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The first twenty five shots of twilight are basically close ups, pan and tilt shots for chasing a deer in the forest. The director uses close ups to intensify the chase and each close up is around a second or two to make things faster and more suspenseful. Also because the camera, i dont think, can catch up fast enough with the deer for over 2 seconds. The first few shots are medium shots and each shot is around 5 seconds tilting the view of the forest and the sky. The director does this to esta… Continue

Period B Edward Tang Three Act Questions Movie: Shooter (2007) The Hook: Just a few minutes in I was already hooked to this action thriller. The movie starts off with a sniper and his spotter backing up incoming American soldiers. Unexpectedly, enemy soldiers appear from out of nowhere and engage with the American soldiers. As their job, the sniper, Mark Wahlberg, and his shooter snipe and take out many of the enemies. In the middle of the battle, an enemy helicopter is called in… Continue