I have chosen to study the film

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English media studies coursework: In the Heat of the Night

I have chosen to study the film "In the Heat of the Night". In particular, I have chosen to study the scene in which Tibbs and Golesby confront Endicott at his villa on his plantation.

Firstly, I watched the scene through a couple of times to try and pick up an overall idea of the theme of the scene. The scene is quite long, containing 56 shots in total. The shots themselves are also long, as what is going on is a wordy confrontation, not a violent one, unlike in the car chase scene, where all the shots are very quick; a long shot brings an air of calm, whereas a quick, snappy shot conveys a sense of action. This makes the action be almost comic book in style, because you are seeing not linear movement, but what is almost a series of stills or very quick movements. However, in the Endicott scene, everything is very linear and slow moving in comparison. The scene overall is quite light and pleasant, especially out the front of Endicott's house and in his greenhouse. This pleasant outlook is often