Unit 16 Following the Action

Following the action:

What is Following the Action?

Following the Action" is when there are movement or an action scene; the camera would follow the event that is taking place.

It is used mostly in action scenes to build suspense.

Example:

Expendables 2 – I now pronounce you man and knife

This is from Expendables 2 where Jason Statham poses as a monk to fend off the enemy goons from a local village in this fight scene the camera follows the action

V for Vendetta – Final Fight

This is from V for Vendetta a film adaptation of Alan Moore’s graphic novel this is the last scene in the film before the death of the main character.

A scene that uses a lot of shot variation: 

From The Matrix