Skilled but Classic Techniques in the Movie

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Overall, I found the visual techniques of this film to be fairly basic. Not to say that it was boring or underachieving in any way, but more of a skilled implementation of classic technique. I think that with initial visual impact of stop motion animation, coupled with an intense soundtrack, and the distinctive use of color, the addition of any really abstract visual manipulation may have pushed this film over the edge. In terms of overall visual approach, this film leans more towards the inductive, although deductive scenes are used intermittently as well. We are primarily looking at the event, but we are definitely let in at key times to experience the emotion of the events. The majority of scenes do begin with close up shots, then move into subsequent wider shots until the desired c...

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