End of Watch Film Analysis - Kye

 Tonight, I watched End of Watch, which is directed by David Ayer. I really liked this movie. This movie is filmed in a documentary style. Different types of cameras are used such as the POV camera's attached to the protagonists, the camcorder that Jake Gyllenhaal's character holds and the police camera that is attached to the police car. I really like found footage films, one of my favourite found footage films is Project X. It allows you to do natural things with the camera, which gives the film an unplanned, documented feel. 
 At the start of the film, there is a locked down shot.  A locked down shot is a shot where the camera is fixed in one position while the action continues off-screen. It shows that life is messy and can not be contained by a camera. I really really like this shot, if I ever become a director and I will, I will use this shot a lot. It will be my signature shot. For our coursework, I actually have something in mind that uses a locked down shot.