Tuesday 10 November 2009

Notes on Film Openings

Double Indemnity

-chaotic music with empty street with one slightly weaving car, still camera
-finsh 3 shot show chaos, non equalibrium, fast shots, fade to suggest a movement through time.
-backlighting, man linked to man on crutches from the beginning, enigma used.
-chiaroscuro lighting, longer shots, calm pace, camera followes him, idea of iscolation from orderell but empty desk, angular shapes, metaphorical darkness from shadows.
-backlight, lamps in room once turned on, beaurocractic job, isoclation shown by single light.
-very long shot, him getting out cigerettes, editing creates journey. relaxing audience intostory, music still going
-close shots of face, music cut and he becomes the narrator. puts us on his side, implicatioed as his side kicks/accomplies
-fade to another time/scene
-LA, bright light.

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