March 30, 2012
Top Gear (USA)
I recently watched an episode of the United States version of Top Gear. In this episode the one host, Rutledge, was given control over this episode. In this episode he finally got to drive in a professional race. But first, since he and Adam have never driven in a race like this, they were both training. First, they had to get changed and Rutledge started it as a competition to get the suit on. Here, they used intense music which, even though it was just Rut trying to put his suit on, it gave the little scene some comedic feel and a bit more fast pace. In the next scene, their training race occurred. During the race, they used quick shots and intense music to build up on the quickness of the race. Later in the episode, the two of them went around in a car pickup business for people who were too drunk to drive themselves. For this there were a lot of low shots used when Adam was driving along. These shots were used as foreshadowing. They were used as foreshadowing because, in the end, Adam won this challenge. Top Gear, even though it's an "informational" show has great use of film techniques to usually increase the pace at which it looks and feels like the hosts are going.
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I haven’t seen this exact episode of Top Gear but i have seen many episodes that show the film techniques we've learned in class. I know that every race in this show usually has music that corresponds with the plot, and the lighting is always natural because all of the races take place outside. The camera also plays a huge role because of the fact that during the race the angles are constantly changing which makes the viewer realize how much ground is being covered. The camera angle used a lot is the wide angle because it shows the surroundings and what’s coming up on the track. The editing of the shots is done very well and quick scenes are used all throughout the episodes. Subjective point -of-view is shown when the camera is inside of the car and the viewer can see exactly what the driver is seeing on the track which really gets the viewer’s attention. This show is one that always grabs your attention and keeps you interested because of how much is done within each episode. Every episode changes things up a little bit from the last one and there are always new events in the plot to make the show stand out from others like it.
ReplyDeleteI too have recently watched the show Top Gear but not the American version, the UK version. The show uses a load of camera techniques to display cars racing around the track. In the episode i have recently watched they were racing a Jaguar, Bently, and a Holden. All three cars represent cars from different english speaking countries, United Kingdom, United States, and Australia. The episode i have watched used a lot of tracking while the cars are racing to keep up with them on the track. Wide angles also helped the show display the entire track with the cars racing. There is also some close up shots on each car so that the viewer can see the cars themselves instead of only while they are racing. Each shot is shown quickly to give the race a racing feel like they are going fast. While the hosts are talking the show uses mostly mid shots on them so the audience can feel like they are talking directly at them. The show does a phenomenal job of keeping the audience entertained as each host is a comedian and gives the show a comedic feel instead of a direct strictly racing feel.
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