Monday, September 28, 2015

Camera Movement

I chose a scene from Grey's Anatomy to show the power camera movement has on gaining the audience's sympathy. In this scene, Derek is laying on a hospital bed and looking up at a little girl. The scene starts out with a close up on Derek's face, full of cuts, and you can hear doctors discussing his case. This close up tells the audience that Derek is listening in on what the doctor are saying. The camera then switches to the little girl, in a lower angle, so the camera is looking up at the girl but the audience can still see the top of Derek's head so it's more of a fuller view of the whole scene. The camera then zooms in again at Derek's face as if the camera is on the ceiling looking down, and then quickly the camera angle changes to looking up at the girl. However, this time it's as if the camera is on the floor looking up at the ceiling, which is the angle Derek is looking up at the girl at.




The movement of the camera shows the audience how Derek is viewing the girl in this scene, as if the audience is looking through Derek's eyes, which helps the audience empathize with Derek. The camera also shows how the girl views Derek, helping the audience empathize with the girl.

Wednesday, September 16, 2015

400 Blows- Visual Style

This movie did a great job depicting the setting of France through multiple extra long shots. These shots showed the town and were especially evident when capturing the outdoors. There were a few close up shots, which were used when two characters were in deep conversation. One scene in specific that included a close up shot was when the main character was having a conversation with his mom about secrets. The director wanted the audience to stay focused on what the characters were saying in this scene, and not be distracted by the background. 400 blows captured mainly long shots from what i noticed. There were multiple scenes in the classroom and the main character's home.

 

This screenshot shows a long shot of the main character working on his essay. This is an interesting shot because it shows one of the many long shots this movie had inside of the boy's home. In this shot, you can see the character's body language as he writes his essay which gives you a sense of his feelings about the essay without him having to necessarily say them.