How is camerawork used in 'Heroes'?
The excerpt begins with a focus pull shot of 'Ermmm' waking up in a fuzzy daze; this is expresse
d by the use of the camera switching focus from foreground to back. As the character stumbles and turns the camera imitates the movements giving the audience a sense of shared dizziness and delusion. The next shot is a camera tilting up and down as the character attempts to regain vision, the camera then slowly zooms into a painting of a girl. Once the artwork has filled the frame the shot fades into the actual character, this clever camerawork links the two scenes together with a stylish transition.
After a short dialogue between two characters; a long range shot is presented, establishing the setting and the fact that they are the only two characters involved in the scene. The first shot of the car is a close up of the cheerleaders hand on the gear stick, this initially establishes that the character is in control of both the car and the situation. The several shots presented in this scene are edited together with speed and fury, this demonstrates the speed of the car and the frantic mindset the cheerleader possesses. The next frame shows a two-shot of both the characters profiles with the cheerleader in the foreground, this further emphasizes her control and power of the scene.
Further references to speed are indicated in the following shots, as several close ups of the gear stick, speed gage and spinning wheel to establish the theme of the scene. The final frame of the scene features the intensity rising as the car plunges into a brick wall, a series of short sharp camera cuts are shown during the action to display the danger, the camerawork switches from a profile shot of the characters to a frame of the back of the car, imitating the jaunting movement of whiplash.
The excerpt begins with a focus pull shot of 'Ermmm' waking up in a fuzzy daze; this is expresse
d by the use of the camera switching focus from foreground to back. As the character stumbles and turns the camera imitates the movements giving the audience a sense of shared dizziness and delusion. The next shot is a camera tilting up and down as the character attempts to regain vision, the camera then slowly zooms into a painting of a girl. Once the artwork has filled the frame the shot fades into the actual character, this clever camerawork links the two scenes together with a stylish transition.After a short dialogue between two characters; a long range shot is presented, establishing the setting and the fact that they are the only two characters involved in the scene. The first shot of the car is a close up of the cheerleaders hand on the gear stick, this initially establishes that the character is in control of both the car and the situation. The several shots presented in this scene are edited together with speed and fury, this demonstrates the speed of the car and the frantic mindset the cheerleader possesses. The next frame shows a two-shot of both the characters profiles with the cheerleader in the foreground, this further emphasizes her control and power of the scene.
Further references to speed are indicated in the following shots, as several close ups of the gear stick, speed gage and spinning wheel to establish the theme of the scene. The final frame of the scene features the intensity rising as the car plunges into a brick wall, a series of short sharp camera cuts are shown during the action to display the danger, the camerawork switches from a profile shot of the characters to a frame of the back of the car, imitating the jaunting movement of whiplash.
1 comment:
Well done Dan - a great analysis with excellent focus on how the camera is working.
All you need now is more: identifying further techniques and explaining their effect will show that you can sustain your analysis.
(D+) at present, but easily a (C+) with more.
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