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Action and Reaction

 

On one of my previous post, I mentioned about how some filmmakers uses long takes or wide angle lenses to film a fight scene and it usually works because we get to see the action and reaction in one frame. However, some other filmmakers uses series of cuts to fake it. From the fight scene that I made, I took some other shots as well and play around with the camera. I took multiple takes and then play with them in Premiere.

Yes, what Hollywood movies does works, but not as much as the ones that have been shown by Jackie Chan’s films or one of a recent film that I really like- Kingsman. The church fight scene was the best. I want to be clear that I am not stereotyping or generalising Hollywood makes bad fight scenes. To be fair, they are big studios and they lack of time. Money is a big factor.

I watch Jackie’s movies since I was young and I’ve always felt that pain when Jackie kicks someone in the face or him getting kicked in the face. Then when I watch his Hollywood movies, it doesn’t work as much- realising that it was all because of the shot constructions. For instance, when he makes a fight scene, he always includes the action and reaction in one frame. Meaning when he punches someone and the person reacts to the pain in the same shot rather than him punching someone and then cuts to a next shot seeing the person in pain. It works, but not as much. In some ways, it felt like a touch than a hit.

Here is a video for some comparison;

 

 

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