Analysis of still shots - Die hard - ISL 3

This is a long shot showing a large van speeding down a narrow street smashing cars that get in its way and causing mayhem. Framing is used in this shot, the audience can see the large van speeding down the street it’s almost in the centre but as well you have undamaged cars central to the shot that are about to get damaged, this suggests that the cars in front of the large van are going to get hit. Composition is also used in the shot, the cars lined up on the street as if they were parked there in a normal city centre and also the audience can see a bit of the buildings that surround the street so the audience get a sense of location and possibly so they could understand the narrowness of the street. This camera shot is a hight angled-shot; it’s looking down at the large van. This creates the effects of the van looking powerless and makes the audience feel dominant.