Near the end of the scene, we can see that there is a conversation between a group of men and Chancellor Sutler. With the use of close up, he is bigger than the rest of the men in the frame, therefore it makes him look powerful and more dominant to the others. It also shows that he has a higher class and he's the one in charge. There is the colour red in the background which could represent death, evil and blood which gives us a negative idea of what will happen later on in the film. There are silhouettes of the men watching him, which reinforces the idea that they are weaker characters and are less important. The director could have done this to also keep us focused on what Chancellor Sutler has to say. The men seated are looking up to him which could also convey the idea that Sutler controls/possesses them, again giving us a negative opinion of Sutler.
Tuesday, 25 September 2012
V for Vendetta Clip analysis - Cinematography
Near the end of the scene, we can see that there is a conversation between a group of men and Chancellor Sutler. With the use of close up, he is bigger than the rest of the men in the frame, therefore it makes him look powerful and more dominant to the others. It also shows that he has a higher class and he's the one in charge. There is the colour red in the background which could represent death, evil and blood which gives us a negative idea of what will happen later on in the film. There are silhouettes of the men watching him, which reinforces the idea that they are weaker characters and are less important. The director could have done this to also keep us focused on what Chancellor Sutler has to say. The men seated are looking up to him which could also convey the idea that Sutler controls/possesses them, again giving us a negative opinion of Sutler.
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To improve:
Be more detailed in your analysis of composition - the LS of the ministers in shot together is significant, then they have singles MCU on their faces - what is different about Creedy? (lighting)
Shallow focus - what is it and why is it used (background is blurred - why, what does this tell us about Evy's experience/character?)