VII. Cinematic Device and Effects
1. Identify one example of each of the following shots and describe how the shot affected the presentation of the story told by the film: close-up, medium shot, long shot.
-This is one example of close-up shot that is used in the film, the scene that the main character of the film is looking at herself at the mirror and think about what she gonna do to her life, it affects the presentation of the film because in close-up shot they only focus on one person or object that is important and the surroundings was blur. For medium shot there is a scene that the main character is practicing how to throw a knife, the medium shot affected the film in a way that we can see the whole scenario on the film but limited person
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In high-angle shot i site one instance in the film that the main character and her friend are talking to someone that is in the balcony and they are looking at something, it affects the film in a way that the people are small and tiny but it is a good angle shot because we can see in the movie all the characters involve in the film. In the eye-level i site one example i the movie that the characters are eating together and they are talking about something with their faction, this angle shot affects the film in a way that their surroundings was blurred and the other characters are burred too.
3. What is parallel editing, also called crosscutting, and what is it used for? -Parallel editing or crosscutting is a technique of alternating two or more scenes in the movie that often happen simultaneously but different in locations. The camera will cut away the action to another action to perform or create interest or excitement to the movie. Parallel editing is used to add interest and excitement to the movie with a boring sequence of events. It is often used to apply or create suspense to the
This is an example of a reaction shot because when something happened it would show someone's reaction after to show how they are feeling at that moment. All of these examples for cut-in and reaction shots were a foreshadowing for the events that happened later in the movie and also getting a specific person's emotion at that certain
Terence Davies film, “The Long Day Closes” portrays the life of a young homosexual boy living in a postwar society. The main protagonist Bud, represents Davies experience of the good and troubled times that childhood and his sexuality brought him. The Tammy’s in Love scene flawlessly applies mise-en-scene, cinematography, editing and sound to depict the underlying message of finding yourself, a theme that is emphasized throughout the film. The use of mise-en-scene signifies the importance of the setting and surroundings by allowing the viewer to make connections between imagery and plot relevance.
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 is the technique that is being used because it is the most affective editing skill and the most common, it also looks the
This technique gave Scorcese the chance focus more intently on his characters, but derived from its general aesthetics, since the movies occasionally moves too slow. Furthermore, Schoonmaker did not use editing effects almost at all, a tactic that occasionally faults the film, particularly in the action scenes. 6. Key scenes Scorsese may have changed some elements of the script, but the key-scenes, who are actually the backbone of both films, remained. However, while Lau used a subtler, more artistic approach, Scorcese used the in-your-face approach, so usually associated with Hollywood
The film documentary Paris is Burning is a complex film portraying the lives of African American men who are gay and transgender. The characters are Dorian Corey, Pepper LaBeija, Venus Xtravaganza, Willi Ninja, Octavia St. Laurent, Freddie Pendavis, and several others. This film focuses on how these men support each other and find happiness by embracing their culture. The film uses rhetorical strategies, such as pathos to allow the audience to respond emotionally, logos because this is a documentary about the lives of real men who are rejected by society, and ethos the integrity of this film comes from the whole film crew and the director Jennie Livingston who is openly lesbian (Clark). Livingston made a film that showed the audience a community that has its own cultural norms who are outlawed by everyone but themselves.
Editing is a great way that filmmakers can use to make a scene more interesting to watch. Match on action cuts are used in the first fight with Kevin and Chiron when they were little along with shaky camera work. The overhead angle is also used a few times in the movie to look down on Chiron. But most of the time in the car the camera is positioned behind him. I think this reinforces the idea that we are following him and his journey through life, it makes the viewer feel like they are
In this paper I hypothesize that A Voyage to the Moon was most innovative in cinematography and editing. Although mise en-scene was the main focus of the film, I hypothesize that mise en scene wasn’t as innovative as the other two. As mentioned earlier, mise en scene made A Voyage to the Moon easy to understand and follow along. In the first scene of the film, this power
All members of the film’s productions were workers under contract, each with their own specialty of work separated into distinguished departments. For example, directors were not usually the ones who would have a say to final cut, as that was reserved for the editor of the film as its job dictated. To overcome that obstacle, John Ford resorted to cutting in camera where he would shoot scenes in sequence, avoid repeated takes and reduced the shooting of scenes from different angles as he believed this would ensure that his vision would not be compromised by the executives. In addition, the Classic Studio System also started the trend of films carrying elements of different genres. This resulted in films being seen as hybrids of two or more genres.
This essay will discuss the uses, strategies and the meanings that are generated by editing in cinema. The films that this essay will be focusing on are Psycho and Singin’ in the Rain. Both of these films are very different to each other and therefore use editing in varying ways in order to give the audience a different perception of the characters as well as the setting that these characters are involved in. Psycho focuses on building suspense for the audience throughout the film using editing, camera work and sound. This essay will be primarily focusing on editing with the discussion of camerawork where relevant.
The editing here is reminiscent of Russian montage editing and creates a panicked feeling in the audience. The second edit I will look at is when ray drives out to a field and buries Ray alive which through the use of editing becomes one of the most suspenseful moments in the movie due to the shorts being much more drawn out. The camera also switches between being at Marty’s perspective and Rays perspective. The final edit
Parallel editing was present in the film wherein it was edited in a way that two scenes were alternating to make it appear that they were happening simultaneously (Lorber, 2010). High and low angled shots were also present, and panoramic shots as well. The editing that I liked the most was in the scene when The Machine Man was made to look like Maria. The surge of electricity in this particular scene and the orbits going up and down The Machine Man was what amazed me. It is shocking that in order for this to happen, the people responsible for editing had to film this frame by frame so imagine the hours, days, weeks or even months that were put into this particular scene.
Directed by Robert W. Pauls was one of the first films to feature more than one shot. The purpose of film editing is that it allows the film to have a flow and will keep the audience engaged throughout the film. Editing also helps with the narrative structure of the film. However, if the film only had one shot the audience would most likely get bored.
• How does the advent of sound (character's speaking roles, music, sound effects) enhance the action? Give one example from either film. In this film, Eisenstein uses the new technique of sound in his film in order to provide narration that drives the story forward and make the action on screen more clear and precise.
Shutter Island, a psychological thriller, directed by Martin Scorsese incorporates techniques throughout to reveal the truth in Shutter Island. The film, based on a missing patient investigation, turns out as a cover up psychological experiment designed to bring Edward (Teddy) Daniels back to sanity concludes to be the truth. This essay discusses that by analysing certain scenes, including the opening scene, Teddy and Chuck addresses Dr Cawley, and whislt Teddy and Chuck interview the patients. These three scenes assist to expose Shutter Island through film techniques such as camera angle and mise en scene.