Sound-Image and Image-Image Relationships

I chose a short clip from The Dark Knight Rises where Bane is crashing the plane. In the beginning of the scene there is wide shot of a plane soaring in the sky and then it cuts to the inside of the plane. That was a great transition because at first it sets the scene and then we see what is inside. After the first cut there is panoramic shot of the men in the plane holding the other guys hostage followed by another cut to a close up of the man in charge taking a gun out of its case located on his waist. Then there is a cut of the man holding the gun threatening to shoot them and throw them off the plane.

Afterwards it transitions to a long shot of the doors of the plane opening as his men hold a guy who they are about to throw off. A really good transition was a the next cut that was a wide shot of the plane flying with the door open and the guy hanging off the plane. In the next scene he is screaming and pretends to shoot the man and he also pretends that after he shot him he threw him out of the plane. This is followed a close up of him saying, “he didn’t fly so good, who wants to try next?” the audio goes very well with video because it makes everything very cohesive. When the plane is in the sky the movement is altered to make it look like the viewer is soaring on top off the plane. The cuts are noticeable but have a smooth rhythm to them with the situation going on in the scene.

 The next scene is a close up of the guy asking another guy where Bane is, this scene is followed by the sound of the gun being loaded with a close up of the guy pointing the gun at the man, and then it cuts to a medium close up of him turning around while Bane begins to talk.  After the next shot that is a wide shot of Bane with his head covered, there is a close shot of the guy in charge looking confused while he is taking off Bane’s mask. Then there is a close up of Bane while his mask is being taken off. There is a cut of close ups as each guy talks, followed by creepy music and an aircraft soaring in the air.

The next scenes are two slow motion wide shots of the plane evoking a feel that something is about to happen and it does because Bane’s goal was to get caught in order to crash the plane.

This approach connects with the overall goals of the film and its makers because Bane is a villain and the way this film was shot and edited created a sense of fear and suspense.