A Study of The Naked Gun
In the film "The Naked Gun" (1988), directed by David Zucker, there are a few different simple editing and sound processes employed. The movie is very coherent in transitions from scene to scene from these postproduction elements. The editing process is quite simple, with no extraordinary cuts that are hard to follow. The sound is done to coordinate events that taking place, and that will take place in future shots. If we can have an understanding of how the film is patterned, through the use of editing and sound, we can draw conclusions as to future events in the movie. Thus, there are many scenes that relate to one another, and you can account for these scenes predictability of events if you follow the editing and sound patterns produced in the opening scene. To find a pattern in editing and sound we need to understand how the opening scene uses these techniques to coincide with the events taking place. As the scene begins, we have a bird's eye establishing shot of the city Beirut, where the scene takes place. The music selected is one that comes from that same hemisphere as Beirut is from. This sets the scene for the environment, which is also used in later scenes in America, for example, the scene at the baseball stad
In each film produced there is always sound and editing. These two postproduction elements play a large role, if not the most important, in the meaningfulness and coherence of the film. Organization is a high priority when editing, since without it a viewer will become confused to the shots taking place. Each film varies slightly from the techniques used in editing and sound, and this is what makes each film unique. This pattern of editing and sound is apparent, in someway, in each scene throughout the film. In almost every conversation there are cross cuts used. The same thing about sound can be said. For example, in the scene following the opening credits, Nordberg, a fellow cop of the lead role who was the spy in the opening scene, is sneaking up to a warehouse. The music used is that again of a long strung violin, which creates anticipation to an event that will soon take place. This is the same technique as in the opening scene, prior to the fighting. From this we can assume some kind of action to soon take place, which it does. Another example of editing and the similarities between scenes is the scene at the baseball park. When the outfielder tries to assassinate the Queen, the lead character Frank Drebin, uses a gun-like dev
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