Analyzing M'Baku Challenging T'Challa

 

I like the way the film maker uses light in this scene. The shadows stand out against the bright colors. During the fight, the director uses rack focus in order to keep your attention on the action instead of the crowd. I like this choice because it is easy to get caught up in the bright images. Another thing that I found interesting was that the sound wasn't just in the background, it was simultaneous. You could occasionally see the people in the background playing the drums. 

Techniques	Scene	Time	Notes
Shot	M’Baku enters   M’Baku removes mask   The fight/beginning   Men guarding fight   Women guarding fight	23:00   23:27   25:16   25:21   25:22	Medium close up   Medium close up   Angle/bird’s eye   Long shot/eye level   Medium long shot Eye level
Lighting	M’Baku enters     Jabari exiting the tunnel     M’Baku removes mask       Women guarding fight	23:00     23:09       23:27       25:22	Front lighting Black background   Back lit Person covers most of the lighting   Side lighting Half of his face in a shadow   Front lighting /overhead Shadows are limited
Photography	Whole section   M’Baku removes mask     T’Challa headbutt	Whole section   23:27     26:20	High res   Telephoto/zoom Rack focus   Everything is out of focus. He can’t see straight
Exposure	M’Baku enters	23:00	Correct exposure
Editing	Entrance to meet up	23:09-23:22	Classical cutting
Sound	Can you just wrap it up     Fight scene	22:54     25:36-25:37	Sound of chanting offscreen   Music is coming from the audience (I saw drums)