Another camera angle that Lurhman uses is a close up shot. This shot was a close up at the gas station and a close up of Tybalts foot. The projected effect this has on an audience would be to convey Tybalt to be a hard western type man and to also create a sense of apprehension.
An additional camera angle that Lurhman uses is an insert of one of the characters called Abra; the insert was of his mouth that had sin written on it. The consequence this has on an audience would to convey him to be an immoral person.
Editing is a key presentational device that Lurhman uses. Editing is used to create various effects in the scene by the pace of the edit. Lurhman uses speed of editing to make the scene stimulating. When the focus changes from Benvolio to Tybalts face, a fast edit is used. The outcome this has on the audience is to put across a sense of drama and jeopardy to the audience.
A further form of editing Lurhman uses is a slow edit to suggest a change of pace in the scene. This is shown when the camera changes from Tybalts face to the nuns. The intended effect this would have a on the audience is one of drama and maybe a sense of a fight between good and evil.
Lurhman changes the style of the edits to create various effects in different ways. One of these ways is when the camera focuses on Benvolios eyes then straight cuts to Tybalts face. The consequence this has on the audience is to make you feel as though you are seeing the current events though Tybalts eyes.
The style of editing is also important to the way that a scene or character is portrayed. This is shown when the image before the edit was the Montague boys. The edit then jump cuts to Abra’s mouth. The outcome this has on an audience would create a change of speed and make the audience feel excited.
Styles of editing can be used to make the transition from one scene or shot to another. This could be said when the audience gets an image of the Montague boys from the back. Then the camera wipe cuts to the front of the Montague boys. The intended effect this has on an audience would be that there was a turn around, you were following them now they are following you.
There are two types of sound used in Lurhmans film adaptation of “Romeo and Juliet” these are diegetic and non-diegetic. An example of diegetic sound is when the Montague boys are in their car. The music coming from their car is diegetic. The effect this has on the audience is to make them aware of their temperament.
An additional form of diegetic sound is when Tybalt drops the matchstick and it hits the floor. The projected outcome this would have on the audience is to increase the dramatic tension and to emphasise the silence around them.
An example of non-diegetic sound would be when Tybalt lights his cigar and there is a background sound of western type music. By playing western music Lurhman makes the audience aware of Tybalts wickedness and has no remorse for his actions.
A further example non-diegetic sound of this would be when Benvolio comes out of the toilets. The intended effect this has is that it emphasises the tension between the two families and maybe to convey to the audience that there might be a showdown.
The way Lurhman uses an urban setting in a down town city with buildings with billboards with Montague and Capulet written on them suggests a conflict between the two. The result this has on the audience would be more modernised and more action. This is the same as Shakespeare’s version but more modernised and upbeat.
