Movie Clip Editing Analysis

Editing Analysis:

Avengers is a superhero movie which was created in April 2012 by Joss Whedon. It features many top actors such as Robert Downey Jr., Scarlett Johannason and Chris Evans etc. The genre of the movie is an hybrid of a Action, Adventure Sci-fi. The editors of the movie have put a lot of work into making this movie seem as real as it does. The use of space creatures and superpowers are created artificially on computers. The clip begins off with 2 of the main protagonists verbally threatening each other. The editing allows the clip to show them going back and forth at each other( this could be refereed to as Shot Reverse Shot) until Thor throws his hammer at Iron Man. As the hammer is thrown, the camera is set to follow it as it impacts Iron Man.

At the beginning at around 35 seconds the sign of an dis-equilibrium is shown. This is by the pull-back of the hammer by Thor suggesting the launch of it towards Iron Man who is walking away. Before the launch of the hammer an medium shot is used to show us the facial expressions on Thor's face which could imply he's angry. After this scene a establishing shot is used to catch the villain sitting on top of a high mountain. From this shot we can see the dark sky and the misty atmosphere which connotes evil and darkness is around him. 

In this clip the pace of the movement of every clip is quick. The flow and rhythm of the scene is also quite brisk which aligns with the movement of the characters. This means since Iron Man and Thor move very quickly the camera follows them around by using shots such as the pan shot and quick establishing shots. The transition that is used mainly in this is a simple cut. This builds realism in the movie as it is simple and used in all movies. The movie clip also contains a lot of action matches. This is when the action is filmed from many angles. Therefore, the clip switches quickly to the action in a different angle using a cut transition. This is effective as it creates fast paced action which gives the audience a thrill. The shots themselves are close ups, medium long shots and and mid shots. The close ups are used to show Robert Downey Jr's facial expressions inside the Iron Man suit. Medium long shots and mid shots are used to show the facial expressions and body language of all the protagonists and the villain. 

Continuity editing is used to create realism throughout the clip. This is done through the cutting shots which tell the story with narrative continuity. The clip remains at a constant continuity which is also done through smooth flow from shot to shot. In Avengers, the use of different types of shots and quick simple cuts are used to make sure the movie continuous. This is further reinforced near the end using dietetic sounds when all 3 protagonists are speaking to each other. The camera flips back and fourth after each line of dialogue.

Non-diegetic sounds are used such as the sound of the hammer whooshing through the sky or the sound of the hammer colliding with Captain America's shield which creates a loud bang. This creates emphasis on how powerful each of the protagonists' weapons are and what damage they can do. The music that plays over the clip is parallel to the action as it creates a heroic image.