Wednesday, 5 November 2014

CINEMATOGRAPHY




CAMERA MOVEMENT:


Crane shot from RENT


A crane shot is mostly used to indicate that a film has ended but it was used in this movie(RENT) during a concert. Crane shot gives the audience a wider view and panoramic effects.

Tracking shot is used to give the viewer a detailed tour, it's also used to follow a character. See an example below:-

  
            

Panning is used to give the viewer a panoramic view of a set/setting. Take a look at an example below:-


             



NARRATIVE THEORY ON ENDING SCENE OF RENT
Here, I am going to apply TZETAN TODOROV THEORY that suggest most narratives starts with state of equilibrium is which life is 'normal'. This state of normality is disrupted by an outside force,(an outside force is this particular is drug over-dose that almost claim the life of the characters) which has to be fought against in order to return to the state of equilibrium.