Scene Analaysis - Good Will Hunting

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[Good Will Hunting (Gus Van Sant, 1997): 00:00 – 04:18] Scott Anderson Shot # | Shot Description (Composition, Action, Edit) | Cinematography | Voice / Dialogue | Sound Effects | Music | Meaning or Dramatic Function | 1 | Opening Shot is very simple. No editing needed, just setting the scene with the two lead characters sat on a bench. | Gets both characters in shot and the area that surrounds them | Dialogue begins soon as the scene begins. | Animal noises and voices coming from a far. | No music | Opening shot creates a certain calmness to the scene, not much is happening and it seems very intimate and isolated. | 2 | Mid close up of Robin Williams | Focusing solely on Robin Williams as the camera move very slowly to | Matt Damon begins to talk but the shot stays on Robin Williams. | Still hearing the sounds of animals but less clear as the dialogue begins. | No music | This shot is solely focused on Robin Williams as he stares into the distance, and it sets the tone of the scene. | 3 | Close up of Matt Damon saying his dialogue and trying to get some sort of reaction from Robin Williams. | Focused on Matt Damon but it is shot from Robin Williams’s position and how he would see him. | Matt Damon is trying to get some sort of reaction from Robin Williams and not taking in any of his surroundings. | Same as in the previous shots. | No music | This shot is to show how little the character cares about the therapy sessions and does his usual routine of antagonizing his therapist. | 4 | Back to the Mid close up of Robin Williams, the shot is used for half the scene. | During this shot the camera very slowly circles the character until Matt Damon is slightly in the shot and you can just see his face. | Very personal dialogue that draws the audience in the longer the scene continues. | Still hear birds singing and people in the far distance. | No Music |
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