Kathryn Bigelow‚ director of The Hurt Locker could have never imagined her movie winning six academy awards. While the opinion from the audience played a role in these winnings‚ the technical aspect of the movie all the way down to the first shot of the movie‚ played the biggest role in this achievement. Bigelow used things such as moving camera shots‚ camera angles‚ lighting‚ and the use of long shots to create a realistic feel throughout the movie. Throughout the movie it appears that most of
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and checking the forensic reports so as to see the causes of the two first deaths. He is not concentrated in his task‚ he is watching TV and drinking beer while is working. In fact‚ he is tired because he has not reached any conclusion. An extreme close-up shot shows he is kind of thoughtful‚ he does not see anything in common between the two first deaths. In addition to this‚ cross cutting or parallel editing reflects how they work and how they face investigations. So we can see again the contrast
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Micro analysis: • Film: Blade • Year: 1998 • Director: Stephen Norrington In this micro analysis I will be analysing the film Blade which was produced in 1998 and directed by Stephen Norrington. The micro elements I am going to focus on are Mise-en-scene and cinematography. I will be analysing everything in the scene including props‚ costumes‚ facial expressions‚ gestures‚ setting‚ codes-framing to determine how it creates meaning. In cinematography I will focus on the camera
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world championship which is an extraordinary feat given the demands of the lifestyle and what he had to overcome. We see the celebrations when Niki is on the podium spraying his bottle of champagne. He is in a close shot and we can see how ecstatic he is for winning. We also see a close up of his wife Marlene and how happy she is for him. The celebrations really are spectacular and seeing where Niki came from‚ a successful business backround‚ and where he got to‚ number one Formula One race car driver
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crane. It reinforces the fact that we are actually looking out over the apartment block‚ observing everything we see. This is emphasized further as we immediately transition to a high angle shot. This places us in a position that implies we are high up‚ giving us a role of an eagle-eyed spectator. We are reminded that we are looking out to observe carefully. Hitchcock keeps dollying through and panning across the apartment block‚ while pausing the camera at every window as we watch everyone’s routine
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-along with the colourful jumper she also wears simple skirts or patterned ones Wooly pyjamas Knitted sweaters and colourful clothing Mise en scene Sal is not presented in many scenes but when she is‚ she is mostly shot with mid shots or close ups in the kitchen reflects working class status Bonnie down midshots Body language Sal’s body language states that she is a supportive character usually seen consoling her husband darryl kerrigan with an arm over his
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deserve to be poor…And because you’re Indian you start believing you’re destined to be poor. It’s an ugly circle and there’s nothing you can do about it‚’ and Mr P’s statement to Junior affirming ‘the only thing you kids are being taught is how to give up‚’ highlights the cultural attitudes of the isolated Indigenous communities regarding decisions not to further education to pursue greater opportunities but rather‚ participate in unproductive and destructive behaviour. The sarcastic tone in the narration
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Instructions for Sequence Analysis A. State the "message(s)" of the scene or sequence‚ i.e.‚ what is the filmmaker trying to communicate? B. Justify your statement in A by explaining how the five main channels of information in film--visual image‚ print and other graphics‚ speech‚ music‚ noise (sound effects)--work together to communicate it. Note that not all films make use of all five channels (e.g.‚ print and graphics were common in the era of the silent film) and‚ further‚ that the intermittent
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Into the World – Educating Rita • Educating Rita 1991 Director by Willy Russell • EDUCATION = CHOICE • Explores of a variety of texts that deal with aspects of growing up and transitioning into new phases of an individual’s life. ( Growth and change occurs CONTRAST: • Male/ Female • Educated class/ Working Class • Disillusioned/ Cynical/ Enthusiastic • Elite “Howards End” E.M. Forster/ Mass culture “Ruby Fruit Jungle” Rita Mae Brown CONFLICT:
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to show detail • Can be used to show hand activity or something important on the subject’s body Extreme Close Up Shot When the camera focuses on a part of an object or face in detail. Effect: shows tension‚ focuses on a clue‚ draws the audience into the emotional engagement between characters. Medium Shot A medium shot focuses on the figure in the frame and shows a person from the waste up. Effect: Shows both the facial expression and some of the action. Shows who is talking and where. Shows
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