Bear Trap challenge

Today I worked on the next scene, which is the bear trap scene, a pivotal moment. We want the audience to be taken back by the face that Phillip comes down and drops this vicious trap in front of Jim. We want this scene to further convey Phillip's mental instability. Going through he footage, I was having difficulties because I wanted some close ups on Phillip. I wanted to punch in tighter on him and get closer to his facial expressions, feeling his off kilter mental state. I also would have liked close ups of the trap, so the audience could see this viscous weapon up close just like Jim was. We do have one that may work, but it depends how the first part of the scene is edited. Also, there was a great shot where we see Phillip putting down the trap int he foreground while Jim is in the background watching him. I like the shot a lot, but it was on the wrong side of the 180 line in comparison to the rest of the footage so we won't be able to use it most likely. This is a tough scene to edit in terms of the coverage we're working with and in trying to craft Dave's performance the best way possible because at some points he sounds very cheesy. It will be a challenge.