Salt
Throughout the film ‘Salt’ the soundtrack varies to show the
different moods and settings. Suspicion
is portrayed through music with strong slow beats. Whereas when there is a fight about to begin,
suspense arises through the music meeting a climax and as the action takes
place the music gets louder, faster and stronger. There is a scene in an
elevator where a Russian man uses his feet with knifes in the soles to kill two
men. Just as this is about the happen the music reaches its end and the camera
zooms into his feet in slow motion. This leaves the audience wondering what is about to happen, all of a sudden a
blade comes out of the shoe and the music pipes up again, and the fight is over
in seconds. As the blade appears from the shoe editing is used. A sharp light
fills the screen which immediately gains the audiences attention.
Another action scene in the film is when Angelina Jolie is
inside a car with two security guards. She appears defenceless so you don’t
think anything is going to happen. The speed of the car is shown through the
angle only showing the wheel turning as the car turns a corner. The camera
zooms into her face where her eyes turn to face the camera. All of a sudden it
blacks out and she attacks both men next to her. Many camera angles are used
from inside the car and outside.
