For my post this week I chose a scene from The Bourne Supremacy. The scene starts with a long shot in which the audience learns where we are (with the assistance of a caption at the bottom.) This long shot is used to simply show the location of the following scene.
This is followed by a medium shot, where we find out who the scene will be focusing on.
This scene is focusing on the woman to the far left (in the film the camera follows her as she walks behind the pillar into the courtyard). This is the first time you see this character and you soon find out who she is and why she is important.
Finally, this is followed by the close up of her face and her facial expression:
In the scene, after she walks into the open courtyard she sees a man she is familiar with come out of a car (this shot is actually immediately after she sees him) and from the look on her face she is not happy to see him. You soon after find out why she looks so serious and not content to see him, but from this shot alone you can guess how she feels towards him just from the close up look on her face.
These shots all serve a specific purpose in the scene and create a smooth transition from the last scene to the next. If the long shot wasn't shown, you wouldn't know where you were. If the medium shot was omitted and it went straight to the close up, it would be jumpy and not smooth. If the close up was left out, you would just not be able to anticipate the upcoming events. All the shots are necessary and performed well.
No comments:
Post a Comment