CIN212H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: John Mcclane, Continuity Editing, Everyman
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Die hard vs. rambo: protagonists, john rambo talks very little (very serious). Die hard (los angeles: domestic: rambo (expansive space) vs. Die hard (enclosed building: space is more relevant in die hard than rambo (elevator and floor levels are relevant to plot), screen writing, die hard script is more comedic than rambo (which is more serious). In die hard, small actions/objects are relevant to the plot line (e. g. frame, hans on high floor level): joh(cid:374) m(cid:272)cla(cid:374)e"s thi(cid:374)ki(cid:374)g is (cid:373)ore ide(cid:374)tifia(cid:271)le tha(cid:374) (cid:449)hat ra(cid:373)(cid:271)o"s thi(cid:374)ki(cid:374)g. In die hard, the audience is made more invested in the characters (e. g. holly, The motivations of the (cid:373)ai(cid:374) (cid:272)hara(cid:272)ters are repeated (cid:894)e. g. gru(cid:271)er"s e(cid:448)il (cid:373)oti(cid:448)atio(cid:374)s are repeated). This leads to resolution (from equilibrium to disequilibrium to equilibrium): continuity editing: invisible and smooth editing, narration: classic films are there to tell a story (they value narrative highly).
