Run Lola Run Essay

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Editing contributes to the film “Run Lola Run” because the shots are in a telling way. Time and space are the two structures of continuity in editing. One of the ways the shots were achieved in the movie is by continuity and using master shot. An example in the movie where master shot was used was the surroundings to give a sense of everything that is going on and when the characters were shown close up. Continuity editing, In the first shot the character was looking at something off screen, the next scene shows us what he or she perceives, then we see the reaction of our character based on what he sees.
The film maker made the choice to use continuity because he was trying to reconstruct the world around us and attempting to make it easier on the audience to understand the action happening on screen. Sound creates emphasis in the movie “Run Lola Run” giving dialogues including conversation discussions and phone conversations. In …show more content…

The clock sounds in some scenes are also reminds the audience that time is passing. In one of the scenes Lola’s scream is reinforced by the visualization of breaking glasses.
The music is mostly used in the scenes when Lola is running meaning when the action continues. Before the first scene of when Lola is on the phone, there was no music in the background. After Lola run’s the music stops when there is talking to another character and no running. In some scenes, the audience hears Lola’s voice even when she is not talking. The diegetic sounds help’s the audience to understand the overall situation of Lola.
The use of music in the film seems appropriate to the story because it constantly reminds the audience of speed. Music becomes more dominant because it adds action to the film. For example, the dialogue between Manni and Lola and the tick of the clock, which are diegetic sounds grabbing the audience attention. Music shares Lola’s worried

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