Discuss the ways in which Hitchcock sets the scene for the audience in the opening minutes of his film ’Rear Window’(1954) - 500 words Camera shots - Close up‚ medium shot‚ long shot‚ wide shot‚ framing. Camera Movements - Pan‚ track‚ crane‚ zoom‚ reverse zoom‚ tilt Editing - Cut‚ montage‚ fade in/out‚ dissolve‚ super impose‚ slow-motion Sound - Soundtrack‚ musical score‚ sound mixing and editing Other useful terms - scene‚ sequence‚ mise-en-scene‚ lighting‚ actor‚ theme‚ narrative‚ style and
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Throughout many of my favourite songs the topic of relationships is reoccurring. In one of my favourite songs by Vic Mensa titled “16 Shots” the topic of relationships is occurs a lot. In this song the artist explains the day to day conflicts between African-American citizens and racist police officers. He also talks about the level of power that the police have and how often that they abuse their power. In the song the artist talks about the conflict between police officers and African Americans
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on are Mise-en-scene and cinematography. I will be analysing everything in the scene including props‚ costumes‚ facial expressions‚ gestures‚ setting‚ codes-framing to determine how it creates meaning. In cinematography I will focus on the camera shots and angles and how these are used to create meaning. Both of these micro elements will be combined to show how they work together in creating meaning for the audience in the scene that I am studying. I am studying scene 1 which is the opening sequence
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films cited in this section‚ all of the movies presented below share a similar technique: the uninterrupted shot. This method was preferred by this researcher in order to identify the differences in styles that were incorporated by each director in presenting his version of the uninterrupted shot. In the 1980 film ¬of Stanley Kubrick entitled The Shining‚ a long uninterrupted shot of the young boy Danny was shown as he explored the endless hallways of the
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made in 1985 produced by Australian film maker Peter Weir; he has successfully conveyed many themes‚ issues and concepts in this film. The opening scene of the film “Witness” establishes many features of the film. These features include the camera shots‚ camera angles‚ light‚ sound‚ and dialogue‚ positioning of characters and setting. The opening scene is significant as it examines the concepts of ; how the peaceful Amish communities are marginalised and isolated from the modern world; the sense of
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complexity in editing (to mirror the complexity of the relationship). Shot types also play a big role in the movie’s success. When we see important details‚ we get close ups of the actor’s faces. The editing combined with cleverly placed shot types make 500 Days of Summer a great‚ humorous movie. The way the film is put together is clever because when looked at closely‚ the characters placement and editing (combined with different shot types) make the movie very unique. 500 Days of Summer revolves around
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• Big Bob is often shot from low angle as seen in his first shot at the barbar where he hypocriticlly takes the seat. "I couldn’t possibly take your spot" spoken as he takes the seat. this technique supported by dialogue shows big bob’s nature‚ a dominant figure also hypocritical • Change in music - from Brass Band to Jazz/Rock music. When betty is playing cards. Betty realises she can see colour as her cards turn to a deck of red heart cards. • Dialogue - changes in this. Things go from being
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is motif where looking through doors and windows seeing mrs Wilkinson and Billy is given a new opportunity. Additionally there is a pan of the students wearing the ballet shoes‚ showing the pan of the feet where the shot of dainty ballet‚ ballet shoes and billys boots contrast. This shot reinforces ideas that billy is different‚ yet it also highlights his willingness to take risks and to stand out and doesn’t fit in yet. billys transition ‘into the world’ isn’t always ‘smooth running’ as he faces many
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movies thought provoking and interesting‚ but he connects the strangest of things into real life. In these weird and amazing worlds Burton’s films create‚ Tim Burton uses shots and framing‚ lighting‚ and camera angles to prove that life is different in every new spark‚ and one shouldn’t put out that spark. To begin‚ Burton uses shots and framing to create a feeling of mystery and suspense. One way he obtains this feeling of suspense and allusion is when in Edward Scissorhands‚
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During the first 30 seconds‚ there are many high angle shots of Clare‚ which show that he may be in a weak state. He is also shown to be playing with his hands in the second shot‚ which connotes being nervous. The frequent use of extreme close ups shows his slightly confused expression and also helps build on the idea that he has something that he wants to share‚ which builds a connection between the viewer and Clare. The shadowing of his eyes‚ from his hat‚ makes him seem mysterious and connotes
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