At very first of the scene from Batman vs Superman movie, I can immediately spot out the dark armoured metal costume that Batman is wearing and this gives a indication to the audience that Batman is an extremely dangerous man with potentials of high danger to many. Moreover, it also suggests that Batman is ready to fight someone due to his masculine walk and the weapon that he is carrying which is the kryptonian weapon used only to kill Superman. So from the costume Batman is wearing, we know that the strength of the opponent and is highly threatened by that hence the reason for his huge armoured costume that is worn to cause less damage to him. Moreover, as the scene resumes to the scene where Superman meets Batman, the lighting on Superman is very low-key as we as audiences cannot see him properly meaning that the director is trying convince the audience that Superman is very dangerous and this fight ahead is going to be a huge fight. Also, the lighting on Batman is also a low key lighting immediately making him look more masculine with his dark huge costume. We also learnt that the two superhero actors do not fit into the world where there are many normal citizens so the two are different from the world. In addition, the props used in this movie scene are the weapons that Batman hid in order to injure Superman. As learnt through the costume of Batman and the dramatic entrance of Superman, we know that Batman needs weapons and other things to help him defeat Superman. Lastly, the setting of the fight scene seems to be in a destructive, isolated and dark city which seems to be extremely abandoned. This is the perfect setting for the fight to occur as it will simply make the fight between them two more spectacular and dramatic.
Sound
Furthermore, the sound within this fight scene between Batman and Superman is more non-diegetic meaning that it was later on added on the editing software. For example, when Batman and Superman were physically punching each other on top of the building, the almost crescendo like dramatic non - diegetic sound came in making the fight more dramatic and this will immediately create intensity within the audience. It will create anxiety around the audiences as the fight will be more intense. Moreover, the thunder non - diegetic sound also immediately made the fight more sensational and it put more enthusiasm into the fight in order to indicate to the audience that this fight is more than a fight. Additionally, also in that physical punching fight, the dramatic non diegetic sound is parallel to the scene as it is a heavy bass sound which is mostly used in fight scenes to suit the scene.
Cinematography
Within this fight scene of batman vs superman, there were huge amounts of camera framing and camera movement.Firstly, the close up shot of Batman's face with high angle shot is forcing the audience to understand and know the facial expressions of Batman prior to the fight. Secondly, there is a magnificent low angle shot of Batman where he is standing up looking up to the sky. The low angle shot immediately indicates to the audience that Batman is going to e lethal and clinical in the fight. In addition, when the scene continues to 1:18, the camera placement is behind the woman character suggesting there is someone behind her perhaps. Moreover, the camera isn't steady and still which shows realism within the scenario. Additionally, when it reaches to 1:31, there is a over the shoulder low angle shot from behind Batman showing Batman looking up to Superman which helps the audience to know the most dominant one in the fight. Then after over the shoulder shot from Batman, it moves onto over the shoulder shot from Superman looking down at Batman immediately indicating to the audience that Superman is the more lethal and dominant one. It is vital to understand these low angle and high angle shots as they indicate huge things to the audience and gives hints for the upcoming narrative. For camera movement, there is a crane shot at 3:14 where we see Superman carry Batman and almost lashing him down to the roof of the building. A crane shot is when the camera is placed a good distance above the ground (the camera is placed on the crane). A crane shot is used to help the audience have a better view of the fight scene. Moreover, at 0:40, a tilt movement is shown when the camera is steadily slowly moving upwards on its axis to show the symbol of Batman. It helps the audience to almost realize Batman's danger and his masculinity.
Editing
From the video, i can clarify that there are mostly straight cuts from each scene to another scene. Straight cuts are used to fasten the scene up so the scene won't stay in the same scene for a long time which will make it dull for the audience.
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