Finding Forrester Film Techniques

To create a good movie such as Finding Forrester, it takes the time to perfect, but for Gus Van Sant he created a masterpiece that does a brilliant job of directing the plot, characters, camera technique, and setting into the story that will catch the eye of any audience. Finding Forrester is about a boy who scores exceptionally high on statewide standardized test has caught the attention of a prestigious prep school located in upper Manhattan. His name is Jamal Wallace; he is a boy who accidentally stumbles upon a disappearing author, and so a unique relationship is developed between a reclusive novelist and an amazingly gifted scholar-athlete. It will eventually lead William Forester, the author to overcome his isolation from the outside

Whoever directed the cameras did an excellent job of placing them in a particular spot at the proper places during the movie. It helped the audience see and hear each and every detail of the film. For example when Matt Damon made an appearance during the story as a lawyer making a reference to Good Will Hunting another one of Gus Van Sant brilliantly directed movies. The camera angles were placed so well in the film that it gave a dramatic effect such as when Jamal had to type the papers you could see every letter and hear every key. When you watch a movie, you should feel like it is happening right before your eyes like you are part of the move. One aspect that should be looked upon when reviewing a movie. The way I see it, the view is right you should feel the different types of emotions such as excitement, fear, sadness, etc.. When it came to the close ups especially when the part that Jamal and John Hartwell were going at it during basketball practice from what I had seen during the movie. It had felt very intense moment to me because they were trying to one-up another. It was what got me riled up and excited for what 's to come