Monday 26 September 2011

Cinematography- camera angles and meaning

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_zaA9APEatw

Waynes world foxy lady scene

- 20 seconds
At first there are mid shots of all three main characters at the diner table, showing the atmosphere of the cafe. Then there is a cut to a close up of the male leads face (Garth) this shows emotion especially his strong feelings for the next angle which is shown, a mid shot of his dream-woman. The camera is then slowed down to emphasize the dream-like features of the woman, then sped up as a rush back to Garth's harsh reality, making a comical fall.

- 40 seconds
Here there is a medium shot used as all three characters are conversing, showing a build up to what my occur in the next shot.

- 1 minute
In to this, a dynamic close up rippled shot of the main male, showing his trance back into fascination. This then takes us to a long, intense shot of him using the jukebox, to three cut mid shots of various groups of the cafe as they stop, building suspense to the next act, a performance to the music as it begins to run.

-1.20
In this section we have mid shots of Garth's body dancing and occasional alterations to mid shots of the dream-woman where the camera is slowed in time with the audio music, this creates for the audience the setting that the woman is becoming attracted and fading out of being the dream, as you can tell from the flow of her hair, the strong emotion of lust.

-1.45
The emotion in this is still profoundly a feeling of lust and determination. Garth's ultra ego is being expressed but is never shown in reality, this is why we get the close up of his face in confusion as his body is reacting sexually to the music. The dream-woman is impressed the edges are blurred and slowed, and yet again embellishing a sense of a dreamy state, this then ends with a close up of Garth's last push of ultra ego.


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