Training Day

1. Training Day Rooftop battle scene analysis.

2. At the beginning of this scene, it starts with a close-up shot of the protagonist showing his exhaustion and desperation • As he moves through the house the camera switches to a POV and gradual over the shoulder which allows tension to build up as he gets closer to his goal of finding and cornering the antagonist, we see his view of things. • The silence in this scene only emphasises the realism, and serves to heighten the tension. Also I thought that the way he freezes at his shadows and the good use of lighting to cover his face show possible his weakened state of mind.

3. As he progresses through the house the camera pans along with him until he’s outside the door his enemies in where it switches to a mid-shot showing his tension and nervousness. • When he bursts through the door and confronts Denzel Washington's character there is a sequence of shot/reverse shots as he tries to arrest him, and the close-up shots show how Denzel’s character is cool and in control, whereas Ethan’s is a nervous wreck- Denzel despite no longer being his boss is still shown as being in control.

4. When Denzel’s character attacks Ethan, for a split second there is a slow motion effect, followed by a series of quick cuts as Ethan begins shooting, and Denzel’s close-up as he takes the shotgun, dramatically increasing the pace of the film. The emphasis of the gun firing and the loudness only makes the scene seem more dangerous • When Ethan flees, and Denzel taunts him the camera pan and movements slow down, and it returns to normal pace until he is attacked again by Denzel. • I thought the fact that it wasn’t an over-the-top gunfight as in most action films but rather real made it more, rather than less climatic.

5. In the next action scene there are various quick cuts, mainly consisting of mid-shots in order to show the characters weapons, and over the shoulder viewpoints allowing for the same effect of the weapons, and also allowing the first person viewpoint to allow us to see what they can see, such as when Denzel’s character is searching for Ethan. • These repeated POV shots make it more realistic, and I thought that the main point in this scene are to show us how the characters are different- in Denzel’s point of view the camera pans etc. are much slower suggesting a collected character, whereas Ethan’s are opposite and mainly occur in the gunfights, higlighting the danger to him.

6. In this final cut the pace slows down again as Denzel’s son enters the room, and it shows him from various different viewpoints, such as the characters views, so that the characters are in the background etc. showing how at that moment in time he is the centre of attention. Here whoever has the son is in control, and it shows both pleading with him, showing how desperate the situation is. • As they both try to persuade him to join him it shows Denzel and the ensuing start of the firefight from his over the shoulder view showing what the world looks like, with his father fighting, and then as he unloads a clip, the pace quickens with a cut to Ethan sliding out, taking aim, and quickly grabbing the boy from a viewpoint behind him and running out of shot. However what I thought was important was how Denzel still tries to shot Ethan despite the fact he’s so close to son, showing us just how cold he is.