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 builds their characters as bad guys. As more of these men are introduced‚ the
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commonly used to distinguish power in a scene‚ most of the time by using low-angle or high-angle shot. These types of angels are seen throughout the film. A main part of cinematography is color symbolism seen throughout Gladiator. Another key component of camerawork used by director Ridley Scott are the various types of shots he use. In the text Understanding Movie by author Louis Giannetti defines shots as‚ “shots are determined on the basis of how much human figure is in the view (Giannetti‚ 2011‚ pg
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prevent individuals to achieving their dream. In the opening scene‚ the slow motion shot of Billy jumping up and down on the bed with a close up shot of his ebullient face reveals his natural talent for dancing. It offers the reoccurring motif of dance and music‚ as the diegetic sounds of the T Rex song “Cosmic Dancer” plays and foreshadows what is to unfold: a story about a passion for dancing. The establishing shot shows that despite Billy’s awkward movements‚ there is a sense of harmony and freedom
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Atonement- Analysis of Scenes The scene starts with a long shot of the three characters walking on a path in the reeds towards the camera. The reason a long shot is used is to establish the setting of the characters. It cuts in to a close up of Robbie to show his emotion as he realises they have made it to the sea. It cuts to an medium high angle aerial long shot as the characters are running through the reeds to show the true desperation of the men. While they are running the music playing is
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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 (red‚ white and blue symbolizes the American dream maybe?). Both the visual and audible aspects of this shot gives a pleasant feeling of safety and serenity. The next shot is of a bright red fire
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view- An aerial shot of a view‚ sensation of flying or floating Eye level- Camera is positioned at the character’s eye level. Often used to display facial expressions and focus on dialogue. Low angle- The camera is positioned below the feet. Can indicate power and authority and make them look tall and overbearing High angle- The camera is high in the air. Make the audience feel that they are more important then the object provides the feeling of inferiority to the subject. Camera shots: Extreme wide
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from the others; first the dialogue‚ second the camera shots‚ and third the characters. To begin‚ the dialogue in this movie is extremely funny. I noticed that most of the “good” people had the stereotypical Minnesotan accent and the “bad” people did not. I think this had to do with communicating the unwavering positive reserve of the people‚ even when faced with tragedy. This is shown when Marge leans down to look at a State Trooper that was shot and killed and says: “Looks like a nice enough guy‚”
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Doctor Zhivago Doctor Zhivago is a film from 1965 based on the novel “Doctor Zhivago (1957) directed by David Lean. This scene is from Yuri‚ a little boy’s perspective of his mothers funeral. Many of the shots are from the same height as Yuri. The first scene is an extreme long shot and shows us an open landscape with huge mountains in the background. The mountains seems very powerful‚ and is the first thing you notice‚ but then your eyes are dragged down to a large group of people wandering
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Jeffrey could eventually become. The opening sequence of "Blue Velvet" immediately establishes the various contractions throughout the film. As the film opens‚ the song "Blue Velvet" is heard distinctly on the non-digetic soundtrack and there is a shot of a pristine‚ clear blue sky. Tilt down from the sky to reveal
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into scenes. For example‚ in Shcindler’s List‚ a scene is shot in black and white except for a little girls red jacket. The viewer is forced to watch this little girl because we assume that she is important since she is the only color in a washed out scene. Formalism depicts scenes in a way that a person can not see with the eye in real life. Avant garde films are an example of extreme formalism. In the movie The Matrix‚ color‚ shots‚ and angles are used to illustrate the idea of formalism
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