Moon Daylight Barry Jenkins

In this scene from Moonlight directed by Barry Jenkins, illustrate a touching moment between a young boy named Chiron and his mentor Juan out in the open ocean. In this scene Juan is teaching Chiron how to swim, out in the open ocean of Miami. Therefore, it somewhat odd that a lot of the framing in this scene is tight, even if it switches to more loosely frame shots. Further, the space that the characters take up is commonly connected to being open and having room to move. However, the majority of the scene is done in a tighter frame, in order to show the connection between the two characters.
Why it is tight framing
As seen above you have a boy with the top of his head cut off, with his back to the camera and a man smiling at him in front. This, scene may not be as tight as other but it still give the effect , “that cocoons the two in an intimately tight frame which virtually excludes the outside world” (pg. 51 Giannetti). One can infer that the reason Jenkins chose to do this scene in a lot of tight frames is to show, that even if the two have not know each other for long, they are already building a relationship that is like father and son. Moreover, it allows the audience to see their body

74 Giannetti). Yet, as seen above Chiron and Juan are not trapped at the moment, even if they have their prison in their personal life. However, this scene is about the two of them becoming closer and being free from their trouble at home. Therefore, the tight framing in this scene follows along the lines of a loosely framed shot which is, “ [c]onversely, longer, loosely framed shots tend to suggest freedom” (pg. 77 Giannetti). Especially, since the sitting of the scene is the ocean, which is vast and endless in