What filmic techniques are used throughout the text, The Truman Show, to highlight the fact that Truman is ignorant of being filmed?

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Christof, the director of,, The Truman Show, utilises a variety of filmic techniques to highlight Truman’s ignorance of being filmed. It is important in the film that Truman is ignorant of being watched because the show is about his life. If he knows he is being watched he would want to get out of the show and go to the ‘real world’, which would not be good for the show because it is about him. Characterisation is one of the topics that will be discussed , then dialogue, setting, and camera angles. The characterisation technique will be analysed in discussing how the characterisation technique is used throughout, The Truman Show, to prove Truman is ignorant of being watched.

The characterisation technique is mostly used in scene 4, it is important because Meryl needs to use this technique for the audience, and for the show. An example from the film that proves the characterisation technique has taken place is when Meryl does a seductive walk down the stairs while she is posing to the camera whilst she talks to Truman. Truman is ignorant of being watched because he thinks what she is...

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