Treatment - The Opening Sequence Planned Camera Techniques

For our opening sequence, the majority of the clip will be a chase scene. The chase will be on foot and will feature two of the characters from the film. Here are a few examples of chase scenes that we used as reference when designing the chase.

POINT BREAK

 

Features 

• Lots of mid shots from a fixed point of chase, both characters present follow pan of one character then quick pan back to other character following both their movements
• Close up shots, handheld of each character showing their emotion
• Hand held mid shots from in front and behind characters, which add to atmosphere
• Low angle handheld long shots tracking the character's movements
• Match on action jumping ahead of characters through walls/fences etc
• point of view shots from character's perspective

CASINO ROYALE

Features

• Long shots when stunts performed then usually quick cut to close up of character's face
• mid/mid close shots when character is doing something
• Point of view shots feature regularly
• Every now and then extreme long shot of two characters to allow audience to see the relationship of the space between them
• Close up shots then cuts to specific things used to show characters thought process
• Low angle handheld follow shots add a lot of character to shots 

THE BOURNE ULTIMATUM

Features

• Cutting between close up to mid to long shots when character is performing athletic stunts
• Match on action every time character goes through door or jumps of something
• Levels of surroundings are taken into account, so stationary camera match on action from where character jumps from to where they land. 
• Close up shot every now and then to show character's emotion 
• Half second clips when action is happening all from different angles