Essays Tagged: "Camera angle"

A media analysis of the film 'Psycho' by Alfred Hitchcock. Looking specifically at voyeurism, third person narrative and the roles of both male and female characters.

us (the audience) feel slightlyanxious even from the beginning, and also by using the second personcamera angles we are made to feel like voyeurs watching Marian and heractions. When we are wanted to ... eurs watching Marian and heractions. When we are wanted to focus on a specific person or object, thecamera changes to create a point of view shot where we are seeing thingsthrough Marians eyes and so ...

(4 pages) 89 0 3.5 Mar/2003

Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies > Film Review and Analysis

12 angry men movie to book analyisis.

m Friedkin many characteristics shine through in both films. Both directors chose different actors, camera angles, and lighting, but the essence of the film stays the same. Each film also is greatly i ... are what create the tense atmosphere where the debates begin and where they end. The variation of camera angles and of quality angles provides the viewers with something more to devote their attenti ...

(3 pages) 95 1 5.0 Apr/2003

Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies > Film Review and Analysis

Essay : Witness (film by Peter Weir)

flict with their environment. This is evident through the use of various techniques such as symbol, camera angle, and imagery. Samuel's protective life as a child in the Amish community is corrupted w ... ronment around him and we witness his loss of innocence at the railway station. Weir uses sound and camera angle as a method of showing Samuel's confusion. From low angle shots, viewers can identify w ...

(4 pages) 85 1 3.0 Mar/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

A Clockwork Orange - Cinematography

e class, but I don't remember what I got on this paper. I am sure it was an A though.Text:Different camera positions in a movie can have a great effect on the way the audience interprets or feels abou ... e, or because we were free to make our own decisions.One of the first thing one sees is the way the camera angles to try and involve the audience in the picture. This is seen early in the movie when t ...

(3 pages) 69 1 4.5 Oct/2004

Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies > Film Review and Analysis

Citizen Kane Analysis

ground and background, to be in focus at the same time. The story was told by means of composition, camera angle, and visual styles, just as much as it was told by plot and dialogue. The entire tale w ... ng transitions to show the passage of time. It had an enormous impact on the movie industry, as the camera took positions that were previously unknown. Before "Citizen Kane," the camera tended to film ...

(3 pages) 88 0 5.0 Feb/2005

Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies > Film History

The Usual Suspects Movie Review Film Studies 500 word essay

ense. With out it, a movie will not be the same. Bryan Singer did a great job with the lighting and camera combined to create an appropriately shadowy underworld as a background for the action shots. ... e character's face was bathed in light and the rest of the scene was naturally dark. Frequently the camera angles were strange and the editing was at times and at a pace that surprise you.For most dir ...

(2 pages) 43 0 5.0 Mar/2005

Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies > Genre Study

Amadeus: A Story of Two Characters

We see that he gives up on God in the scene when he takes down the cross and burns it, showing the camera angle from the cross's point of view in the fire looking at Salieri as "Mozart's view" lookin ...

(2 pages) 22 0 0.0 Apr/2005

Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies

How can Camera Angles and Signifiers Communicate?

There are different forms in which camera angles and signifiers can communicate. Signifiers are visual or oral signs that directors/aut ... ng together in a line then seeing a balloon man, the picture is filled with snow and mountains. The camera angle used here is a medium long shot, and the manner in which they are walking implies that ... nto the clouds can be seen as all of Pingu's worries being set free.In my essay I have analysed how camera angles and signifiers can communicate. With the help of my research and my classwork, I have ...

(3 pages) 28 0 3.0 Jun/2005

Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies

Ideological Criticism

d most of all, relief from boredom. "Visual fascination" is cinematography techniques such as camera angle, lens color, and background music that provide pleasure for the viewer. Scholes explain ...

(3 pages) 2464 0 0.0 Oct/2001

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Oliver Twist

ran away to London on his own where he grows to become a wise young man. The film successfully uses camera angle, lighting, and sound in the characterization of Oliver.The first point that helped char ... racterization of Oliver.The first point that helped characterize Oliver was the way David Lean used camera angle. High camera angle was frequently used on Oliver. An example of this was when Oliver wa ...

(3 pages) 1129 0 0.0 Nov/2001

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

The Stranger

our scene. Our first slide shows a medium shot of Mersault as he was in the heat at the beach. The camera angle was low because we wanted to show how big the sun was in the background. This creates a ... big the sun was in the background. This creates an almost hell like appearance. The movement of the camera is tracking in order to show him walking in the blazing heat. The lighting chosen was high ke ...

(2 pages) 1039 0 0.0 Aug/2001

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

"Rabbit Proof Fence" by Phillip Noyce: Scene 1 Analysis

with the opening scene, Molly introduces the film in her native language. After a minute or so, the camera pans up to the sky, then focuses back to the ground. But this part of the land is darker, lif ... ve caused upon the Aborigines.The next scene is a close shot of Molly. Molly is looking up, and the camera angle is from the bottom looking up. The sky is blue, and there is gentle wind, the music als ...

(2 pages) 15 1 3.0 Oct/2007

Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies > Film Review and Analysis

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uspense in Alfred Hitchcock's films is Psycho. The suspense is built well through the music and the camera angles. I will choose the shower-stabbing scene to demonstrate all these elements, because th ... makes this one of the most suspenseful scenes in movies history, at least in my opinion. Also, the camera angle builds the suspense. The angle of her screaming when the man opens the shower, then the ...

(2 pages) 13 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies

Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho has paved the way as one of

the most influential films of its time. Hitchcock?s artistry in his lighting, objective/subjective camera shots, and camera angles allows us to enjoy the voyeuristic point of views of the characters ... dings and at random chooses to go down and infiltrate into a window in a hotel building. There, the camera pauses at the half-open window that has the blind slightly open, leaving an orifice for us to ...

(3 pages) 2832 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies

Symbolism in Disney's "Cinderella."

e with rhythm and color, creating a tone of joyousness among unrecognizing adversity. By using this camera angle, Disney symbolizes innocence and beauty trying desperately to escape the confines of ev ... ss of their restricted abilities. Once again, a "tilt shot" is used to bring the audience in as the camera rises with the dress, showing the dress in a powerful position, further symbolizing it as Cin ...

(3 pages) 7 0 0.0 Nov/2008

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing > Descriptive Essays

Lost in Translation Analysis

are their physical journey with each other it becomes a positive experience.Coppola utilizes a high camera angle depicting Charlotte at her hotel window alone, sitting in the foetal position far above ... lashes felt by Bob as a result of his physical journey, such as in scenes in the hotel lift where a camera level with Bob is utilized to show how much taller he is than the Japanese population. This p ...

(3 pages) 18 0 0.0 Jun/2009

Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies > Film Review and Analysis