Shutter Island
Discuss the techniques that Scorsese uses in order to create and maintain suspense and mystery throughout.
During the film ‘Shutter Island’ there is a vast array of different techniques used by Martin Scorsese to give the movie a deeper meaning. Many have been introduced to keep the audience on the edge of their seat. Lighting techniques and sound were used during the movie to give it an atmosphere that would create confusion. The storyline is extremely manipulative of the audience and succeeds in surprising anybody who watches the film repeatedly with plot twists and false clues planted throughout the movie.
Camera angles are extremely important to the making of any film. they are used to show emotions and feelings i.e. If it is a long shot of the character standing alone it gives the audience a sense of loneliness and being isolated. This helps the storyline by making the audience understand why certain events happen without being in the situation that the character is in. Close ups that are used to show emotions on people’s faces were used in many different ways. Bird’s eye view shots were used as well to give the audience an idea of what is happening in the scene and where people are i.e. When ‘Teddy’ is escaping from the prison they use a bird’s eye view shot of him hiding behind a wall while two guards walk by only meters from him. They weren’t used so much as other camera techniques however they are just as important as many other shots. Sweeping shots were used several times during the film and were used to create a feeling of knowing exactly what is going on in the scene i.e. when the US soldiers line up the German SS guards and shoot them it gives a feeling of death and massacre.
Lighting is a technique that was used repeatedly during the movie. . for instance the institute is lit with candles, as candles don’t give off much light so most of the film is in the dark or very dim light, this gives a very dark feeling to the movie, and as the weather is
During the film ‘Shutter Island’ there is a vast array of different techniques used by Martin Scorsese to give the movie a deeper meaning. Many have been introduced to keep the audience on the edge of their seat. Lighting techniques and sound were used during the movie to give it an atmosphere that would create confusion. The storyline is extremely manipulative of the audience and succeeds in surprising anybody who watches the film repeatedly with plot twists and false clues planted throughout the movie.
Camera angles are extremely important to the making of any film. they are used to show emotions and feelings i.e. If it is a long shot of the character standing alone it gives the audience a sense of loneliness and being isolated. This helps the storyline by making the audience understand why certain events happen without being in the situation that the character is in. Close ups that are used to show emotions on people’s faces were used in many different ways. Bird’s eye view shots were used as well to give the audience an idea of what is happening in the scene and where people are i.e. When ‘Teddy’ is escaping from the prison they use a bird’s eye view shot of him hiding behind a wall while two guards walk by only meters from him. They weren’t used so much as other camera techniques however they are just as important as many other shots. Sweeping shots were used several times during the film and were used to create a feeling of knowing exactly what is going on in the scene i.e. when the US soldiers line up the German SS guards and shoot them it gives a feeling of death and massacre.
Lighting is a technique that was used repeatedly during the movie. . for instance the institute is lit with candles, as candles don’t give off much light so most of the film is in the dark or very dim light, this gives a very dark feeling to the movie, and as the weather is