As for as cinematography goes this film could not have been a better example for me when it comes to using it to tell a story of this type. There was many ELS shots in this film. I believe this camera distance was used to keep the audience in a natural environment. It was like we were there with Mr. Supertramp. I enjoyed when they used tracking movement and put the audience behind him as he was going through the woods. The cinematography made this movie as excellent as it was. If it was not for the use of camera movement and angles I believe this movie would not have captivated as many people as it has. At the very end of the movie when he Alex was dying the use of dutch angle was impressive as we got to see what he see's right before he dies and it was disorienting for us the audience. It made it a very realistic feeling and can generate more emotion in an audience.
By the end of this movie the discovery I made was that cinematography can very literally make or break an entire movie. The feeling that different camera movements and angles give the audience can indulge them as if they literally feel they are there with the character. Since there really was one main character in this entire movie cinematography was vital.
By: Omar Reece
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Good interpretations, Omar...
ReplyDeleteYou point out several effective devices used by the cinematographer to visualize Supertramp's point of view, therefore giving this film a very subjective visual strategy.....good work.
What about how the shots of him in the natural world differ from those when he is inside the magic bus? The bus in the first half of the film feels quite different than the bus after the poison plants are eaten, don't they? For example, we feel very cozy in there, nestling up with Chris as he reflects in his journal and relaxes in that simplistic site....but later, we feel almost claustrophobic and even panicky as the hand-held camera bumps around with those close-ups and dutch angles....
Anyway, good work here, keep it up!