Low-angle shot Essays

  • Film Manipulation

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    example, the lighting in a film and the camera angles sounds and all times of other things. I am going explain how the filmmaker can manipulate you and make you feel a particular kind of way about the film. One kind of angle is eyelevel angle is the one in which the camera is placed at the subject’s height, so if the actor is looking at the lens for example in a movie when something bad is about to happen the camera could be eyelevel

  • The Conventions of Science Fiction Films with Reference to Armageddon and Independence Day

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    tension and excitement for the audience, eventually there is a confrontation, the hero wins and order is restored. In Independence Day it starts with a peaceful world, the film begins with the American flag on the moon, there is then a close-up shot of ... ... middle of paper ... ...of the editing creating tension, excitement and suspense are when the asteroids hit earth the scenes speed up and create excitement, after the asteroids have hit the editing between the scenes of the destruction

  • Carolyn Burnham in American Beauty

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    particular extract of the film we learn about Carolyn's character from the use of language, camera shots, music, physical and vocal expressions and other presentational devices. 'Mis en Scene' is also used in this particular scene and is particularly effective as it enables the audience to understand how Carolyn interacts with the objects around her and this reveals more about her personality. The shot opens with Carolyn putting up a 'for sale' sign outside a property she is trying to sell. Here

  • Analysis Of The Godfather

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    observe the slight undertones of racism and feminism through viewing the film actively. 2. Cinematic Language Cinematic language is the means and techniques the artist uses to convey the story to its viewers. These techniques consist of various angles, shots, effects, and editing. Take the first scene of the Godfather for example. Coppola begins the film with a close-up of the undertaker who is speaking. The background is completely dark with an overhead light over the speaker. This directs the attention

  • Senor Love Dadd Film Analysis

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    first scene begins with a close up shot of Senor Love Daddy 's mouth, the top of a microphone, and an alarm clock. The alarm clock, being used as a prop, is making a very loud, annoying, ringing sound. This is done in order to get the viewers attention to the problem of racism. After the ringing stops, we start reframing in, and zooming out slowly, seeing more of Senor Love Daddy and the microphone. There is hard lighting present in the scene. The entire shot has a reddish color to it. A

  • In Time Cinematography

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    the power of the system is more powerful than justice. Niccol uses high angle shot and low angle shot to contrast the value and the power of Will and Raymond. Before Will loses all of his time, Raymond and Will was at the same angle which shows that they are equal, but when the timekeeper confiscates Will’s time, Niccol uses high angle shot to show that Will, who values justice is now weak and powerless while the low angle shot of Raymond who values the system is more powerful and controllable. This

  • Movie Analysis: Film Analysis Of Malcolm X

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    One of which is the low angle shot that is found throughout this scene, which makes Malcolm look both intimidating and captivating. It is clear that he is the center of attention and that all eyes are on him, making him the most dominating presence in the room. This contributes to the Nation of Islam’s jealousy. This low angle shot may also be a depiction of the NOI supporters that are in the crowd and the perspective that they’re

  • Suspense in the Film Jaws

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    there is a jump shot to a party on the beach where you can hear a mouth organ being played, this makes the audience feel more relaxed after expecting to see a shark attack. There is also a bonfire on the beach which together with the mouth organ creates a scene where people are really happy and enjoying themselves. The next scene is a girl swimming in the sea and with it just being after the relaxed beach scene, we don’t expect much to happen. The next is a point of view shot from the shark

  • V For Vendetta Film Techniques

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    idea of freedom. As the movie flashbacks where V rises in the fire with his face burnt, V uses the mask to cover his identity, thus the V and his Guy Fawkes mask becomes an ideal, and the ideal is freedom in the country. Director McTeigue uses a long shot at the end of the film where many people wears the Guy Fawkes mask and watch the Parliament Building being destroyed. As they unmask themselves, it represents that the idea of freedom has finally been achieved. Wearing the Guy Fawkes mask, V himself

  • Comparing the Two Advertisements for Mastercard and Halifax One

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    promoting credit card banking. Advertisement 1 opened with a salacious shot of an attractive woman trying on a dress in a changing room. The opening scene is prurient; the woman will appeal to men in general. The implication of her getting changed shows a stereotypical heterosexual appeal to men. The scene of the woman in the changing room is carefully shot so we just miss seeing her naked. The background lighting is low key; film noir lighting is used, enabling the viewers to focus only

  • The Sixth Sense Analysis

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    aren't real using lighting camera angle and shots.

