Still shots from Behind Enemy Lines: Colombia

I chose this Action/Thriller film as i have recently watched it. I think that there are some interesting techniques have been used to achieve what they have. They are as follow;



I like this shot as its a long and high angled shot which has zoomed downward. So it could also be classed as a high angled mid-shot. I feel as though the rule of golden line has been used as the two main parts of the picture is the garage with the fire and the oil tanker in the background. As the fire could easily spread, also the sole reason that they are using binoculars shows that they could be undercover.

The mise-en-scene is one of an airfield, with suspicious activities which would be easy to construct. It can be cross referenced to the type of genre in which James Bond or War films would fit into. From this shot it could be interpreted as a first person view, which is showing that the person is under threat or in danger. The colour difference between the heat and all the other objects points out where the danger is.

The other screen shot i took is the following;



This shot is very soon after the previous screen-shot, i thought it fit in well as it shows the audience what was in the building the binoculars could see.
The shot type is pretty much at eye level, but its a two shot as there is more than one person within view. The camera angle is used in the form to make the person with the gun is more powerful.
The camera crew have also made it blurry so that the detail of each character is minimal, as its more important about where the action is taking place rather than the characters. The lighting in this picture also makes it more tense as its hard to see the actors, but the light is in the middle where the action is occurring.

The scenery surrounding the innocent chef makes it more realistic as it would bring perspective to the general public as they could see themselves in his position. Also the way that the chef has no weapon shows his innocences. The mise-en-scene shows a war image as they are all dressed typically for a bunker.