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Week 7: Master Edits in Films

                                                                      1. Contrast
In this movie Four Lions, Hassan goes to talk to Omar and while there he talks about violence that is going to happen and right after saying that, although it wasn't the violence he was talking about, a kid comes in yelling and shooting a water gun.

                                                                       
                                                                        2. Symbolism
In the Dark Night Rises, Batman tells commissioner Gordan to light up a flare and through it cause a firey bat symbol, showing that the Batman has returned.


                                                                     3. Parallelism
In the prestige, it shows parallelism, when John is talking to Jess about different acts magicians do on stage while switching back and forth to the magician while he does his acts.


                                                                      4. Simultaneity
In the office it shows simultaneity by switching scenes as the workers panic through the fire drill, which they aren't aware of, trying to escape the building.

                                                                   
                                                                     5. Leitmotif
This is a scene from the movie jaws that show leitmotif as the shark gets closer to his victims before he devours them.

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