I looked very closely at 'The Place Beyond The Pines' for inspiration for the whole film and referred to the film for guidance when directing, filming and editing certain scenes. Knowing the film very well I was very familiar with the way in which the fight scene was created, and so set about working the methodology from the scene and the information I had extracted from Blain 'Brown - Cinematography, Theory and Practice' into my film. I understand that Sean Bobbit the Dp for Pines had indubitably used a long lens to capture the shot where Luke Glanton played by Ryan Gosling attacks Kofi with a spanner to compress the space between the two characters.
The movement is quick enough to disguise the assault with Ryan Gosling's body covering the other actor, the downward movement from the victim turning away from the attack also disguises the face which will then have make up on in the cutaway shot. The shallow depth of field also obstructs the viewers vision, the focus pulls from Kofi's face to Ryan Goslings back though not immediately.
The next shot we visit is one shot just past the door, this almost seems to be from another perspective, we are able to see the actors expression as he looks upon the mistake he has just made, the shot seems to empower the character as we are able to see his physicality but his recklessness as well. Throughout the film we have looked at Luke (Ryan Gosling) as a protector of his son and lover Row (Eva Mendez) as he's attempted to provide for his family, however this scene has allowed the audience to see the much more reckless and volatile side of Luke, I feel that this shot helps to convey that transition of the character.
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