We are now moving on to editing one of our most important scenes: The Bear Trap Scene. In this scene Phillip disclaims in a frantic/psychotic way that he has set up bear traps in the woods so that "no one could come and hurt you." What he is masking as a safety precaution is clearly just a threat to keep Jim from attempting an escape.
This scene will be particular difficult to edit for a few reasons. First off, pacing will be important... we essentially shot this entire scene in a close up of Jim and a separate MCU of Phillip. In this scene Phillip literally does all the talk so we will ultimately have free range when it comes to deciding when to show Phillip or when to show reaction shots from Jim.
However, our free range may not be that free. Dave (playing Phillip) definitely has some memorable moments with his takes but there is not one take that is best from start to finish. As a result we are really going to have to craft our scene around his performance in a way that makes it memorable, believable, threatening and shocking. Simultaneously we also have to be sure to highlight Jim's performance and make sure that we remain sympathetic to him.
These next few scenes definitely mark the turning points of the film and really start sending the narrative into motion. It will be vital that we maintain our tone but also increase the steaks and use what we have to our fullest advantage.
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