Shot type analysis #5 - Crash zoom shot

From 1:00 to 1:03 we see an example of a crash zoom shot. This shot can be very effective when wanting to focus on something on someone to add dramatic effect, in this case, the diamond with the title of the movie 'Snatch' edited in-front of it. It helps the audience to concentrate on what is most important in the shot.


We can also see another example of a crash zoom shot in the same film. At 2:01 we see the camera zoom into one of the thugs' gun and quickly cut pans across each letter of the word 'replica'. These two extracts are a very brilliant example of the crash zoom, and they come from a brilliant film packed full of inventive and creative camera shots, angles, and scenes.