When he uses close ups it really helps convey the emotions on people’s faces when they are sad, angry, happy, ECT. In Edward Scissor Ha It can let the audience know if what the characters are reacting to what someone says or does. In the film during the flashback scene of the factory it used close ups to show the faces on all the machines and also how happy the inventor was. Another example is when Jim locked Edward in the house. He used close ups to show how scared Edward was when the alarm was going off and also close ups on his hands when he’s trying to open the door but can’t.
This technique also helps set the tone as delightful. You see the darkness and how this nothingness of a factory is still so cheerful and lovely. In Edward Scissorhands, Tim Burton uses dark eerie lighting to achieve the same mysterious effect. For example, when Kevin and his friends were outside before they robbed his house, it was dark and eerie. When they shoved him into the room it was bright and empty with nothing but Edward.
This raises enigma as to what the source of these noises are, suggesting that they may have some significance in the upcoming sequence. These noises are often those associated with confinement and prison, setting up the diagesis for later on in the film. Having these sounds off screen, builds up anticipation within the audience, which later leads onto audience satisfaction, in having this enigma solved. The establishing shot is that of a mid shot on the character, who is in the centre of the screen. Although the characters distinctive facial features cannot be identified, this suggests that he is the focus of this movie.
This reveals his persona as more young and innocent. They are both although seen wearing darker clothing. This is a sign into to the darkness of the situation they are going to get themselves into, and what type of situations are to come through the whole film. When the sequence opens inside Mrs. Robinson’s house, there is a sense that Ben is trapped, and it is clear that he feels this way. There is dark lighting both inside and outside of the house as well as tall plants that can be seen outside every window.
This gives a dystopian feel. Low-key lighting is used to create shadows and give the feel of darkness. The setting is realistic and relatable to the audience, which creates a strong sense of unease because the audience can link it to their everyday lives. The bar like railings going up the stairs have connotations of entrapment and acts like a barrier to the truth. It could also symbolise how the villain will end up behind bars.
However, use of sound is particularly important to this movie. Hitchcock used sound to set the mood and to keep you guessing at what would happen next. Sound was used to build up to creepy, suspenseful moments and to keep you on the edge of your seat throughout the whole movie. To do this, Hitchcock used not only music, but also many types of background noises such as a radio playing a commercial, street noises, and the sound of people arguing, to set the mood in the beginning. In later scenes, Hitchcock used such things as the phone ringing in the murderer’s apartment right after he finished hiding his wife’s body, and creepy music and footstep noises when the
In the film Saving Private Ryan’s opening scene, there are soldiers running by the camera, bullets flying by and explosions going off left and right. It does a fantastic job at making you feel as if you are in a war zone with the characters storming the beach. You get the anxiety of war and feel the sadness of death without actually being there. The concept of door is a way for us to interact with new environments while still remaining safe in our comfortable coaches and chairs at home. While in some instances the concept of door being a gateway into a movie, it can also be used to keep things from the viewer.
Dialogue throughout Edward Scissorhands demonstrates the effects of not belonging can have. Edward, being so different its treated as an object to many in the town. “Can I bring him to show and tell on Monday?” Edward is seen to belong within the society purely as an object and for entertainment. “He’s so…different. Completely different.” Although Edward, unaware of the opinions of others,
Mise En Scene In the film Psycho we see many hidden meanings through the use of mise en scene. A scene in particular where we see a lot of this is the scene of Marion and Norman in the parlour. The objects, lighting and angle of the cameras in this scene show many different meanings and make the audience quite uncomfortable. At the beginning of this scene we see Norman leading Marion into a dark, mysterious room; this gives us a sense of danger. Also as we see Norman in front leading, this shows us that he is the superior character in this scene.
The flying buttresses provide a sort of playground for Quasimodo as we see him swinging down the side of the building but it also gives the feeling of his own personal prison because he can’t escape outside of the bars. Notre Dame also is a very dark cathedral though it does have windows. This reinforces the concept that it is not a place to live, and dark is associated with evil, which the town tries to make Quasimodo out to be. Whitney Studdard, however, would look at the importance of the architectural features and see how they revolutionized architecture whereas Worsley would see them as a nice backdrop for the movie and use them to set the scene, while not focusing on the historical significance. All of the pillars in the Cathedral are