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Robert Zemeckis's Film 'What Lies Beneath'

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In Robert Zemeckis’s 2000’s film “What Lies Beneath”, he shows the significance of camera angles, scores, and special effects. These all help establish boundaries and moods that are set throughout the movie without Zemeckis verbally stating them. Also, they make the scene more realistic and allow the audience to see the movie and a different view which makes for a different prospective. As well as decreasing the sense of knowing what will happen next. In Zemekis’s film “What Lies Beneath”, he is able to frighten his audience with the mysteries of a ghost which eventually revealed that her husband murdered Madison in order to keep their affair hidden. This film is an effective thriller with unpredictable scene and great film work. Camera angles are shown in two different ways, high and low to show in relation to the subject. …show more content…

The shots make the actors more courageous or important. As it is in the film when the body of Claire lies on the glass while Norman stands over her, the low shot shows that he is the bad guy and is in control. A boundary that was never stated, although portrayed by the camera angles. Zemeckis, as a director, only allows certain things to be seen at a time to help the audience catch certain actions of the characters. When she walks backwards down the steps and the view is up the stairs, limiting the audience’s view of what’s behind Claire. Which Zemeckis lets you believe that Norman is at the top of the steps until Claire is frightened with the splatter of blood causing her to turn around and find Norman passed out at the bottom of the

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