Battleground Mise En Scene
American cinematographer Conrad Hall once said, “ Cinematography is infinite in its possibilities...much more so than music or language.” Like the sound production, cinematography helps viewers visualize and understand the story, using different effects. Battleground is a short film, that features in the television series Nightmares & Dreamscapes and filmed/aired in two-thousand-six. The original short story writer is Stephen King, however, it is a screenplay by Richard Matheson and Brian Henson directs it. Battleground stars William Hurt as a professional hitman named Jason Renshaw, who returns from his assassination of a toymaker named Hans Morris but the role was played by Bruce Spence to find an unexpected surprise waiting for him at his
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In this scene two shot was used when Renshaw was about to kill the toy maker; showing Renshaws smirk and Morris’s fear. Morris was so afraid that his hands were shaking.The second film technique is mid shot also known as normal shot, t is used to show what a character looks like.In this scene, once Renshaw has killed Morris, it shows Renshaw observing and touching Morris’s personal belongings. Lastly, the film technique used is the point of view shot. Point of view shot helps us to see the actions from a character's point of view. You can see that the ballerina spinning in Renshaws hands, as he observes it quiet …show more content…
High angle is used to make whatever is in the frame look tiny and weak. In this scene high angle was used when Renshaw had fired bullets and now most of the army was in a desperate need of help; they were hurt. The second film technique is worm view. Worm's view is a shot from the ground and closed up, making the subject look gigantic and menacing. In this scene it showed Renshaws shoes crushing the soldier that tried to run away. Lastly, the film technique used is reaction shot. Reaction shot is a shot showing the characters expression as they react to something. In this scene you can see Renshaw reacting to the soldiers that still shot gun fires at him, even though they were
In this scene two shot was used when Renshaw was about to kill the toy maker; showing Renshaws smirk and Morris’s fear. Morris was so afraid that his hands were shaking.The second film technique is mid shot also known as normal shot, t is used to show what a character looks like.In this scene, once Renshaw has killed Morris, it shows Renshaw observing and touching Morris’s personal belongings. Lastly, the film technique used is the point of view shot. Point of view shot helps us to see the actions from a character's point of view. You can see that the ballerina spinning in Renshaws hands, as he observes it quiet …show more content…
High angle is used to make whatever is in the frame look tiny and weak. In this scene high angle was used when Renshaw had fired bullets and now most of the army was in a desperate need of help; they were hurt. The second film technique is worm view. Worm's view is a shot from the ground and closed up, making the subject look gigantic and menacing. In this scene it showed Renshaws shoes crushing the soldier that tried to run away. Lastly, the film technique used is reaction shot. Reaction shot is a shot showing the characters expression as they react to something. In this scene you can see Renshaw reacting to the soldiers that still shot gun fires at him, even though they were