Editing task

this short extract of 'catch me if you can' Steven Spielberg uses a number of editing techniques to create tension for the audience. To begin with the scene starts off with non-diegetic sound which is a mysterious kind of music  , creating tension for the audience as it tells us something dramatic may occur very soon. While this non-diegetic sound is played we can see a medium shot of the two male characters as they argue with each-other and a tracking shot then occurs as they both walk across the room. The use of the panning shot makes the audience feel more engaged with the movie as they feel as though they are the characters themselves, as the characters move across the room the audience feel as though they are too. In this situation it would cause the audience to feel tension as they feel as though they are the characters themselves so they begin to feel nervous as they think the gun is actually being pointed at them. Steven Spielbreg also uses a number of close-ups in this extract which again engages the audience with the movie as it allows them to see things in greater detail. For example when the detective goes into the other detective's wallet there is a close up of the wallet allowing the audience to see what is inside it . This showed us that the wallet was filled with fake cards and no type of id ,which gave us a hint that the other detective was not real.The use of this extreme close-up also creates enigma codes as the audience begins to ask questions like 'whose wallet is that?' and 'is he a real detective?'. By creating enigmas code it engages the audience even more making them want to keep watching on in order to find out what will happen next.Steven also used point of view  shots when the detectives were looking out of the window allowing the audience to see through the characters view, which again makes the audience feel as though they are the characters themselves. The use of straight cuts in this extract also speed up the pace of the film as first we can see an over-the-shoulder shot of the detective holding a gun at Leonardo Dicaprio then suddenly we can see a close-up   of the letter in his hands. This may be trying to tell the audience that the letter in his hand is going to be significant in the events leading to the aftermath.