Bunny
In the short
clip Bunny, there were many film
techniques used to symbolize meaning. For example, the camera zooms in on the
oven when the bunny crawls inside of it in order to follow the moth. The colors
and the shallow versus depth of focus throughout the clip were also
significant. We discussed that the oven’s feature is meant to bake and when you
bake things, they rise, transforming the product into its complete figure.
Therefore, the oven was the mission that transformed the food from one form to another.
The producers also used reflections, such as the moth flying to the light in
the eyeglasses of the bunny in order to display two different structures.
Therefore, the way that the colors, lighting, and focus of the camera were used
in the clip allowed the religious connection of Jesus and the after-life to be
shown.
Harold and
Maude
In this
film, we watched as the woman said “I like to watch things grow”. From a
distance, the camera shows a field of flowers. As the camera zooms in for a
close-up of the flowers, we see how they are all different. Automatically, the
scenes switch to a distant view of a graveyard filled with tombstones that all
look the same. Since our minds had just been set to relate the special qualities
of each individual flower, the audience automatically applies that to the
graveyard. Therefore, we saw that although the tombstones look alike, we know
that there is something unique about each and every one of them- and in fact-
not one is alike. This reminded me that we are all children of Christ, but each
of us are unique and have our own special relationship with him. Meaning that
no matter how similar our worship tactics or quiet times may be, our
relationship with Him is not the same as others- because it is special and
unique.
Buffalo
Powerful
imagery was a big technique in Buffalo.
For example, the scene of the different cars going in three different
directions was powerful because of the birds eye view used to place feelings
about your own faith. Another example was the mountain scene that showed the
coffin car going down the road. The lighting placed on this scene by the
producers was purposeful to convey the importance of life and death. Since nature
was empowering over the coffin being transported, it belittled the importance
of a greater God.
Paris Texas
This film
held importance in music as it was a technique used to display sorrow and
solitude of loneliness. The man is shown walking off of a path and the camera
continues to show scenery of the desert that seems never ending. The way the
scenes were structured put emphasis on communication in contrast to the sand
dunes. Since the man is not walking on a path and shows different point of
views (i.e., shot of rock peak à shot of
bigger rock peak), the camera’s techniques were working to instill a certain
emotion. The points of view of the characters were displayed through the means
of communication and the direction of the power lines, which ironically are
structured similar to the Cross. Therefore, I felt that the man was walking in
the direction of God and where God was leading him. The sounds from the train
and imagery of shoes were used to capture where the characters are walking and
more importantly, why.
Pink Floyd
In
the film “The Wall”, there were many techniques used to capture good and evil.
The different abstracts were significant to represent the separation of good
and evil. For example, the shots of warfare were used to display emotions of
shame and/or hate from the main character’s perspective. On the other hand,
symbols such as walls and flowers were used to represent the good. The
producer’s were successful in the way they presented the children in relation
to education because it allowed their point of education to be portrayed in a
negative connotation. I also thought the juxtaposition in this clip was crucial
as I observed the crashing down of the walls that exposed Floyd. The way the
wall(s) crashed down and the facial expression on Floyd’s face was depicted was
essential for receiving an emotional appeal or reaction from the audience.
Cabeza
de Vaca
This film used certain features and techniques to portray the
meaning of God’s trust in our lives. The introduction of the film uses
different camera shots to display or reveal the Cross. The structure of the
scene allowed the audience to see how religion took over those in Spain. A
scene I found particularly interesting was the man trying to run away. I think
that we often ask God to change situations, not realizing He meant for the
situation to change us.
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