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Shot Analysis: Parent House After Jack's Death

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The segment I chose for the shot analysis is the scene where Ennis visits Jack’s parents house after Jack’s death. Ennis goes upstairs to Jack’s childhood bedroom. It is an important climatic and emotional moment in the film where, Ennis reminisces about their past. The scene culminates with a highly emotional shot of Ennis discovering Jack’s old shirt he had worn with Ennis on Brokeback Mountain in 1963, untouched with Ennis and Jack’s blood on it. Ennis realizes how much he loved Jack and cherished their time together on the mountain and how they would never have a life together. I felt this scene was the most pivotal, highly emotional, climactic scene in the film. 1st shot: Ennis is shown from the back entering Jack’s childhood bedroom. The camera distance is a long shot and the camera is steady. 2nd shot: Shows Ennis from the chest up, frontal view, capturing the moment he first sets eyes on Jack’s room. The camera distance is a medium close up, the camera is steady. 3rd shot: The camera pans Jack’s bedroom, showing Jack’s bed and his desk. The camera movement is done in the same manner that Ennis’s eyes would pan around the room. 4th shot: Ennis walks up to Jack’s desk and picks up a figurine of a horse and a cowboy. …show more content…

The scene is constructed this way to keep the viewer’s focus on Ennis and his emotional state as he visits Jack’s childhood room. This presents the audience with a deep focus, point of view shots of Ennis’s inner state of mind.The space is simple, uncluttered, with small mementos of Jack’s past for Ennis to explore. The shots are interior shots of Jack’s childhood room. The mise-en-scene is kept simple to allow the viewer to focus on Ennis’’s inner state of mind. The scene has a character-like presence. It culminates Ennis’s emotional state over the loss of his lover Jack. We feel the character presence of Jack in spirit from his belongings. This provides the viewer a window into Jack’s

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