Man With The Movie Camera: Shot Change Constructs A New Perspective

By utilising a variety of filmic techniques, both Scott Hicks and Anthony Fingleton created a key action scene to engage and connect the audience to their films. To convey the intensity of the scene, Hicks and Fingleton used a vast range of filmic techniques, however the two key features used, were sound

The working conditions in 1800’s factories were terrible. These factories were vats for diseases, sickness, and injury. They had overly long hours and minimal breaks. The people in working in these factories must have been mad.

Factory jobs of the time usually included harsh physical labor and heavy machinery equipment. Another job of the time was working at bread lines. Many jobs of the time had massive work strikes that would put them out of business for days, even weeks. “Labor felt grievously short-changed during the war -- hence the bitter strikes during the reconversion period.” (Brody David, p.236).

Spike Lee does many fascinating things from a directorial standpoint, which makes his film (dare I say, joint), Do the Right Thing so interesting to watch. Writer, director Lee makes much use of the high and low angle shots. He does this to draw clear contrasts between the two elders of the block, Da Mayor and Mother Sister and to make conflict more apparent.

Also, the moving camera constantly shifts and changes relationships helping me engage in the film and think about what was going on.

I knew before this book that editing is vital to the storytelling process. But I never thought about the relationship between cuts and the human eye. At first I thought Murch’s theory was a little strange, humorous. Then I thought about it, does not our eyes cut from one object to another? Murch’s best explanation for his cuts and human eye theory is an excerpt from an interview featuring John Huston by Louise Sweeney, writer for the Christian Monitor.

A variety of camera techniques are used throughout the beginning sequence to enhance the mood and involve the audience. Camera techniques are harmonized with lighting effects to culminate this dramatic scene. I will begin by discussing examples of this. In the village, many close-ups and long shots are used to enhance facial expression and to set the sombre mood.

How are we made aware of the filmmaker's attitude towards change? Refer to three specific episodes from the film. (excl. concl. stages)In Pleasantville, the filmmaker, Gary Ross, conveys his attitude towards change through the characters of David and Jennifer who are transported into the 1950s sitcom "Pleasantville". He doesn't necessarily demonstrate change to bear a positive result; rather, he addresses that change is essential to the development of society and self and that it is important to understand and accept change. Ross contrasts the ignorance and mindlessness of the unchanged people of Pleasantville with the hunger for knowledge that the changed (or coloured) people possess, communicating to the viewer that change and knowledge

Another common feature in Anderson films is his usage of slow motion to emphasize a moment in the film.

They also worked when they were very old. Most of the worker’s lives were dedicated to working in the shops which was very boring and miserable for them.

Another technique that is used that brought this film to its full potential was the editing. Kurosawa used his editing skills to tell the story. Every cut that was made took effect. When looking at the battle scene, the majority of the shots were action packed and were quick cuts for the progression of the battle. These edits were made to intrigue the audience and to help them make insight of not only the plot, but also what was going on. Using such edits created lively movements that help to create visual interest for the audience and kept them on the edge of their

One thing that this movie did exceptionally well was the constant feel of suspense. The way the director decided to frame and show-off his dead was

Nonetheless, Eisenstein’s technique, quite similar to Kuleshov’s theory known as the ‘Kuleshov effect’, brought the power of montage to a higher level, consequently making it a efficacious tool for propaganda. Due to its immanent drama filmmakers will naturally be enticed by politics, but possibly also because the stakes

Since this film was created by Aleksandrov, a russian filmmaker, then it is of no surprise that his film was a compilation of the political juxtaposition style called Soviet Montage. This technique was used many times throughout the film especially with concrete,

Stanley Kubrick was one of the most smartest and strangest directors in history. He once said, “If it can be written, or thought, it can be filmed.” There are other directors that I admire whom I feel fall under Autheur. However Stanley Kubrick has a crazy trademark with the way he shoots his movies that somehow captivates audiences. One of the hallmarks of Stanley Kubrick’s films were his protracted, uncompromisingly slow scenes. With any other filmmaker I would dismiss such scenes as tedious and self-indulgent, and I do generally prefer breezy pacing, but I must admit that these slow scenes in Stanley Kubrick’s films have really grown on me and have an undeniable charm of their own. For example, 2001: A Space Odyssey – The scene in which Bowman disconnects HAL (the computer). There is no montage here, no time-compressing cutting techniques: instead,