Fight Club 30 second analysis

I am going to analyse a 30 second clip of Fight Club (David Fincher, 1999)



I will be analysing 4 key media concept points Camera Shots, Editing, Sound and Mise-en-Scene. Above is the 30 second clip i am going to be analysing. Fight Club has been one of my favourtite films for a few years and i have rarely seen any other film in which i think can compete with it.

Shots, Camera Angles.

The shots used in this scene such as the ikea catalogue scene http://vimeo.com/17056671#t=3 shows a close up of the catalogue with a high angled camera, this goes along with the audio of him saying about all the items he cant resist buying, with the camera being a high angle i think this subtely hints that the character i s earning a decent amount of money which i s why this dominating shot is used.

http://vimeo.com/17056671#t=17 This is then followed by a panning shot across the room, showing the watcher of his surroundings and the setting he is in but this isnt done ovbiously as the introduction to all his ikea items is shown as the main reason for this shot. This is also done at a high angle for the reason i can only think of to be again showing his wealth.

The panning shot continues as the main character walks across his flat http://vimeo.com/17056671#t=29 at a medium shot to again show his surroundings to the viewers.

Mise-en-Scene

We get the impression that the chracter is working a pretty decent job from this scene as he is dressed in a smart attire and he lives in a stylish compartment suite. The little hints such as this rug behind the catalouges http://vimeo.com/17056671#t=9 suggest that he is a wealthy character as he owns such high end products. This is also shown as the scene continues when the panning shot reveals all of his belongings and as a watcher we are not inclined to think that he his poor, we are more inclined to think he is a more up market character. Shots such as http://vimeo.com/17056671#t=13 and http://vimeo.com/17056671#t=21 represent this.

Editing

The editing is very smartly done as the objects reveal themselves into the room as thge camera crosses, this fits in well with the audio as, as he speaks of the 'The clipse personal office unit' or the 'Hovetrekke exerbike' these objects fade into the shot.