Crank: micro analysis of sound, editing, mise en scene, camera and meanings within a seven-minute sequence
Crank made in 2006 had the main star as Jason Stratham, which in the film he is called Chev. Brian Taylor and Mark Neveldine directed it.
The opening scene begins with the diegetic sound of a characters heartbeat. Instantly the audience realizes that something is wrong and the camera is shot in p.o.v. He is shown looking down on the floor of an apartment and his eyes are flickering. The use of the information that his eyes are flickering and the sound of his heartbeat establish that something has happened to his body and he is also breathing heavily. He suddenly begins to walk around fast and frantically. A screeching sound enters the scene, which is unidentifiable to whether it is diegetic or non- diegetic, this adds to tension of the scene to what is happening to him. He looks at his hands and realizes they are red and soar so he rushes them over a sink to cool them, which implies that he is panicking. The mise en scene shows expensive lighting and well furnished tables, which conveys who ever the apartment belongs to, is very rich. The reason why it has been edited in this way is so you don’t know what happened to him is to create mystery and suspense to the audience.