Still Shots From Original Film - The Collateral.

Collateral Original

This blog is of still shots from the film starring Tom Cruise -  Collateral and our remake of the film. I had difficulty setting this out - so this blog does have to go on for about 11 years.

This shot is a medium close up, and there are loads of people in the background which creates a busy atmosphere, and everybody is out of focus, giving more emphasis on Tom Cruises character, indicating he is the main charecter. He is walking  towards the camera. On a storyboard this would be shown with arrows pointing downwards.

Once again this shot is a medium close up. As you can see the man in the front is blurred and the background is blurred except for Jason Statham. This is emphasising Jason Statham's character, indicating that he is the protagonist. He is walking towards the camera, in a storyboard this action would be shown with an arrow pointing downwards.

This shot is a close up on Tom Cruise's face. The frame is done particularly well because the top part of his head is cut off - using the rule of third. In addition if he looked up - the frame would be following the rule of third because his eyes will be on the top line. He is walking forward. The background is blurred.

This shot has been filmed from a low point of view. The bag has been dropped, in a storyboard the action would be represented with an arrow pointing downwards. We can see a close up on the bag, which is stressing its importance, making it the main focal point. The background is blurred.

This shot is a medium close up. This shot shows the two men bumping into to one another. In a storyboard this action would been shown with an arrow point at one another but coming from the other persons direction. The men are in focus, so this shows that they are both equally important, but they are more important then the rest of the people in the background because they are blurred out. Furthermore the medium close up of the two men emphasises their relationship and it creates a relationship with the audience because they are close and personal. Moreover it creates a tense atmosphere.  

This shot is a close up however it is an over the shoulder shot. The frame follows the rule of third because his eyes are on the top line of a 3x3 grid. The reason it is an over the shoulder shot is that when it comes to the editing process it will make conversation scene.

This shot is a close up however it is an over the shoulder shot. The frame follows the rule of third because his eyes are on the top line of a 3 x3 grid. The reason it is a n over the shoulder shot is that when it comes to the editing process it will make conversation scene.

This shot is a close up on the bag but from a far away distance. This is because you can seen a blur at the top of the screen, which can make out to be a point of view shot. Moreover that blur can be someones legs in the foreground passing along to create a busy atmosphere. The close up on the bag emphasises its importance especially when it comes up twice in the footage.

This shot is an extreme close up, however it is an over the shoulder shot. The extreme close up creates a menacing powerful interpretation of Tom Cruise;s character. This is because his face has been marginalised from his body.