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Blog Post #3- Birdman

In the movie Birdman, I felt the editing of the film was wonderfully done and contributed greatly to the final outcome of the film. Each scene consisted of long shots which when incorporated together made the film seem to have a continuous flow.  To an audience member it felt as if the camera never stopped rolling. It seemed when the film was to have a cut they would pan to a poster on the wall or a drummer in order to make a seamless transition between scenes. This type of film makes the audience feel a part of the movie, you felt like you were running alongside the characters. I think they did a great job of capturing the actions in certain scene but also being able to keep that fluid movement of the camera. In the first scene I chose they were able to do just that. Music and sound is such an important part of this film. In the first scene there is dramatic music playing in the background, and in one part "Birdman's" voice almost drowns out the background noise. His voice is deep and  powerful. I love how when Riggan is walking down the Manhattan street "Birdman" is walking directly behind him, this is shot from a side view. Then the camera swings to a front view, "Birdman" is directly behind Riggan and he expands his wings and them seem to be  a part of Riggan. It was wonderfully done and for me metaphoric. This film  did a great job of making this movie flow continuously without it ever being obvious the difference between scenes. Without such  editing this film would not have been as successful.