Online Film Analysis Assignment

In ClipA, the clip from Ocean's 11, the clip opens with an on sitemise en scene look, theoverall style is made to look as if all of what is going on is reasonable and plausible. Around the table thereis alot of low fill light, maskingthe characters in shadow. The camera is using a straight on angle shot mostofthe time, and the camera moves as if it is hand-held, simulating the effects of someone actually watching the scene unfold. During the scene, the primary (if not only shotto shot editing used) is the cut. The sound,coming only from theconversation and things happening in real time is all diagetic. During the second shotof them playing at the table, low key lighting is still used but it seems asif the type of camera movement has switched to a steady cam. The actis of action ruleis followed throughout the clip. The shot/ reverse shot technique is also used quite a lot around the table.

Clip B-silence of the lambs- The scene starts out with a long shot extablishing the stting, then immediately to an extreme close-up of buffalo bill holding a cockroach. Due to the kulishov effect, we identify thast the man is in the house. A handheld camera is used both outside and inside, simulating our presence in the scene. The shotsuse a lotof low-key light, especially inside, which has less fill than outside.  A low angle is used to picture buffalo bill during the conversation between him and the lady. A straight on angle is used for the lady in the hole. The kulishov effect leads us to believe the force of cops are outside the house, but in reality it is just the one lady cop outside the house. This is an example of restricted narration, as we didnt know where both parties were. Shot/ reverse shot is used both when the lady and buffalo bill and the copand buffalo bill are talking. After we see that the houses are two different places,it becomes apparent that crosscutting was used in the editing of the scene. It was also used throughout the time when things were going on both in and outside.

Clip D-magnolia-The shot begins with an extreme long shot in the clouds,then movesbehind two people, shot from a straight on angle with a handheld camera feel. This sceneuses non-diagetic sound such as the music playing in the background to set the mood. The enitre scene,with the exceptionof the first cut from the clouds to the outside of the building, has no cuts, and is shot almost entirely in clos-up form.

Clip E-In the conversation, a close up is used on the priest and a medium shotisusedon salieri. There's a medium amount of fill, less so on salieri. Until salieri begins "directing" there is nothing but diagetic sound, then it movesinto operamusic, and cuts to him recalling a time he was a director. During the directing scene panningis used tomove the focus fromthe lady walking down the stairs and onto salieri. It then uses non-diagetic sound again when it cuts back to the room with old salieri in it. The only type of editing frame to frame done is a standard cut. Shot and reverse shot are used to make it known that salieri and the priest are talking, even though the two are never in the same frame.