This extract is from the film Oldboy by Chan-Wook Park; this extract is close to the beginning of the movie and shows the character Oh Daesu's experience after he is freed from the room he had been kept in for 15 years.
At the beginning of the extract the camera starts off as a medium shot at eye level in the corner of an elevator showing a frightened woman, it then pans to Oh Daesu who is pressed up against the wall terrified; this shot was clearly done for comedic purposes as it is showing that he is having trouble adjusting to life and he hasn't even gotten out of the building, following this the camera (which I assume was attached to a jib or a crane) lifts up through a vent in the elevator (CGI vent?) and shows the elevator going down.
Following that scene there is a quite long eye level, close up tracking shot (using a hand held camera) which shows Oh Daesu leaving the building wearing the woman from the elevators glasses and walking nonchalantly across a road whilst a man (who is a part of the narrative at the beginning of the film) jumps off of the building and onto a car, I feel that this shot may have been done to show that wherever Oh Daesu goes he is followed by chaos, I feel the frontal tracking shot was done however to show how in awe he is about being free that he doesn't even turn around when he is almost hit by a van and when he man jumps off of the building.
Another sequence I feel works well is after Oh Daesu crosses the road at 0:56 and there is a crane shot of him looking over the edge which then pans to show who he is looking at before tilting up to show him walking down the stairs towards them; I feel this shot is used to show Oh Daesu's inquisitive character and impulsiveness and to build tension in the audience as they are unsure what he is going to do.
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
This is an extract from Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix in which Harry visits the department of mysteries for the first time.
Near the beginning of the extract there is a sort of shot-reverse-shot at eye level of Arthur trying (and failing) to get through a barrier into a tube station, the shot switches from the side of the barrier they are on to the opposite side of the barrier which then pans to the right as Arthur gets through, this scene was shot like this for comedic value as it helps to show the muggles walking throughout the scene whilst Arthur is amazed and confused by the technology of the barrier and thinks he has to hit the oyster reader to open the gate, it also allows the camera to show Harry explaining how to work the reader whilst also showing Arthur's cluelessness.
Later in the extract, in the ministry of magic there is an extreme long crane shot that shows the crowds and pans to show the whole of the inside the ministry to create a sense of awe among the audience to make them empathise with Harry at that moment in the film.
Another sequence from the extract is when Lucius Malfoy is talking to the Minister of magic, there is a medium-close shot at eye level of them talking but it is also a long shot of Arthur and Harry walking past an catching them talking; this scene was filmed this way to infer that the Minister was perhaps taking a bribe or that him and Lucius were talking about ways to affect Harry's trial and it creates a sinister tone.
Another sequence from the extract is when Lucius Malfoy is talking to the Minister of magic, there is a medium-close shot at eye level of them talking but it is also a long shot of Arthur and Harry walking past an catching them talking; this scene was filmed this way to infer that the Minister was perhaps taking a bribe or that him and Lucius were talking about ways to affect Harry's trial and it creates a sinister tone.
Class Performance 7th October to 18th October:
ReplyDeleteLaurie, you continue to engage in class very well, and you also continue to submit you homework on time, of good quality. Your DiCaprio analysis in 'Django Unchained' is a good appreciation of his performance, using an appropriate extract. Your camerawork analysis of 'Old Boy' and 'Order of the Phoenix' is detailed, using a variety of appropriate terms. You also consider well for all points made the potential reason and/or impact on the audience.
Target: For next week, please refer to the 'Stretch and Challenge' page on the film studies blog. More information on this next week.
Saying all of that above Laurie, your blog is missing the 'Lesson 2 work', where you were supposed to analyse a sequence using all 3 techniques (miss-en-scene, camera, and performance)?
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