Edit and Be Organized

The piece of linear media I will be choosing is one of my many favorites. The movie is called “Way of the Dragon.” The fight scene with Bruce Lee and Chuck Norris has made a significant influence in the story telling of the movie. Based on the actions of the actors, such as the kicking and the punching, it eventually leads to a story on who will win in a duel in the end. The eye contact between the two actors in the film is the cause of the fight scene with their hands clutch signifying a battle will start. The setting of the story also determines how the shots were organized. They are in a room where there is nobody but them. It is basically like an arena for like two men going at each other seeing who best who. During the start of the fight, Bruce Lee was being kicked around by Chuck Norris and then Bruce Lee made a comeback. The shots were organized in a way where whoever is knocked down the camera focuses on that person. It is time on the movement on who will make the next move. In the scene, we see Bruce Lee throwing kicks and punches, and then it switches back to Chuck Norris doing the kicks and punches. It is order through those movements. During the beginning of the scene we see Chuck Norris winning and gaining the upper hand then alternatives back to Bruce Lee winning and gaining the upper hand. Eventually, Bruce Lee won the fight. There is a right place to do the cuts, for example, we see the camera focus on Bruce Lee then to Chuck Norris, and then switches to a view were we can see them both. The cuts in the shots seem obvious because you get a clue that the camera will switch to the other actors through the body language. The eyes stare and clutch fist will eventually lead to a cut scene to a fight.