The Untouchables Analysis

How is editing used to build suspense in the scene?

Editing is used to build suspense in this scene through many techniques that the director uses. The pace of the camera change (the cuts) is slow at first, when the scene gets crowded the pace of changing the camera is much quicker. This is used to s going make audience feel anxious as they don’t know what is going to happen.  Another great technique used by editing in order to create suspense is the change of the camera shot. In the scene, the camera is cut to a point of view shot so that whatever the character sees, the audience see too. This excites the audience as they are in characters shoes. Long takes are also used in this scene to build suspense, when the character is looking at the main doors, there is a long take of the people who in and out of the station. This long take Is used in order for the audience to identify what is going on in the scene. Cross cutting is used as it makes the feel nervous as they can see what the main protagonists can’t see. 

How is time “expanded” through the use of editing as the pram falls down the steps?

 Time is expanded through the use of editing, as cross cutting is used in this case for a level of action and expands the time in which someone can save the pram. This adds a lot of mystery as the audience doesn’t have an idea of what is going to happen to the pram. Some may be thinking will it get shot at? Or will all the bullets miss? Mystery is great use in order to keep the audience interacted with the film.  Time is also expanded through the use of change of camera shots. Within that scene there are 40 different angled shots of the pram falling down the steps. Close ups, long shots, high angled shots are used in order to expand the time in this scene. As the scene is in slow motion everything is focused on the pram which makes audience sit on the edge of the seats anticipating on what is going to happen next.