The cinematography in the opening 5 minutes of Hot Fuzz establishes the main character and setting through various shots and editing techniques. An establishing shot introduces the main character walking down a corridor, setting up the main location. The editing has a very fast pace to create tension from the start and engage the audience. Various shot sizes are used, from wide shots of a line of men to close ups of faces, focusing on details to convey information through visuals. Match cuts, point of view shots, and over the shoulder shots follow the action and movement. Jumps between scenes and characters are done through cuts, fades, and match on action editing.

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Cinematography Editing
How many of these shots can
you pick out?
What could they mean or be
telling us?
How many of these edits can
you pick out?
What could they mean or be
telling us?
Establishing shot: Main
actor walking down the corridor
That thiscouldbe the mainsettingof
where thingsare filmed andthatthisis
the mainactor, showinghisimportance
Editing pace: Very fast
Having fast editing pace will give the
film a lot of tension from the very
star, getting the audience fully
engaged to follow what events are
happening very early on.
Wide shots: Continuity editing: When the editing is following the
movement of someone, so when the
guy was walking down the corridor
Medium shots: Of all the men lined up in the
hall in black outfits only
seeing fromthe waistup
Match cut:
Close up: Close up of the characters face to
show the expressions and when
being stabbed in the hand
Jump cut:
Medium close up: Medium close up of the shoes
walking down the hallway
Cross cut:
Extreme close up: Many shots of his face and
eyes. Paying attention to
specific details
Cutaway:
Point of view: When he was ticking the sheet
we were looking through his
eyes
Match on action:
Over the shoulder: Following as they are doing
army training
Reaction shot:

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Two shot:
Jumping fromthe chess into
action
Fade:
When it shows peoplebeing
arrested, it fades fromthe
different handcuffs showing
different shots
High angle: Dissolve:
Low angle: Whenthe character was ridinga bike
and skidded.Wasfilmedfromalow
angle andfocusedmainlylookingfrom
the tyresup
Wipe:
Pans: Whenshowingall of the certificateson
the wall Split Screen:
Tilts: Followingthe bikeasitskidded
Slow Motion:
Zoom: Zooming slowly in as the man in
walking down the corridor at the
very start pf the film
Montage: When he is running with the
police armed forces
Long take: