Sunday, 25 September 2011

Scene Analysis - Camera Shots

Way the film uses different camera shots to represent age.

Camera Shots:
- First scene is a dolly shot which gives us the opportunity to see all the heavy tools being used by the men.
- Long shot of the girl as she walks out of the house then pans to a medium long shot to show her clothes and body language.
- Another dolly shot to a close up of the girl in the car letting us see her body language clearly.
- Medium long shot of the headmaster so we can see his clothes and establish his age.
-Shot reverse shot between the man and older headmaster showing age differences.
-Pans from man to girl he is taller than her emphasizes her youth.
-Camera shifts to eye level so show the fear of the girl.
-Establishes new location shows you the antique room.
-Shot is still low angle at the girls eye level when the two men are talking giving them authority.
- Medium closeup still at the low eye level when the girl is being told off same when it's shot reverse shot making us relate to the girl.
- Wide shot to establish scene change.
-Camera tilts to reveal magazines and goodbye notes and pans to revel teddy bear and another note instead of a establishing shot the camera movements reveal whats happening which helps to show her youth.
-The camera tilts to reveal a window that the girl has climbed out of, a dramatic thing to do.
-Medium close up to show the woman's emotions as she looks out the window.

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