Anna Pearson
8/13/2012 02:39:13 pm
Film Shots Analysis - The Bicycle Thief
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Mr. Smith
8/13/2012 10:13:17 pm
Good analysis. Nicely done.
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Athavan Balendran
8/13/2012 08:53:03 pm
Thank you for smoking film angles
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Mr. Smith
8/13/2012 10:15:28 pm
Thanks. Here is a message for the whole class: when describing shots, use the terminology from the Sparks Chart, such as Medium Shot, Tracking, Low Angle Shot and so forth.
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8/13/2012 10:20:45 pm
The scence that i chose was the first five minutes of the movie because i believe it was the one that had a good amount of combination of shots. During those five first minutes of the movie, it started with two shoulder shots, where one of them showed the workers getting into the hall of where the elevator was located, and the other one was showing them getting into the elevator. Then whenever they left the elevator there was an extreme long shot, where it showed all the workers leaving the place with their heads down. This part is very interesting to me because it shows how the lifes of the workers is so monotonous, I am able to realize that because they have their heads down every single day which that shows they don´t have perspectives in having a better life. This affects the movie because only the main character gets involved into the action and has his life affected and affects some of the people around him. I really enjoyed the movie, because it was a new experience to me due to the fact that it was the first time i watched a silent movie. During the beginning i had difficulties in keeping my eyes open, however during the middle into the end things got more interesting and was able to get my attention.
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Mr. Smith
8/13/2012 11:24:30 pm
Good. Focus on using correct terminology.
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Arda Kanberoglu
8/14/2012 11:49:53 pm
The movie that I recently watched was North by Northwest by Alfred Hitchcock. A scene that I really enjoyed from the movie was when Cary Grant got captured by opposing spies and was forced to drink rum so that the enemies can fake his death. There were many pan shots and tracking shots that were taken in this film. Also a style that I really enjoyed was when Cary Grant started drinking the rum, there was a close up and then a transition to tell the audience what was going to happen next. Another shot that was taken was in the beginning of the film when Cary Grant was walking with his assistant in the city. The camera was zooming back while the actors were walking forward but at the same time took a medium shot and got the background of people to set the environment for the specific scene.
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Jason Short
8/15/2012 08:46:47 pm
My movie was Triumph of the Will, a particularly spectactular and interesting watch. The scene I chose to write about was the the opening scene of Hitlers convoy traveling into Nuremburg. The six or seven minute scene features an over the shoulder shot of Hitlers classic wave while driving by the croud as well as a tracking and pan shot to give a sense of the cars moving down the street; he also was featured in a few medium shots when the crown entered the street to reach out for a handshake or an embrace. Thousands of people were gathered along the streets to greet Hitler in a spectacular fashion, this scene made him look quite godly towards his people. This scene gave the rest of the movie a sense of how highly regarded Hitler was in his leadership and incredible popularity as well as influence over the people.
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Jason Short
8/15/2012 08:47:20 pm
crowd*
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Mr Smith
8/16/2012 02:21:20 am
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