Comparing the Opening Sequence of Clueless and Pleasantville Opening sequences are very important, as the filmmaker needs to attract the attention of the audience in the first few minutes. This is done in many ways – using plot development, characters, tension building and suspense. Camera angles, sound, lighting and dialogue all help to create the atmosphere that the filmmaker wants. Both ‘Clueless’ and ‘Pleasantville’ have a teenage aspect to them. ‘Clueless’ just seems like a typical
of a film shot can be defined as the perspective that the viewer sees, while the camera distance, a.k.a. camera framing, of a film shot can be defined as how far away the video camera is from the subject or object as seen and measured from the front of the frame image. In order to describe the measurements and determine the camera distance for each film shot, the terms extreme long shot, long shot, medium shot, close-up, and extreme close-up are used. An extreme long shot is a film shot in which there
Grasping the bird, the camera then shifts upward and focuses on a medium shot of Brenner. The camera maintains this perspective as it follows Brenner’s movements of returning the loose bird back to its cage. Brenner concludes by stating, “Back into your gilded cage Melanie Daniels,” the camera now focused on both himself and the cage. The reason as to why this shot aids the sequence’s purpose is for the quote that is brought about by Brenner. “Back in your gilded
Eye Contact is a thrilling short story that merits four out of five stars. This rating is suitable because the short film was extremely effective, especially taking the length of the film into consideration, but there were a few aspects of the movie that could be improved. The story is interesting and well-executed and my only complaint is that the shadow seems to be following the woman for no apparent reason and that the shadow itself has an odd design. When the shadow is pictured in a close-up
of the camera angles used are long shot, medium shot, high angle and bird’s eye view. A long shot to show the link between characters/subjects and their environment and draws the audience’s attention to a particular aspect of the surroundings. It can also indicate the atmosphere of the film. A medium shot shows a characters facial expression and body language, and for us to get to know the characters and how they relate to each other more closely. A high angle shot makes the person or object look weaker
sequence we are introduced to a bird's-eye view of the entire setting; which is a view of Berlin's old city urban streets. The film was originally an art festival film, which allowed the auteur/director, Tom Tykwer, to experiment with several and generally risky and non-commercial camera angles and visual features to create the film's idiosyncratic emphasis on time, fate and human urgency. In doing so we are first shown a bird's-eye angle that merges into establishing shots that rapidly track to extreme
The video changes to a subjective point of view shot, showing someone walking into school while the audio is of a sad, acoustic guitar. As the person walks through the school with his camera he ironically stops and takes footage of a soldier with a gun in his hand. CCTV (close circuit television) footage is then shown of the children at the school scurrying around trying to protect themselves from the onslaught of ammunition and explosives. A shot of Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold firing rounds of
A camera shot is the amount of space that is seen in one shot or frame. Camera shots are used to demonstrate different aspects of a film's setting, characters and themes. As a result, camera shots are very important in shaping meaning in a film. Reviewing the examples on the right hand side of this page should make the different camera shots clearer. An extreme long shot (animation on right) contains a large amount of landscape. It is often used at the beginning of a scene or a film to establish
elements in a work of art. It’s how color, lines, value, texture and form are organized together to create a piece of work. Good composition is important to any type of work. When you use good composition you can draw in viewer’s eyes to the focal point and organically move their eyes around the rest of the painting. Henri Matisse defined it this way: "Composition is the art of arranging in a decorative manner the diverse elements at the painter's command to express his feelings." The Elements of Composition
to the dressing rooms. The first shot is of Paul looking up at the actors and talking to them. The camera shot is a bird eye view of Paul looking up at the actors. He looks up to the actors and feels they are better then everyone. They are the best of the best and Paul wants to be like them. Then the scene switches to an ants view of the actors. This symbolizes the fact, that they are high class and they are looking down at Paul. The next scene is again a bird’s eye view of Paul looking up at the actors
begins with a close-up, eye-level of a woman cleaning her face with a towel (Vertov, 11’42”-12’11”). The use of a close-up, eye-level shot pins the viewer on the woman’s eyes. The woman abruptly peers up, and as she does so, Vertov fluidly cross cuts to a close up shot of blinds of a window looking out the city opening, successfully blending together the motion of both shots. The window of the house is a unit of the community, and by blending the motion of the woman’s eyes with the blinds of the windows
Escape After watching “The Maze Runner”, my eyes opened to see how a movie with mystery can explode into action instantly. The story is interesting and the plot is juicier. This is a movie that I feel that can fascinate and relate to any viewer. Although, this movie was not directed by Steven Spielberg, Wes Ball did an outstanding job on it and it is now a personal favorite of mine. If you like mystery and action, then this popular 2014 film is a must see because I felt hungry for more. The set design
the idea of the removal of Clementine by the program erasing Joel’s memory. Beginning with a high angle shot looking at Joel and Clementine on the floor, of what seems to be the train station, darkness surrounds the two. They are shown under a bright spotlight with undistinguishable businessmen walking around them. The spotlight effect is more obvious as the camera cuts to an extreme long shot of them lying there, which gives the idea that they are small specimen... ... middle of paper ... .
An establishing shot is used in nearly every scene, allowing the audience to have a broader view of the setting. The bird’s eye views contribute to the suspense when the vastness of a location is seen in perspective with the characters in question. These techniques also take advantage of the incredible locations in which the film is shot like a crop field in Illinois and Mount Rushmore. Medium shots and close-ups are also very present in the movie. Medium shots show the character’s immediate
The camera pans from left to right with a medium shot of Jack pacing in the natural light has he waited on Rakes to reveal himself. Rakes emerge from the bridge in a low key and a high contrast lighting quality to show he’s more of a villain. His corruption his more at the surface as he walks out into
attention effectively and it seems important. This is a good use of symbolism to relate that the violence is so severe that even love cannot calm it down. A bit later on the camera shows a statue of Jesus starting off with a medium close-up shot and rapidly zooming out to show two skyscrapers on either side. One of the skyscrapers is Capulet and the other one is
Since no cameras are used to create animation, at least in the traditional sense of film, tracking shots are no longer the simple task of following the subject alongside them. Instead, each background layer is moved at a different speed. These tricks of perspective and turning a 2D painting into a three-dimensional world make up for the limits of this style of animation that may prevent certain camera shots or
This movie was filmed among Australian land and in each shot the outback was clean, healthy and wasn’t proposed in any way dirty. The extreme wide and broad shots shown in this film capture the aspects of Australia which aren’t always seen. The visual of the panning camera and the bird’s eye view shots show Australian for its true natural beauty, which should not be taken for granted. If people at this year’s film festival notice
The Village set in 1987 about a small utopian community nestled in a valley cloaked by dark forests. Isolated from the world, the villagers are taught of the threat of the woods, never enter in fear of the “those we don’t speak of” (IMDb). Life within the borders looks picture-perfect and all is justifiable with this jovial community, save the fearful reminder of what lies within the woods. The peaceful village within Covington Woods in rural Pennsylvania, is led by a group of elders including Edward
In The Great Gatsby, cinematography is used excessively, adding too much emphasis on pre-established themes of extravagance and character-to-character relations. Eye-level angle shots are most common, with high angle/Dutch angle sweeping shots coming in second. The latter of these is used over and over during party scenes, as well as later to, in a way, further emphasize the size of Gatsby’s mansion by observing the characters as if from a height separate