Zauerli Statue Analysis

Sound: The zauerli continues-the key clinks against the statue. Dominant and Subsidiary Contrast: The statue remains the dominant. The Student and her key are the subsidiary contrasts. Movement: The Student takes a key from her pocket, moves right to left and places it on the statue base. Character Proxemics and Position: Social, personal, intimate as the Student moves to the statue, then places her key on it. Camera Movement: Stationary. Camera Angle: Eye level. Lens: Wide angle. Depth of Field: Deep focus. Lighting: Same as previous. Color Usage: Same as previous. Scene Composition: Same as previous, but slightly sparser. We also see the bottom of the statue base, two utilitarian lamp posts contrasting with the old one in shot 1, part of the cemetery, and more windows with crosses. The Student and statue are framed in the outline of the middle building. The long shot balances the statue on the left third of the frame, the Student in the middle, and the cemetery fence and trees on the right. The open snowy area has expanded
Only the picture and the Student’s fingertips can be seen. Duration: 3 seconds. Sound: The zauerli winds down to an end as this shot ends. Dominant and Subsidiary Contrast: The Author’s picture is the dominant. The Student’s fingertips are subsidiary. Movement: There is no character movement. The camera angle implies the Student is looking down at the picture on the book. Character Proxemics and Position: The Student is still at an intimate distance with the book, but also with the Author as represented by his picture. The tips of her thumbs are touching his arms in the picture. Camera Movement: Stationary. Camera Angle: Bird’s eye view gives the impression of the Student’s point of view looking down at the Author’s picture. Lens: Telephoto. Depth of Field: Shallow. Thumbs and book in focus, snow is not. Lighting: High key, low