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How Does the Use of Camera Work and Editing Create Tension or Suspence in the Sequence "Wrong Number"?
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How Does the Use of Camera Work and Editing Create Tension or Suspence in the Sequence "Wrong Number"? "Payback", a 1999 crime/noir film written and directed by Brian Helgeland. The sequence I am studying is "Wrong Number". The whole film is a classic modern interpretation of Film Noir starring Mel Gibson as "Porter" and Maria Bello as Rosie. At the beginning of this sequence we see the door open and in comes Porter holding the dog, belonging to Rosie, which was shot in the previous scene. This accentuates Porter's "nice guy" and "anti-hero" image and character. It also makes us breathe a certain sigh of relief because we know the dog is ok. Porter puts the dog down and we hear the door shut. Rosie appears through the doorway looking weary. We see fragmented shadows on the bed suggesting that maybe something isn't quite right. The film cuts to...
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