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The animations and photomontages mean that we learn more about Nick and Meryl than other characters in the film’ Discuss

The hand painted animated sequences in Look Both Ways have their origin in this film. They use the same signature ‘painterly’ style. The animated s sequences are a way of giving Nick and Meryl a visible internal life, rather than relying on the actors performances. Its one that’s to each of them” to a painter and a photographer. This also proves that all the characters have internal lives. Despite the unique animations of Meryl and Nick’s photomontages, other film techniques employed such as the careful construction of en scene, flash backs, dialogue, camera positioning, music and repeated motifs allows viewers to learn about other characters as much as they learn about Nick and Meryl. Meryl’s animation enlarges a pervious painterly style of mind and as well as the disaster imaging …show more content…
All characters are framed within a frame at some point during the film. Meryl is framed within her window frame as she images Nick as a gun man, showing her fearful nature. Likewise, Anna is standing in the door way of her apartment when the lyrics “standing in doorways” plays. It suggests how she is trapped and troubled by her predicament of whether to abort her pregnancy or not. Julia and the train driver are main characters who are framed. In segment 2, Julia is framed within the photo itself which is within the computer screen, accentuating her distance from the viewer. While the train driver is framed within a frame as he walks through his house. They are both unreachable and trapped in an hidden emotional sphere. Other camera techniques such as oblique camera angles in segment ten; connectivity, show Anna’s looking down on Andy, emphasising her maturity and his cruel and irresponsible personality. The filming technique of framing helps shape the characters
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