Friday 10 October 2014

Choose two extracts from different eras (e.g. one from the 1940s and one from 1990s) and analyse the cinematography. What are the key differences?

  • The Searchers (1956): Many of the shots seem like they were done unprofessionally, the pans and the dollies weren't steady and there was jerking in-between movements. Also the actors were over exaggerating their actions and movements making certain scenes 'cringy' to watch. The shooting scenes seemed unrealistic, the actors again over exaggerated and the shots used mainly focused on the person that was shooting and then after a delay showed the other person wither shooting back or falling to death in the most dramatic way they could possibly do. 
  • Scar-face (1983): The movie is much more engaging due to the actors being much more natural, the shots also blend in much better so they don't break the momentum of the movie; dollies and pans are also very smooth and add to the movie instead of disturbing. The main differences between the two movies are definitely in the way the director used different types of shot to present different scenes, this movie has much more flow and engagement due to the better use of shots whereas The Searches had many weird choices of shots that ruin the tempo of the film.


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