Shot type research (working on the pictures)

In all films and movies there are a variety of shot types used.

Close up-
This shot is were the character takes up the whole frame usually to show superiority.

Point of view-
Shows the characters perspective to engage the audience.

Over the shoulder shot-
Looking from behind a character to create mystery the aspect of being stalked.

Long Shot-
This shot is from further away then a close up but still keeps the character in the frame.

Mid shot-
This shot type shows part of the character without losing the impression of the whole character.

Two Shot-
Having two characters in the frame at once usually used in dialogue.

We are going to try and use all of these shot types in are preliminary task and main task and if we come to any dead ends i will write about it after filming.

Analysis

The scene opens with an establishing shot of a storm on an ocean, this is a pathetic fallacy as the storm flashes which is telling the audience something dramatic is going on. The scene doesn't fade in showing that it isn't calm and smooth.

With another rough transition the scene cuts to a room full of men who are smoking and gambling the, camera is shaking around which tells us the scene isn't running smoothly, the close shot keeps all of the cigarettes and cards in focus but not the characters telling us they are irrelevant to the audience.

There is another rough cut to the ocean where we see a body in the water which leaves the audience, questioning who he is, why he is there and what will happen next, This mid shot juxtaposes the previous shot as it goes from friends gambling to a mysterious figure in the water.

This long shot shows the silhouette of a sailor the use of little natural lighting tells us it is hard to see anything especially the man in the water the audience waits in anticipation for the boat and the man to meet.

The use of an eye line match signifies the sailor noticing the man in water through the point of view, but the repeated eye line match tells the audience he second guessing and he thinks its nothing, the long shot of the body shows us that it is nearly impossible to see the body which leaves the audience curious on whether he will notice.

The scene ends with a close up of the body and a strike of lighting, which connotes two major things, he is an important character throughout the movie or he is dangerous and the source of danger in the movie. The scene ends with a title sequence which is already leaving the audience anticipating what will happen next.