to make decisions about her life‚ as someone was always there to do it for her. When she does try to take control‚ such as when her‚ Salim and Jamal ran away from Maman‚ it resulted in her being punished. This control by men is highlighted in the close up Salim letting go of Latikas hand during their escape from Maman. This action ultimately decides that she will be under Mamans control. Again‚ whilst in Mamans possession‚ her path is being chosen for her. Maman decides that she will become a prostitute
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In the beginning of the clip from The General‚ the use of costume and camera position helps to clearly introduce and identify the characters of the film. The clip opens with a medium close up shot of the protagonist Johnnie Gray as he looks into the distance‚ showing his importance in the film and directing the audience’s view towards the other characters of the film (General Thatcher and the ten men) respectively. A few of these men first appear in a long shot‚ hammering the top of the train. This
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examines the story of one boy’s dream to become a professional dancer. The eponymous character Billy Elliot transitions as he develops from a stereotypical mining town status to a ballet dancer. Throughout the film‚ the exploration of Billy growing up and advancing into the wider world is shown‚ as he struggles against the gender expectations of his working class community and the socioeconomic situation that the miners’ strike has put his family in. It is not merely a physical journey but also an
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implication he was about to commit suicide. As the scene continues Dorabont shows us with the camera brooks ascending his chair then the table in a close up shot‚ to begin to reach up and leave his final mark on the supporting beam in his apartment carveing “brooks was hear”. The camera then shows the carvings falling from the beam to his feet and then a close shot of brooks focused on the carvings and looking through the vertical decorated bars symbolising he I still trapped in his own gaol. Brooks then
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KULESHOV EFFECT Montage is one of the three important steps in cinematographic creation‚ with pre-production and shooting. Technically‚ it is the action of cutting‚ pasting and putting together shots. It helps creating rhythm‚ meaning and order to the story. Montage is an art form : with the same shots‚ you can express thousands of different feelings and visions according to the montage used. Kuleshov‚ a Russian filmmaker in the 1920’s‚ is the first one to write about this theory‚ now known as
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A sense of belonging requires understanding and acceptance. This is displayed through Steven Herrick’s the simple gift which explores ideas such as alienation‚ security of a home place and connectedness. Also Sean Penn’s “Into to the Wild” which explores ideas that‚ a sense of belonging can only be found when one is in solitude and isolated from others and that everyone has a place where they are accepted. An idea demonstrating that a sense of belonging requires understanding and acceptance is
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imperious belief that she is above everyone in the camp from a social perspective. She is condescending‚ snobbish and xenophobic. However‚ when she learns that Wing practically died in order for her to treat her malaria‚ we observe through an extreme close-up on her face that she is suddenly overwhelmed by a feeling of guilt and sorrow due to her previously held previously held prejudices. Immediately after this scene‚ we observe a sudden increase in participation and cooperation from Imogene. A person’s
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The opening scene in David Lynch’s Blue Velvet portrays the theme of the entire film. During this sequence he uses a pattern of showing the audience pleasant images‚ and then disturbing images to contrast the two. The first shot of the roses over the picket fence and the title track "Blue Velvet" establishes the setting (Lumberton) as a typical suburban town. The camera starts on a bright blue sky with birds chirping and flying by and then tilts down to bright red roses over a bright white fence
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introduction brings the feeling of being at home and part of the family. That is the reason why we can see Molly‚ smile happily through a series of close up shot of her face when she joins the hunting group. However‚ at the time‚ under the assimilation policies‚ half-caste children are taken away from their Aboriginal family so they can be brought up as ‘white’ Australian. The three main girls in the film are no exception‚ being forced to leave their family and taken to the Moore River Settlement
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Wide Shot WS (Wide Shot) The subject takes up the full frame‚ or at least as much as comfortably possible. AKA: long shot‚ full shot. Mid Shot MS (Mid Shot) Shows some part of the subject in more detail while still giving an impression of the whole subject.Medium Close Up MCU (Medium Close Up) Half way between a MS and a CU.Close Up CU (Close Up) A certain feature or part of the subject takes up the whole frame.Extreme Close Up ECU (Extreme Close Up) The ECU gets right in and shows extreme
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