Editing

Gladiator

The pace of editing at the beginning of this clip is very slow paced. The clip starts with a close up of Maximus however the camera spends fifteen seconds just on Maximus, despite another character speaking. This is done to emphasise the importance of the protagonist. This is then followed by two shots of gladiators Maximus is working with, they are both close ups. From this we can infer that these two characters, along with the protagonist, play a slightly larger role in the plot and from the use of close ups we can infer that an emotional connection is trying to be made with these characters specifically. A straight cut is then used to move the shot from Maximus to Cassius. The shot of Cassius is a low-angle shot, this shows the audience that he has more power in comparison to the gladiators below.

An eyeline match is then used when the chariot comes out from beyond the gate. First there is a shot of the gladiators looking to the left then there is a shot of where there are looking. From here the pace of the transitions begin to speed up. There are a lot of transitions now that they have started fighting. A dolly shot is also used, the camera moves around the Coliseum from the perspective of multiple audience members from what seems to be the second row. 

Straight cuts are used at a fast pace during the fighting. The transitions are moving from the gladiators to who they are fighting and the shots are mostly close ups. There is also juxtaposition used at one point where a man was just killed then a shot of the emperor smiling and laughing is shown. The shot of the emperor is after the man that was killed, this allows the audience to make the link that he his enjoying the thrill of gladiators killing. The majority of the clip is fast paced straight cuts during the fighting scene to help heighten the feel of the scene, creating more action. As the battle dies down the number and pace of transitions slow down dramatically so that the audience knows the battle is almost over.