Movie Clip

The clip I chose is from the movie Happy Gilmore. This scene is the first time that Happy Gilmore (Adam Sandler) hits a golf ball and realizes that he can hit a golf ball a very long ways. In this scene the speed of motion changes from a normal speed to a slow motion shot during his second swing. This is used to dramatize the swing and show how significant it is. Also the speed of motion changes to very rapid as the camera is acting like it is the ball while flying through the trees after his first shot. This is used to show how fast and how far the ball travels. Other elements of film used are extreme long shot and long shot. This is used after his first shot and shows how far away the house he hit is. The extreme long shot is to show that he hit the ball an extraordinary distance even with his funny swing and lack of practice. The long shot is shown right in the beginning and shows the full bodies of the workers and the house with its belongings outside. This is to show that the house is being emptied and taken away and to give a perspective of the things inside the house and how the workers are being short of careless with the things being spread out throughout the yard.