Monday, September 16, 2024

Home Alone (1990)

 

Hip Level Shot

This scene is in the beginning of the movie, we are first being introduced to a character who later on is relevant and important to this story. By zooming in closer on this character the watcher may now feel fixated on who this is, giving importance to this character. Without having this position of angle I probably wouldn't have focussed so much on who he was. This foreshadows what this character may now possibly bring for the rest of the movie. The emotions being curious of what may happen later from this police officer introduced.


Shoulder level shot

The closeness of the camera to Kevins face makes it seem as if we can see his thought process going through his head, as if we are thinking with him of what happened. You can also see the clear expressions on his face which indicate his emotions of wondering why his family is not inside of his house. It's clear he has nothing to do with them forgetting him and it was not intentional. With seeing Kevins emotions it is easy for the watcher to catch on to what the subject of the scene is and the emotion. Specifically in this scene the emotions are confused and concentrated. 


Eye level shot

In this scene Kevins mom is going back and fourth between what she has lost, at the moment she realizes what she has lost she has a breakthrough of shock.; displayed in this picture here. Meaning that by having such a eye level shot we can see what she is feeling. Just as if having a conversation with someone you could tell their emotions through the clarity of their face, you can also see in this angle of a shot. The watcher may now feel just as worried as her or feel a burst of emotions because of the news revealed that Kevin is left home alone.



Ground level shot

By having the feet only shown in this scene the watchers are meant to focus on the burglar falling to go through Kevins mischievous plan. The watcher now understands that Kevins plan of kicking the burglars out is becoming successful, and that by these actions of the burglars, such as this scene, indicates they are stupid. Focusing on the small things the burglars do, gives character development for their characters that they will never learn to give up. Without the examination of the little details given on the burglars falling for Kevins plan, it might not be as enunciated how gullible they really are.

Low angle shot

Using the low angle shot had really felt as if us, the watchers, were going to be in trouble. As in this scene Kevin is almost fully done with his plan until the plot twist came and the lower angle was shown of Kevin about to be snatched by the Burglars. It makes the watchers feel as if they lost power in the scene and are vulnerable, just as Kevin had felt as well. If done at a high angle most likely, would Kevin felt much powerful as it would show the burglars having less power. Although in this scene it is clearly shown that Kevin has lost his dominance, the emotions are now frightened in this scene.  








Friday, September 13, 2024

Blog post four: Transitions

 

Jump cut

During this type of transition I had to travel around my house to film these and cut the scenes to where they weren't smooth but instead, sharp. This was to display the distinction of different scenes but still relating to the same subject; getting to a different location. I had filmed these sequences myself, indicating that possibly when recording these in movies actors have to get into a personal distance of the camera to film their feet walking if that is the context of the the jump shot.

Fade

This transition is very smooth, and required no movement of the camera. I simply had recorded my dads actions then moved onto my mom shaking her head towards him in a separate clip. This felt as if it was the easiest to record as I didn't have to move around during the filming. Both thanks to my mom and dad volunteering to help film my transition. I also used CapCut to add the fade which I could not make myself.

  

Eye-line match

My experience filming this was completely capturing the essence of the subject my friend was looking at. I had to make sure I showed her eye level of her looking down, and then in a clear shot film what she looking at. My friend Tatyana had helped me in filming this, credits to her. This was easy to film, the close up of the object was kind of hard to get the proper angle, but other than that everything was simple.

 







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