techniques used in Do the Right Thing include close-up shots and free ranging movements of the camera to intensify certain significant scenes. The wrestling scene between Sal’s sons‚ Pino and Vito‚ and the riot scene at Sal’s Famous Pizzeria are just two important scenes in which these camera movements and shots drastically affect the audience’s experience‚ thus enhancing the quality of the film. The first time the audience is exposed to close-ups and a free ranging camera is when Pino‚ Sal’s
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across as dots‚ so the audience is made to question whether this shot is an extreme close up‚ extreme long shot of the land or a painting. This shot may symbolize Aboriginal paintings‚ how they are mostly formed of dots and patterns‚ it is a very clever yet interesting way to start off the film. Simultaneously with the opening scene‚ Molly introduces the film in her native language. After a minute or so‚ the camera pans up to the sky‚ then focuses back to the ground. But this part of the land is darker
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to do‚ and other experiences such as daily social interaction‚ the narrator helps setup the next scene in which Harold displays something he never has‚ which is the urge of desire and want. The scene begins with a medium shot of Ms. Pascal locking up her bake shop for the night. The camera is housed inside the bake shop with the the viewer looking out of the windows while the camera tracks right following Ms. Pascal. This shot helps to reveal the bright colors of her shop‚ which comes in to play
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Michael’s neighbourhood looks untidy‚ there are graffiti on the walls. There are no trees or vegetation‚ it is very bleak. There are unemployed youths hanging around‚ smoking or playing cards. It is not a safe and good place for a young person to grow up in. The lighting used is dark and dim‚ with grey and dull colours Tuohy’s neighbourhood has manicured lawns‚ kids selling lemonade‚ big houses‚ mum walking with a baby in the pram and bike riders The setting emphasised that it is a good and safe
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to achieve this. A shot of a person planning to set a bomb in a building would for instance require the film maker to use a close up or better still an extreme close up to show the tense feeling in the characters’ eye. Using a long shot in this scene will not clearly bring out the message since the long shot does not reveal details or emotions. Any motion picture is made up of basic elements of a sequence referred to as the shots. This paper illustrates how various shots are used in film making to
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sense‚ it is obviously important‚ the camera then cuts back to the first shot and shows the woman rip up the paper‚ the audience is left wondering and feeling anxious. The camera then pans to follow the woman into the bathroom‚ I feel this lures the audience into a false sense of security as we are made to feel that everything is fine. The audience is then left waiting for the inevitable which builds up the tension and suspense. Hitchcock then wants the audience to feel calm as if
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of movies where you would want to go back over and over again to watch it. Shots Spike Lee is known for his perfect shots where he uses different lens to give the movie a distinguishing look. The movie varied from long shots‚ medium‚ close up and extreme close up. That is shown from the beginning of the movie where the woman was dancing and it almost included all of the shots mentioned above. Throughout the movie the technique of
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background. Their voices are muffled as the being cannot understand what they are saying. Scientist Three exists the room. The front of the being comes into the focus of the audience. The camera zooms into the being from an extreme long shot to an extreme close up‚ focusing on the being’s eyes. Being (V.O.) I feel as though these will be my last moments alive on this earth. I feel as though my body can no longer support it’s own needs‚ slowly becoming numb over time. Why am I here? What do they want? Mama
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Professor Smith ! Intro to Film ! March 7‚ 2014 ! Symbolic Character Development in Psycho! ! ! The film Psycho has two main characters‚ one being Marion and the other being ! Norman Bates. Marion is the main character for the first half of the film and Norman Bates ! assumes the role of main character after Marion is murdered. In order to enhance Marion’s ! character‚ the Alfred Hitchcock uses mise-en-scene to symbolize Marion’s character change ! and indecisive choice to steal $40‚000 from
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Sirk starts to use close-up shot to make a contrast between the sorrow face of Cary and the delighted face of Kay. When Cary is so shocked about the news and sits on the sofa‚ a slow and sad melody comes to the background. When Sirk uses a close-up on Cary’s sorrow face‚ we can hear that Kay recalls gladly that the afternoon Freddie and her found that they love each other. Cary replies sadly (“That was the day you told me your life would be ruined if I married Ron”) and a close-up shot is quickly made
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