Blog #3 Relationship Between Shots

I chose to write about the film Pulp Fiction, in particular the scene where John Travolta and Samuel L Jackson arrive at a former clients home to collect money that is due. I chose this scene in particular because I felt it had multiple editing techniques that really made the movie what it is. In the opening scene it is an close up shot of a locked door turning and showing a man in eye level so were in their point of view of Travolta and Jackson for a split second almost involving the 180 rule slightly. It quickly jumps over to a medium shot of both men standing at the door, they pause for a few so the man who opened the door could fully get their expressions of displeasure as well as the audience before walking in using the matched action technique.The camera is still in the position of the opened door as both men walk thru and pans over so we can now see the inside of the apartment where we see one man sitting on a chair and another laying on the couch. The camera isn't moved but set so precisely that every movement was in plain eye view of the audience. The door continues to shut and as a viewer we are left “outside” for a moment, once the door closes were in a full long shot of all characters being seen within the one shot. As Jackson and Travolta begin to ask questions, they continuously use close up shots of each characters expression (in this case fear) to fill in while being interrogated. The men who were being interrogated were eating fast food so whenever they would speak with them you would always see the foods logo in the shot which later lead to being the main conversation of that interrogation. The characters used the 180 rule often since their dialogue was very back and forth, with mostly using long shots to show every character whether speaking or not in the shot or medium to close up shots whenever they spoke. When Jackson’ character spoke on the food on the table you saw the logo but until he asked if he could try your eyes followed all the way down to the moment he picked it up to his first chew, they captured this view slowly so the former client could feel his importance and anger towards this situation. The scene continues with the former clients being asked for money, they pan to the guy on the couch where he says its in a safe, they jump cut to Travolta opening the case and doing an extreme close up on the passcode so you see from Travolta's eyes if the money is really there. The scene begins to come to and ending where Jackson is shown from a higher angle ready to shot all men in very close range to show his superiority over the former clients. In all, this movie has an abundant amount of editing techniques used and just an overall great movie to watch and examine.