Car chase
A chase is the pursuit of criminals by the police. The prosecuting authority while leaving their territory, one speaks of "hot pursuit ".
In film and television, a chase is a sequence in which one or more vehicles are being chased by others. Chases are widely used in the action genre and even the main subject of several films. They are especially popular because they provide fast, action-packed scenes, without requiring a large financial outlay. By Car accidents can also be represented violence without human inflicted damage.
In reality
Chases are a major transport security problem, in the UK there are estimates that each year 40 people are killed in accidents, are involved in the police vehicles. In the United States die every year about 360 people at the police chases. In the year 2002 700 pursuits were reported in Los Angeles alone.
In the U.S., some spectacular chases of news crews in addition are taken from the helicopter out and broadcast live on television. Large became famous for the chase of OJ Simpson in 1994.
Chases in the film
Chases were shown early on in movies. As early as 1913 had the black ball shown persecution in his film and thus laid the foundation for today for valid interface technology director Franz Hofer.
As the first modern car chase movie Bullitt is true that in 1968, because it was much longer and faster than previous. In addition, the camera settings were used, which gave the audience the feeling of being in the car itself. French Connection increased the realism even further: While previous chases took place on closed roads or highways, the scene were shown here in the middle of normal traffic. Another milestone was The Seven - Ups, in which a wild chase through New York is presented, which is seen by many as similar to Bullitt.
Since the Bullitt chase scenes were ever more elaborate and entertaining in movies. Accidents play an increasingly important role, and the destruction of vehicles is expected by the audience often. An early example of such an accident can be found in the 1974 movie McQ. In the Filmkomodie Blues Brothers 1980 it is equal to several chases the title character ( in a 1974 Dodge Monaco): first, the run from the police through the middle of a shopping center, then escape from a bruised country band, and before members of the Party of American National Socialists. The final chase from the police to Chicago ( later accompanied by firefighters, army and National Guard ), with numerous pile-ups, is one of the most impressive in film history.
The most common is probably the chase in which a car is chased by police. However, buses, trucks, motorcycles, snowmobiles, tanks, and virtually any other type of vehicle were seen in this or that movie in chases. All the James Bond movies usually contain more detailed staged chases.
Some TV series contain chases as a main subject, such as Knight Rider, Alarm for Cobra 11 or Airwolf.
Computer Games
Some computer games contain game modes in which chases are presented. These include:
- Driver
- Need for Speed
- Grand Theft Auto
- Enter the Matrix