20 Things You Somehow Missed In There Will Be Blood
6. The Editing In The Oil Derrick Scene
The scene where the oil derrick lights on fire is fascinating.
In the lead-up to it, we see H.W. playing on the planks. Daniel sits in the make-shift cabin, working. And things are mostly normal. Once the rope starts vibrating viciously, gas explodes from underneath, followed by the oil.
H.W. is thrust backward to fall on the wooden base. If you notice closely, the editing on that particular shot has PTA use a shot two times in a row. We see the repeat because it all happens so quickly that cutting those shots becomes nearly impossible. Although it is not a very significant thing, it shows how true PTA remained to use the footage they filmed on set.