Hey guys it is Casey back here again with yet another post where today I am in english where I have done an essay on the hang him up scene from The Power of One and this is the entire thing.Yes I know that it is a lot but for my explanation on the camera angles used in this one scene then you are gonna want to read this.

There are many examples of film techniques being used in this one scene from The power of one’s hang him up scene but there are more than a few that stand out over the others.
The use of low angle shots are primarily used with Jaapie Botha to establish his supremacy over P.K showing whereabouts P.K is in this dilemma. This can be seen after Jaapie kills/executes 

P.K’s chicken where a low angle shot is used to establish his supremacy right before P.K pushes him over. This shot was used by the director to show us the fight that P.K  is in. This also shows us 

that P.K is driven by his emotions as we get a close up of his face which shows us both fear and hatred in his eyes.

The impact that this scene creates is perfect for showing us who the enemy is for the story. The low angles used also shows us how much power Jaapie has over P.K, This use of low angles is used really 

well in setting up where the characters allegiances ly.

Another example of film techniques used well in this scene also includes the use of low key lighting. An example of this is right after Jaapie gets slapped in the face you can only see one half of both 

jaapies and P.K's faces which control the contrast between these two adversaries. The director's purpose for this is to show who our main characters are going to  be throughout the film because they are 

the only ones that have had any character development so far in the film. The way that this created impact was by using it on our main characters and environment only showing us who we are looking out 

for. This used with the low angles really helped to set the scene for the film as a whole.

Another technique used was the use of diegetic sound which in this case is the German martial music playing in the background. An example of this is when we see Jaapie get a knife tattoo of the Nazi 

logo on his arm it shows us what he believes in. The director's purpose for this is to show us what kind of person Jaapie is and what he believes in and that he devotes himself to the wrong cause as we know 

from history. The impact that one moment creates is not just “oh no” but it is really more of a“you gotta be kidding me” moment and it is pretty much the point in which P.K is gonna have a hard time from 

now on. All of that shows us what has become of the antagonist in this film and what he has devoted himself to.

After all of that the low key lighting followed by the low angles & diegetic sound, it gives us a truly impactful scene demonstrated beautifully by John G Avildsen. This created impact causing the 
audience to know who we should be rooting for and who we should be rooting against.



Anyway I think that about raps it up for today and I hope you guys enjoyed and I shall see you guys in the next post bye bye