Ong-BakSolo Shariff-Hickey

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ie-C7o30PkU

A master shot is used to show the sash as an objective, the camera then zooms out slowly to show how this is going to be a grand spectacle (crane shot) in the scene to come and to create an immersion on the viewer of how magnificent a challenge it is going to be. The use of pipes for the music shows how it is a traditional setting and scenario.

The crane shot develops into a low angle shot to make it seem as thought the people in this scene are powerless before the challenge that the tree entails.

This low shot fades slowly into a high angle shot of the people about to undertake the challenge of the tree, the high angle also reflects the same ideas as the low angle shot did; that the challenge is bigger than the people you see in the shot (the camera pans to show how many people are going to take on this challenge).

The wide shot is used here to show how many people are going to take part in this event, the sheer magnitude of the amount of people here shows that whatever the event is, it’s an important one.

All of the people suddenly burst into running at the tree, with no apparent trigger, and the tree is what is in focus (soft focus) which shows that the tree is what’s most important here, not the masses of people running towards it.

Once the people reach the tree the camera changes to a crane shot to emphasise the violent scene unfolding, the people are throwing each other from the tree. This violence shows that the sash at the top of the tree is very important, and people are willing to get hurt to get a chance at it.

The camera quickly transitions between several different camera angles that get closer, resembling how the scene is leading to a more important event and conclusion. The music turns into fast symbols pipes and a bongo beet to also emphasise the scene leading to a more important point.

The camera focuses on people as they get thrown from the trees, you can hear them writhe in pain as they fall. This also accents to the feeling of how important this event is because of how you can see people running toward the tree while others get thrown off; these people are those who were thrown off earlier.

The people are covered in clay so that they blend in with the colour of the tree, it makes their movements seem more fluid because it’s harder to track them with the colours mixing together.

Low angle shots are used when the people are thrown from the tree in order to show how high the fall is going to be and to make the impact of them hitting the ground seem bigger. The camera also follows them as they fall to add to this effect

High angle crane shot is used to show the people as they climb the tree to show how high these few are in relation to the top of the tree.

A medium shot is used on the sash as it is taken from the tree, not including the person who has it, in the shot, adds to the spectacle of it and how it’s a grand achievement to have taken the sash from the tree.

The low angle long shot is used here in order to show that the person who has the sash is in the position of power. This effect is added to by him being alone in the shot.

The lighting is used here to make the movements seem more majestic as he clambers down the tree. Symbols are added to the music now to show how there is now a chase developing to get the sash from the person who has it right now.

This medium long shot is used in order to show the face of the main character, who has the sash. It is also used to highlight the sash on him because of how it’s such a bright colour on top of greyer, darker colours; highlighting its importance.

As they chase the man with the sash down the tree, it changes between different close, medium and long shots to show how there’s huge risk to running around these trees as the situation for a person can change at any point. It also helps to show the connection between the main character and how the others are closing in on him.

This low angle shot shows the man with the sash jumping between two high branches. It’s used to display the extreme skill of the man with the sash, showing the height he does this jump and amplifies the sense of danger in such a manoeuvre.

There’s a low angle shot used as the main character is about to jump out the tree, builds up some suspense before he actually does.

There’s a crane shot as he jumps from the tree to track him as he falls, adding to the suspense of his jump.

Once he lands the jump, the camera goes into a low angle shot with the tree now in the background. The impression this creates is that he is as powerful as the tree seemed at the beginning of the sequence, and now that he has completed the challenge the tree is insignificant.

Once landing there’s a drum beet leading to when he removes the sash. This shows how this was what it was all leading to, when someone climbed the tree and brought the sash down.

Once the drum beet stops, the camera transitions to show people cheering, this confirms the idea of the scene being some sort of festival.

• The costume coupled with the pipe music creates the concept of a traditional event, the ragged clothing also reflects the idea of peasantry and wherever they come from is a poor village.