Crank - 2006 [dirs Neveldine+Taylor]
Jason Statham is running out of time due to an injection of horse tranquilizers [Time slows]. As an antidote to the precarious situation he finds himself in he must reenergize his body with adrenalin fueled action [Time speeds up]. We follow him on his highs and lows as the directors use an interesting array of techniques to show these two extremes as he bends and stretches time as he is consumed by the tranquilizer and then overcomes the situation by kickstarting his heart by consuming copious quantities of adrenalin and other stimulants.
Camera
pov / shaky hand camera / slowmo - high speed frame rate / fast action - low frame count / depth of field - blurred then focused - then blurred
Visual Effects
vignette / periphery vision rippling / a 3D pulsing heart / image saturation
Sound
blood rushing / heart pounding or slowing / phone ringtone starts off normal and fades to simulate Statham's heartbeat [like a battery running out].
Statham does his part too and portrays the fiendish adrenalin fueled gangster with the stereotypical dry British wit and cunning.
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