2081 Analytical Essay

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2081 Scene Analysis
After evaluating the 2081 movie, it is apparent the film elements and techniques are important when defining the mood. The four main techniques used throughout the film were lighting, music, sound, and dialogue.
Throughout the movie 2081, the producer uses a lot of lighting tricks to help tell the story. In one scene, the cameras are facing Harrison’s back and viewers see this silver tube in his hand (17:49). The lighting around the object is very bright. The producer does this to signify the importance this object will have later on. Without the special lighting effects used in the scene, the silver tube may have been overlooked. Brightening the screen drew attention toward the silver tube. Later on, viewers are taken …show more content…

The audience could infer that the cylinder was important to the story because it was the only thing in a dark room that had a reflection of light over it. The producer wants spectators to know that the cylinder plays a vital role in the movie at some point or the other. If that room was full of light, the brass cylinder could have easily went unnoticed and the scene would have been far less intense. The light is what brought awareness to the brass cylinder in the first place. Viewers also see some major lighting effects at the 20-minute 26-second mark. At this point in the movie, Diana Moon Glampers has just shot Harrison and his Empress. Right after this event, the entire screen goes white. Viewers saw Diana with a gun and they saw her aim, but they never really see the bullets leave the gun and hit Harrison and his empress. By using the white out effect the audience can easily make an educated guess that the gun was fired and Harrison and his empress were shot. Right after this incident, the lighting starts getting very dark (21:06). The darkness represents sorrow, fear, depression, and all negative feelings. The use of darkness is very appropriate in this case because people normally always

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