Fast Cuts: From Carpool To The Reader's View

In Tangerine, the author uses the novel entries of September 20th and October 3rd to describe Paul’s relationship with Joey. Paul’s perspective of his friendship with Joey changes during these entries.

own part to making the story bigger and better. The moral of the story is to have

Paul tries to regain some of his youthful innocence by sleeping w/ one of the women they met

This all ties back to how Paul finds out about his friends’ true personalities and furthers his understanding about

For instance, in the intro of Edward Scissorhands when Kim was telling her granddaughter the story of Edward, they were in a room filled with warm light from the fireplace. This technique gave the audience the effect to become suspicious and watch more. Just like in The Big Fish when his Edward was telling the story of how he “caught” his wife with the fish swimming in the water. The lighting of the water made the viewer wonder if something good or bad is going to happen. Some of the viewers may not have noticed it but the camera framing plays a big role in establishing the mood.

Anderson uses camera movements to speed up the pace as well as to show a constant forward motion. Having an upbeat pace makes the audience feel more elated because it is going so fast they do not have the time to process the sad parts of this story. He also quickens the pace by having short takes so the audience does not have a lot of time to process what has just happened. The constant forward motion of the camera, which is created by either moving the camera on a dolly as they walk, e.g. when the Scout Master is walking past all the tents with the khaki scouts in tow, or by pan the camera extreme fast between each frame, e.g. the beginning and end scene in the house with Suzy’s family.

the love and care he unknowingly needs. Paul takes on roles that disguise his own traits and turns him into what he believes to be a person nobody can say no to. When he takes on these roles, he

a way to explain the emotions and characteristics of the environment. It made the crews struggles

“When the weather was warm, and his father was in a particularly jovial frame of mind, the girls made lemonade, which was always brought out in a red glass pitcher, ornamented with forget-me-nots in blue enamel. This the girls thought very fine, and the neighbors always joked about the suspicious color of the pitcher.” (5). This quote shows how the neighbors and Paul’s sisters see him as compared to the family’s flowered pitcher. The pitcher is described as always the same and ornamented, like Paul with his strange attitude and well-dressed appearance. Also, Paul is seen in his sisters’ eyes as a fine person, while the neighbors see him as strange and unusual; something they can joke about. This gives the neighbor’s reason to suspicious and joke about not only the pitcher, but Paul too. This is not only how others perceived Paul’s life as, but also how Paul understood his own life to be: strange, but

Luckily for them, they did not know where the comedy left off and the tragedy

about Paul and his mother right from the start just by how the author described

Cutting was used to show the smug look on Frank Sr face and cut into Frank trying to drive his father to the bank. An example of this is when Frank Sr wanted to rent out a suit for Frank Jr and he convinced the store owner to loaning him a suit just by showing her a beautiful necklace and fooling her into giving him the suit, the close up of Frank Sr shows us that he knows he’s got her where he wants her and it cuts into Frank Jr attempting to drive the car a limo to the bank so his father could look more wealthy and deceive people into thinking that he’s wealthy but in reality he’s struggling to support his family. During the car ride Frank Sr was trying to instruct Frank Jr on how to drive so he could deceive the bank into thinking that he was a trustworthy man and they should loan him the money. Frank Jr had no idea what his dad was doing but he loved his dad so much that he would he never really questioned him and always did what he was told to do, and this shows Frank Jr loved his parents and he wouldn’t ever question them on what they are doing. Steven Spielberg used panorama while Frank Sr was explaining what he wanted Frank Jr to do, this is effective because it shows the determination on Frank Sr face and how serious this was to him. A great quote used in this scene was “ You know why the Yankees always win, Frank? Because they have Mickey Mantle? No, it's because no one can keep their eyes off those damn pinstripes.” and tell the audience that Frank Sr was indirectly tell Frank Jr to get what you want you need to have the looks and the job. This tell society that to get what you want you need to be more cunning and

Stephanie’s relationship with Paul starts off slower and there is a deeper connection between the two. Stephanie begins to take initiative and joins the debate team, Paul then does the same. The two share similar interests, as opposed to Stephanie changing her likes and dislikes to match his, like she did with Doug. Stephanie is less self conscious and she does not get embarrassed when her brother, Sam, brings up old baby photos. Stephanie is more comfortable around Paul because she knows him better and he isn’t just a superficial crush.

Two of the most prominent aspects of editing that can be identified within this film are the flashforward and the flashback. At the commencement of the film, a flashforward is employed. It shows drums being played in a forest by the three characters that were yet to be introduced to the audience. Then the scene quickly cuts to the main character, Joe, in the shower at his house. This flashforward is used in order to provide the audience with an idea of what is to come in the not-so-distant future of the film. Another flashforward is utilized when Joe, Patrick, and Biaggio are living in the forest. This flashforward shows Joe and the female lead, Kelly, in the woods. It portrays the two in a romantic light, and includes a confession from Kelly that she wants to stay and live in the forest with Joe. This flashforward, unlike the previous example, does not come true. However, it is used to portray the deep emotions of Joe, and his longing for female companionship. These emotions become relevant when Kelly falls for Joe’s friend Patrick instead of him. During the conclusion of the film, a flashback is employed so the audience can relive the previous events that occurred within the film. When Biaggio is in the hospital, a flashback reminds the audience of when Joe and Patrick first entered the forest, at the onset of their adventure. This flashback brings the audience back to a happier and lighter point in the story line. In the film The Kings of Summer, flashfowards and

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