End of Watch

End of Watch

Point-of-View cameras in the use of David Ayer's "End of Watch" (2012).

This is a photo from behind the scenes production of the movie "End of Watch." In this picture is Michael Peña, one of the main stars of the movie alongside actor Jake Gyllenhaal. They both play as Los Angeles Police officers as the movie is based around their working lives, personal lives, brotherhood, and constant struggles with the drug cartels. Attached to Michael Peña is a camera used to capture the point of view in which the officers would have going into different situations, most notably the burning house scene, and the party scene with "Big Evil." These cameras were used to put the audience in the shoes of the officers so it would feel as if it were them going into these scenarios. There were also a number of dash cam scenes and other scenes using normal body cams worn by actual officers to really set the stage and tone throughout the entire movie. This helped make the movie more intense when necessary and helped capture the action in ways that had not been done previously.

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