Evaluation of Three Sequences similiar to Mine.

Sequence One

The story of the Sequence i am reviewing here is pretty simple. A person on a bike has to get to a certain place in the woods to drop off a bag, whilst being pursued by two people in a car trying to stop him. As soon as it starts we are already looking from the Pursuers view from the Binoculars, so we already have an idea of what is going to happen. The Biker then sets off and we are shown the small journey the Pursuers make to get into the car and set off themselves. A wide range of shots were used and a good few close ups were included, giving you a feel like you are up close with the action. 

One of the shots i particularly thought was great was at 0:41 where you are pretty much looking at the view from the back wheel of the car as its chasing the biker. They have also used a good range of shots that dont include the actual characters, such as just showing the wheel go by etc. I think that is a good way of showing that all the attention isnt just on them but what they are using to get to where they need to go. The only thing i think they should not of done was Pan shots. The only reason being is that they were not very smooth and looked like they were abit rushed. Overall i think it was a very entertaining sequence and had a great variety of different shots.

Sequence Two

The story of the Second Sequence i am reviewing here is also pretty simple. A group of men want to catch the main character in the Sequence and he uses his advantage of using Freerunning to outsmart them and escape in a spectacular way. As soon as it starts we are greeted by the group of men trying to break into his flat, a very clever camera shot is used so that we are seeing the veiw from the eyehole in the door. As soon as they break down the door, the action kicks in. The main character jumps out over them and already starts to use freerunning to get past them. Right in the first 10 seconds many different angles and shots are used, from below behind and even infront. I noticed that they broke the "180 Degree rule" quite a few times throughout the sequence, but personally i think you can still tell what is going on.

A shot that i particularly liked was at 1:35. It is an above view looking down at the gap between buildings he jumps, but also showing all the other smaller buildings below to give a real sense of high up the jump actually is. This also give the viewer a sense of how dangerous that stunt actually is. I think the sequence was smooth throughout but i think it could of done with more closeup shots and maybe not to break the "180 Degree rule" just incase it confuses some people.

Sequence Three

The story of the Third Sequence i am reviewing here is quite similiar to the Second one i reviewed. James Bond is trying to catch a guy who has information he wants, but the guy uses his advantage of being able to Freerun to get away from James Bond alot quicker than he can keep up. When the scene starts we are greeted with an Establishing shot, letting us know that we are in Madagascar at a small stadium full of people. The camera then switches to closer shots of the crowd, but keeps going back to this one person. This is clever because it is subliminally letting us know that he is going to be the character involved in the scene. A m inute or so later you find out that he was the character involved, and a chase begins between him and James Bond. The chase takes place through a construction site, which gives them oppurtunities to use a great number of different shots. Many hight angle and Birdseye view shots are used to give the audience a clearer idea of what is going on, but i noticed that they used quite a few low angle shots looking up at Bond, to show his power in the scene and that he most likely will catch this guy. 

A shot that i particularly liked was at 4:20. It is right when the guy being chased almost falls of a crane. Its a great shot as its right above him looking down at what he could of fallen onto. It gives the audience a real idea of how high up both of the characters are and the massive risk that Bond is taking just to catch this one guy. I think the sequence was very clean and kept to the Fast pace nature of the idea very well, although i think it would of been better if they did more low angle shots looking up at where they are.