Five Master Edits Arrow Analysis

 

In this clip, we see Oliver Queen (the main character), is talking to his colleagues Felicity Smoak and John Diggle. Specifically, in this scene we see a present day clip of Oliver and then the camera jumps to a flash back of when Oliver was stuck on an island.  This is an example of the Contrast edit, because it shows Oliver in two different scenarios acting differently in each scene. In the flashbacks of the show, we usually see how Oliver is developing from a rich stuck up teen to a trained killer who fights crime(which is who he becomes). 

Now, in this scene we see Oliver inside an apartment building looking for someone, kicking down doors. At the same time the camera cuts back and fourth to Felicity looking for a location of the man they are searching for. This scene displays simultaneity, because if you watch the scene you can see the scene cut back and fourth of Oliver searching a building while felicity uses her computer skills to try to hone in on the mans location that they are searching. The cutting back and fourth between the two people adds a sense of suspense in the scene. 

In this scene we see John Diggle chase the bad guys of this episode while undercover. As Diggle is chasing the main bad guy, Oliver (Green Arrow) is fighting the other bad guys. This scene displays a Leit Motif, I say this because when Oliver comes into the camera it plays the clip of his theme song associated with him almost like Darth Vader and the Imperial March. Adding a Leit Motif in this scene provides the viewer with a visual and audible queue that the Arrow is in the scene.