In the clip Donnie Darko, I've been looking at editing and camera work and some of the key editing and camera work I've spotted are; Slow motion, Fast motion, flashes, camera tilting, wide shot, shot transitions, cuts, scene wipes, jump cuts, tracking shot, panning shot and how these things effect the sequence.
At the beginning of the clip, we are introduced a slow beat music and a camera technique used tilting upwards with a slow motion edit technique as the boy opens the car door to get out. Also, the music gets louder and faster after a few seconds of watching the clip, we instantly can tell that the movie is full of drama.
These wide shots show just before the children enter the school in slow motion.
Then we are introduced to the Another camera technique used is 'panning.' When the three boys walk into the school they all look straight ahead as if they are looking at somebody.
After the camera pans, there is a mid shot of another person. This shot shows their dramatic facial expression as well as the background. The slow motion in these shots suggest there's some sort of conflict between the two characters,like they've been arguing about something or that they cannot share something in their lives.
The tracking shot is constantly used within the characters to introduce them to the audience. The camera work has been used to introduce the character/personality of character. For example: when the camera follows the 'good looking guy' as he screws the other guy to present his ugly personality to the audience.
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