Kill Bill Vol.2

The sequence starts by showing a bride walking down the aisle in a church, in order to show this the camera tracks backwards in time to her walking. As well as this a mid-close up shot is used in order for us to see both the woman as well as the background. The main character is dressed all in white and is noticeably in a church setting. Not long into the sequence the brides face drops as she portrays a look of shock and fear, the camera continues to track her as she is walking towards the door. This gives the audience a sense of nervousness as they do not know who/what she is walking towards and also why she may be walking away from her own wedding. The whole sequence is shown in black and white, as this is done to show that the scene may be a flash back. Both low-key and natural lighting are present during this sequence in order to help create a sense of suspense.

Following this scene, using parallel editing, we see a P.O.V shot of the door way to the church, this is included in order for us to distinguish the direction in which the music is coming from. From this the bride enters the shot of the door way, she holds this position for while as if debating whether to leave or not. This is a static shot which changes from a close up to a mid shot and then further to a long shot as we see her walk outside. The emotion and actions of the bride cause the audience to replicate her nervousness as well as confusion, the fact we are shown the whole body of the bride gives us as sense of how up tight and weary she is in her surroundings.

When showing the woman outside a two shot is used, this is positioned from the further side of the male. The male character is then consequently closet to the camera as the woman is positioned further away, this shot obeys the rule of thirds as the characters are positioned next to each other on the screen. The distance between the two could show how uncomfortable they are with each others presence and also shows a lack of relationship. In this shot you can also see how she has her back turned towards the man, this can signify how they may have differences with each other.
Not long after this there is a shot reverse shot showing the faces of both characters, this is shot with a close up in order for us to see the different emotions the different characters are portraying.

Whenever the camera is showing the female she is shot on the right hand side whereas the male is shot of the opposite side this is used to emphasise their distance. It also shows that they may have some sort of relationship however this is disrupted by conflict and tension. The length of the shots quicken as the music does so this may be building up to something, in this case the start of dialogue between the two. This type of editing reminded me of a scene from 'The Good, The Bad And the Ugly' where the pace and duration of the shots quicken as the music does, building up suspense and tension. This intrigued me in both of the different sequences as it puts me on edge and wondering when and what is going to happen next. These shots are close ups of the faces of the different characters, again highlighting the different emotions of the two.

After these repetition shots the shot stills at eye level and focuses on the male, this signals to the audience that the male is ready to engage in conversion with the woman.
The shots involving the woman include a lot of negative space, this could replicate the emptiness of their relationship and enhance the thought that there is lasting issues with the two.
As the male begins to stand and walk towards the woman the camera tilts and pans while following him as well as this a continuous long shot is used. Not far into the dialogue between the two the woman begins to walk towards the male, this is shown with a tracking close-up of her feet, the camera tracks her from right to left and similarly tracks the male from left too right. This shows how the characters are getting closer to each other, and may signify how they want to rekindle their lost relationship. We know when they are close to each other as we are shown a static close-up of both their feet almost touching which portrays the level of intimacy they have with each other. As the scene cuts to their faces we can see how their body language has changed, and also see how comfortable and engaged they now seem compared to the start of the sequence. From this shot the camera then changes position and begins to show the conversation from a series of over the shoulder shots, this is used in order to involve the audience and to make them feel more connected within the scene.