  • Comparing the Opening Scenes of the David Lean and the B.B.C. Versions of Great Expectations By Charles Dickens

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    made in 1946 so it is shot in black and white. The BBC Version was made in 1997 and was in colour. Lean's version is very similar to the novel more than the B.B.C version. Lean's was the most effective at using most of the dialogue than the B.B.C version. The B.B.C version used a small amount of the dialogue. At the beginning of Lean's film the audience are shocked by the scenery. The first things we see are the gallows where the convicts are hanged. Then the camera shot is in the graveyard

  • Tension in David Lean's Great Expectations

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    running off home. I will also be analysing the opening credits and the short section where Pip as an elder reads the first paragraph from the novel out to explain who he is. The techniques I will be analysing in this scene are mise en scene, camera angles, sound and lighting. The first of these I will be analysing is mise en scene. Mise en scene is everything that is put into the scene. This can make a big difference to the signals we receive and can make us interpret the scene in a set way

  • Cinematic Techniques in Strictly Ballroom

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    Luhrman uses many different film techniques to influence the portrayal and development of characters. Costume and makeup is used as a vital technique to show the audience the characters’ personalities and also the development of some characters. Camera angles and lighting is another technique that is used to exaggerate the characters’ personalities and the scenes they are in. Luhrman also uses character behaviors as an effective technique in portraying each characters’ personality. In the film Luhrman

  • Rumble Fish

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    In thinking of films that are able to exemplify many film elements that are put together in an interesting and organized manner the movie Rumble Fish comes to mind. The director Francis Ford Coppola demonstrates how metaphors are able to help decipher a deeper meaning of the film. Rumble Fish is a film that is about growing up and seeing new things that have never been seen before. The two main characters who are brothers Rusty James and the Motorcycle Boy, experience internal conflicts. Rusty

  • Hello, My Name Is Orson Welles

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    Hello, My Name Is Orson Welles Orson Welles liked to reuse certain elements throughout his films. He liked a good deep focus shot. He liked low key lighting. He liked the grotesque side of life, blocking actors in groups of three, low camera angles and especially pointy bras. He also liked to open his movies in a certain predictable way. In Citizen Kane, he used the announcer in "News on the March" to introduce the subject and main character, Charles Foster Kane. In The Magnificent Ambersons, Welles

  • The Movie Billy Elliot

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    ‘Billy Elliot’ is a classic story, set in 1984 in Northern England. It is about a boy who discovers a passion for dancing. The film brings out a strong message of being true to yourself and overcoming conflict but ultimately it is also a story of persistence. The film techniques in ‘Billy Elliot’ enhance the audiences view on Billy’s story by using a variety of techniques such as sound, lighting, acting and editing. ‘Billy Elliot’ has a range of powerful scenes with different contrasting emotions

  • American Beauty and Thirteen

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    will carry on throughout the film. In Thirteen, Tracy is identified as sexually conscious when she tries to talk to her brothers friends and they only end up paying attention to Evie and he... ... middle of paper ... ...tail. Also, many camera angles that exploit the atmosphere of sexuality make these films very similar in the eyes of a regular viewer. Both movies allow the viewer to experience how life is much tougher under social pressures from the point of view of many characters. Not only

  • What Makes Casablanca a Classic Movie?

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    movie till this day and considering it a classical Hollywood film. Some of the most important elements of classical Hollywood include camera distance, angle, editing, lighting, music, and production design. Each element is crucial to creating a classical Hollywood film. The first element is Camera distance; it is used in every scene and in every shot. It refers to how far away the camera is to the characters in the scene. Camera distance was developed in order to provide more to the mise-en-scene of

  • How does Steven Spielberg create tension in the film Schindler’s List?

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    scenes of the Liquidation of the Ghetto, the Little Girl in the Red Coat and the Final Solution in Auschwitz. The techniques that were used to create tension include sounds (such as diegetic and non-diegetic), lighting (the use of shadows), camera shots and angles, symbolism and motifs, and filming in black and white. During the Liquidation of the Ghetto, a man in the sewers is attempting escape from the soldiers. Tension is created with the savaged barking dogs and gunshots can be heard as diegetic sounds