Relationships Between Shots

For this blog I decided to analyze the hallway fight scene from episode 2 of Netflix's new Daredevil series. This scene begins with an establishing shot of the main character of the series as he enters the hallway where the violent events will shortly take place. The low lighting, color scheme, and ominous music help set the tone of the scene, as well as the ambiance of the setting. We then get a shot of the hero, Matt Murdock's, silhouette right before the events unfold. This particular shot shows the menacing presence of the main character, and also indicates that he has a dark side despite being a hero, but is only forced to show it when the situation calls upon it. The most interesting aspect about this scene and the reason I chose it is due to the fact that it's filmed entirely in one shot. There are no cuts. The camera always stays within the hallway, and never enters the individual rooms. This effect provides a sense of mystery since the viewer never gets to see what happens inside, with the exception of the small glimpse at the beginning of he scene. The one shot style also provides a feeling of symmetry. All of this chaos is contained inside of a constraint hallway setting that has two walls with one room on each side. There are also several different angles of view due to the cameras fluid movement from one end of the hallway to the other. One other thing that the scene does well is the sense of realism and continuity. Previously to this scene, Matt was injured and had been recently patched up. His level of exhaustion and weak physical state is noted by his heavy breathing, prompting up against the walls, and lack of force behind his hits.