Leah Lovan Edit Scene Analysis- Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides

This one of my favorite scenes from the Pirates of the Caribbean series of movies. It show how crazy yet cunning Captain jack sparrow is. The first half of the scene is shot with a continuity technique; although, it has to work with three speaking characters instead of two. When Hector Barbarossa is speaking with Jack Sparrow, Barbarossa stays on the left side and Jack on the right. However, when the King and Barbarossa are talking Barbarossa stays on the right but the King takes Jack's spot on the right.The shots are mostly close ups of the characters, with some reaction shots, except when presenting Barbarossa, when he puts his peg leg on the table and when someone is moving. The second half of the scene is shot with a complexity technique. There are a lot of quick shots, fast edited shots and moving around the without staying to the 180 line. It helps show the craziness of this part of the scene and everyone panicking.There are also a lot of insert shots showing important details that Jack Sparrow is keeping track off to be able to escape, like the quick shot of the pastry on the chandelier that he later grabs.