Character Analysis Of Buster Keaton's 'Sherlock Jr'

directors film this to show how serious the relationship is starting to develop. They use an up close

He uses close up in Edward scissorhands to show ho Ed has scars from his hands and showed how his hands are different. Tim shows how Ed is different from everyone because his has scissors for hands and not regular hands with ten fingers. In Nightmare before Christmas you see close ups when Jack sings his songs and introduces the characters. Tim Burton uses close up shots to establish how the charters are feeling and flaws that a charter has. This cinematic technique helps to show how emotion and flaws of a charter.

The setting is important into the plot in “Seventh Grade” because if the story took place in a different place or at a different time period it would affect the whole storyline and how everything happened. In the text “Seventh Grade” it states, “Her next class was French, same as Victors.” This shows that Victor wants to be in the same class as Teresa and if the story didn’t take place in a school or at a different time the storyline would be different . Also in the story it states, “...and after biology a long sprint to the public library, where he checked out three French textbooks. He was going to like seventh grade.” This shows that the setting affects the plot and the way the characters think and do things.

As we usually define movies that show film shooting or film showing scenarios as self-reflexive, the closing scene of Sherlock Jr, undoubtedly falls under this category. While watching this film, we see Sherlock Jr. trying to identify himself with his idol Sherlock Holmes by picturing himself as the detective in movie to achieve his imaginary identification and satisfy his desire to be as sophisticated. Sometimes we find ourselves behave, talk, or even dress like certain actor or actress because we want to be like them. Therefore, seeing Sherlock Jr. experiencing his dreamy adventure, we subconsciously identify ourselves with Sherlock in the way that we, as spectators, often take ourselves into movies as a means of fantasizing our desire or achieving our imaginary

One of the major symbols in the text is the house the narrator and her husband John choose to rent for their vacation. The setting of the story is a symbol of men’s superiority towards women. In the story, the narrator describes the location of the rented house stating how “it is quite alone, standing well back from the road, quite three miles from the village [like the] English places that you read about, for there are hedges and walls and gates that lock, and lots of separate little houses for the gardeners and people” (pg. 34). The location of the

An example of the director using lighting to create an atmosphere/mood of entrapment is when Billy is at the boxing hall towards the beginning of the movie. When he enters there is an establishing shot which shows the dark unwelcoming looking room with only a little golden light leaking in from the windows and landing on the boxing ring which has several kids all milling about. In making the lighting land on the boxing ring Daldry is drawing the audience's attention to it so they know it is an important feature for this scene. As the room is dark and not a very friendly looking place it gives the audience the impression the Billy does not enjoy the boxing hall and feels as though he has been pressured by his father and brother to attend the classes as this what a ‘normal’ boy is expected to do. Another example of cinematography being used by the director to show the idea is through the camera angles and shots used throughout the film. A strong use of camera angles being used to portray this idea is when Mrs Wilkinson comes over to the Elliot’s house to talk to Billy’s father. While she is there, Tony forces Billy onto the kitchen table telling him to dance, “You’re a ballet dancer, then lets be having it! Dance you little twat” In this shot it shows a high angle point of view shot looking down on Mrs Wilkinson, Tony and Jackie all yelling at

Setting is the specific or general environment where a story or event takes place. This novel is set in the 1960s in a town divided by the East and West sides. The division in the city separates characters based on social class, creating unequal treatment between gangs as characters of the West Side believe in superiority over the East. The small rivalry between classes leads to much larger problems, forming events, such as the Socs jumping Ponyboy and Johnny, that lead to the main plot of the book.

We learn from the first paragraphs that focusing on the scenery will help her forget the nervous depression which she has been diagnosed with: ""So, I will let it [her illness] alone and talk about the house"(947). The main character’s focus on the environment is the reason for which the reader gets plenty of information about the setting.

Have you ever thought that you were treated poorly? I bet it's nothing compared to what the Watsons faced in the novel “ The Watsons Go To Birmingham.” Many things happen in 1963 the effect of the Watson family as a whole and individually. Back then, people treat others poorly based on race, gender, etc. there were many examples of people being treated poorly in this novel. For instance, one of the main characters. Kenny. is made of made fun of for his lazy eye throughout the book. Another example is when Rufus and Cody were made fun of because of the way they talk and because they were poor. Lastly in the south, blacks were treated very badly by most of the whites. The 1960s were A time of hatred and sorrow and the Watson went through it all.

In contrast with interviews that James conducts as a source or witness, in which he sets the mise-en-scene, James tends to keep the camera true-to-life with the mother (Bellour, 50). James maintains a shaky camera technique to solidify his position as “the eye looking into their world.” During panning or other establishing shots, narrated sequences, and interviews with characters, a tripod is used to separate those moments from the story. Although not entirely non-diegetic, the interviews are spaces in the film shot outside of the story. The audience is given confirmation of how William and Arthur must be feeling during this time, allowing character development. Along with the ethical concerns of not tampering with reality, aesthetic efforts during the interviews was necessary to separate them from reality (Ellis, 222)

In terms of setting, the initial introduction the narrator gives is to the house in which she will be resting for the three month term. She describes the house as “being quite alone, standing well back from the road, quite three miles from the village…with hedges and walls and gates

In this scene the performance is based on a particular delivery and facial expressions of that of one emoting to channel tension, anger and regret.

This first scene shows her living on a big yacht with servants that bring her food and tend to her every need. Peter Warne on the other hand spends his time in the newspaper station he works at. For the most part the sets in the film are small and do not allow for much space to move. For example when the characters are on the bus there is hardly an opportunity for them to sit next to each other. Even the hotels they stay in is just small enough for the two of them to live in.

Furthermore, Lumet uses the film technique of different 'camera lenses and angles' to emphasize his intentions during the film. He employs numerous methods to enhance the ever-building tension throughout the room, including physically moving the walls in on the actors to enhance the feeling of claustrophobia. One case of this occurring is performed throughout the whole movie. As the story continues, Lumet gradually changes the lenses of longer focal lengths, so that the backgrounds seems to close in on the characters as the movie progresses, this gives viewers the feeling that there is an increasingly amount of pressure and tension filling the room as the decision becomes more uneasy on the jurors. Another example employed by Lumet to raise the tension level of the film is by using various camera angles during the film. Lumet shoots the first third of the movie above eye level, shoots the second third at eye level and the last third from below eye level. In that way, as the film begins we look down on the characters, and the angle suggests that they can be comprehended and mastered. By the end, the ceiling is visible, the characters loom over us, and we feel overwhelmed by the force of their passion.

When making a film a director tries to make the audience putting their emotions and their attentions on a particular object or character. If anything is of any importants in a scene the director would make an object stick out of a blurred background. When the audience sees this they will direct their attention to