this was evident from the blurred shot.
This scene was a work of
brilliance, its fast paced editing was so effective in putting the whole sequence of events together, from the moment The Rock entered to the end where Vin Diesel punches Rocks face. The Rock and Vin Diesel’s fight was a
cinematic miracle. The cuts and shots were fit so well that it flowed and delivered. the long shots cutting to close ups was in such a flow it made the fight seem all more realistic. There are a few low angle close ups that I would use, as it presents the actors expressions, which thus presents the passion and emotions of the characters, as well the blood which is pouring down the faces.
