The technique of film editing (1958)

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Croup D (continued) Ft. into the foreground, then the camera pans over to the boy, rope and chain continue to slash in the foreground. The boy by now looks uncomfortable and while the chain continues to slash, his expression changes to fear. 14 C.S. Twisted features of the 2$ Roughneck, trying to hold on to the chain for further tightening. 15 M.S. Driller who continues the 4£ tightening. The chain slashes brutally, the boy contorts his features even more and pulls up his shoulder and arm to protect his face. 16 C.S. Roughneck, while he tries 2 to unwind the chain. (The " danger " emanating from the boy's twisted features in the previous shot is continued here.) 17 C.S. Pipe-length sliding down 8 through the hole of the stop. 18 M. C.S. Driller. His eyes follow the 2 descending pipe-length off-screen, his hands ready on the brake. 19 C.S. " Stop " settling down. A 6 thigh and knee bend into frame and hands reach to unfasten the grip, while the camera already starts to pan upward. 20 M.S. Driller. The upward movement 22 of the camera in the previous shot is caught in the upward looking movement of the Driller ; then the camera pans to the right revealing the boy also looking upward. Behind the boy, the cable is unwinding. The boy quickly looks to the Driller offscreen, then up again ; then the camera pans down. Simultaneously the arm of the Driller and the handle of the brake move downward thus appearing in frame. When camera comes to rest the hand, and brake move upward again, revealing the boy's feet, toes wriggling excitedly. Group E 21 From slightly farther back than 55 before, we see the two pipelengths already fitted together. The Roughneck throws the chain around the pipe while the other one swings the monkey-wrench into position. 149