Soh Wan Qing U1430464B Mr William Phuan CS8119: Cinematography in Birdman (2014) This essay talks about the use of cinematography in the scene where the protagonist – Riggan Thomson enters a room and had a conversation with his daughter in the film Birdman. Birdman is set in New York City in a time where theatre shows were losing their significance in the entertainment industry. The film is about Riggan trying to salvage his career through a Broadway show while his ego portrayed as Birdman threatens to bring it all down. On top of the brilliant acting from the actors, Birdman was well known for its trademark illusion that it was filmed in a continuous, long tracking shot with no cuts. This scene begins with Riggan returning to the theatre …show more content…
In this scene, there is a shot where Riggan stood outside the door and spoke to Sam before entering, this shot was framed such that the audiences looked at Sam over the shoulders of Riggan. This generated a feeling where the audiences were separate from Riggan and peeping over his shoulders to look at Sam as he does so. It created a feeling of curiosity as we wondered what we were going to see and experiences in this room. Following that, we followed Riggan into the room and see both characters in a frame as they seemed to be having a normal conversation and tracked in closer to Riggan as he started to sound more emotional in his speech. As the argument begins to unfold initially, the camera leans in from a medium close up to a close up on Riggan. Then it pans to a close up on Sam and leans in as the intensity of her dialogue increases. It acts as a subjective narrative which observes the protagonists’ argument from an emotional point of view. The director intention was to allow the audience to be fixed on the emotions of the characters through their eyes, hand movements and facial expressions. Through such close ups, the emotional distance between the audience and characters are reduced. It encouraged audiences to experience the intensity of the argument by staring at the actors expressions. It also suggested the importance of what the characters were saying. With …show more content…
Colours and lighting were also used strategically to support and add to the emotions that the characters were undergoing and to affect the emotions of the viewers. Being portrayed as a continuous take, a more intimate relationship and understand was formed between the viewers and the protagonist. The fluidity of the camera movements significantly adds intensity to the viewing experience. Overall, such techniques did not overshadow the experience of the film and the movie looked
Sound? Roll camera, action! Arriving on set in a pair of jeans, an Eagles sweatshirt, and a worn-in pair of black and white Converse shoes, David Amutah is ready to start his thirteen-hour day of shooting. He quietly regards the set and mentally prepares himself for the upcoming trials and tribulations that are inevitable. He has spent nineteen weeks preparing for this day and the moment he steps on the set, David relinquishes his introverted, keep-to-himself student demeanor in exchange for that of a confident and assertive film director.
It was used to radically alter the mood, and to complement the characters. Likewise, the characters of the story were an important part in showing each story's underlying message. Both Harrison Bergeron and There
“The screen is a magic medium. It has such power that it can convey emotions and moods that no other art form can hope to tackle.” The written word and the moving image have always had their entwining roots deeply entrenched in similar narrative codes, both functioning at the level of implication, connotation and referentiality. But ever since the advent of cinema, they have been pitted against each other over formal and cultural peculiarities – hence engaging in a relationship deemed “overtly compatible, secretly hostile” (Bluestone 2).
In this paper I hypothesize that A Voyage to the Moon was most innovative in cinematography and editing. Although mise en-scene was the main focus of the film, I hypothesize that mise en scene wasn’t as innovative as the other two. As mentioned earlier, mise en scene made A Voyage to the Moon easy to understand and follow along. In the first scene of the film, this power
Moreover, the film depicts the relationship as reminiscent of another time, often with the use of medium close up shots as the two interact in a disengaged demeanor. However, once Rick and Ilsa converse passionately, the shot distance converts to a close up in order to capture the tension between them. The
“Raging Bull” displays great work of cinematography which basically means the art of making motion pictures. Its the recording of light that
The camera work highlighted the characters’ dialogues and emotion. Another example is the scene where Terry decided to tell Edie the whole truth (1:03:04). Their conversation is drowned by the horn of the steam boat but the viewers can easily know what they were talking about and feeling based on their expressions. Also at the last scene (1:45:00) where Terry was trying his best to walk to the dock the camera shifts from omniscient to Terry’s point of view. He was dizzy and was not seeing things clearly.
It uses cinematography and film techniques such as misé en-scene, shot duration,
Therefore, the color can give audiences totally different feeling when the director use different type of color in different moments because the colors can present characters’ emotions even the characters do not need any
Throughout his life in making films, Tim Burton has shown his unique talent and vision. He proceeds taking advantage of the cinematic techniques; lighting, sound, and camera movements creating a certain mood/tone. These three techniques are used numerous of times for the duration of each film. Although, many various emotions are constructed, there are feelings that anyone may connect to. Tim Burton is a successful filmmaker and has inspired many with the use of his cinematic techniques.
Shot Analysis: Citizen Kane Orson Welles, director of “Citizen Kane”, is well known for his unusual directing methods that defied conventional cinematic techniques. Welles provided his audience with original forms of cinematography, narrative structures, and music. The scene I chose to analyze is extremely important to the plot of the film because Kane begins to realize that he is going through some serious financial problems. During the scene, Kane maintains a sarcastic mood, until he finally decides to surrender and signs the papers that transfer the ownership of his media empire to Mr. Thatcher.
This creates a connection between the viewer and the characters in the film. In Lost in Translation, this technique is used to show the growth of these characters emotionally as they interact throughout the film. This is seen when the two characters just looked at each other as they sat in the hallway without talking to each other. In such a way, it shows the emptiness and loneliness in their
Thesis: The Film Shutter Island is one of the best suspenseful thrillers, it accomplishes this by employing the literary, dramatic, and cinematic aspects of filming such as symbolism, superb acting, and cinematography, making the film a must see. II. BODY Body Introduction: In Shutter Island, many tools of
The first shows lighter, brighter shades like grass and leaves. During the war green color is presented by more “gloomy” hues like military uniform or a rocket in the night sky that Doss saw in his nightmare. The film often shows characters’ faces in close up; these frames constitute a majority of the movie. Camera focuses on characters’ faces and moves slightly following their heads’ motions. This approach makes viewers focus on people’s expressed emotions and interactions rather than their environment.
Cinematography is a combination of techniques used to describe the emotions and mood in films. Cinematography includes camera shots, angles and lighting. A Beautiful Mind and The King’s Speech are biotic films this depicts the life of an important historical person. A Beautiful Mind emphasizes the inner struggles of a man who has schizophrenia.