Film Research

The following will show a number of films and different camera shots. I hope to explain that with every different camera shot it has I different meaning.

Matrix Scene

During the opening the door scene they show a extreme long shot of the run down building. When they get into the building you see neo and trinity outside the door (two shot). When the door is opened there is Match on Action, when the camera does onto Morpheus it is the shot and when it returns to neo it is the reverse shot. Also when the camera is placed behind Morpheus' head with Neo the main focus. This shot creates a sense that the focus is completely on Neo but if from Morpheus' point of view which is very important when creating a top quality.




Batman The Dark Knight Scene

This scene depicts Batman interrogating the Joker, it uses match on action and shot/reverse shot to create a sense of desperation and suspense, however it does not really stick to the 180 degree rule. After around forty seconds, they switch place, this leaves Batman now on the right and Joker on the left (but nevertheless it is a very well put together piece of filming and has been edited very well). This can be seen as two things, either this is showing Batman's darker side (hence the dark knight) or it is there to make the viewer feel more on edge as the circumstances are not very pleasant. This scene uses the shot techniques well to emphasis difficult scenes and action, such as at 1.55 where Batman picks Joker up, this includes match on action as the camera shot changes. This is to give the viewer a better viewing of the action and makes it much more epic when watching.





Basic Instinct Interrogation scene

This scene became very famous for a different reason to the one i am about to describe as it would be very inappropriate. The scene starts when Catherine Tramell walks into the interigation room surrounded with a group of police members. They take a shot from behind her so you can see all of the police first. Then she is asked to sit down in a chair which is positioned so that everyone else in the room can see her. Once everyone has sat down their is a establishing shot from behind Catherine Tramell which shows everyone wh is present in the scene and all of the surroundings. after that their is plenty of dialogue spoken using shot/reverse shot and over the shoulder shot. Even though this scene does not show anybody opening a door it does show the majority of the required tecnhniques that I need to use for my media project. they also use the zoomwell so that you can see the expressions of each characters face, this is very important as it shows us how each characters appears to react.