Use Of Film Techniques In The Blind Side

Taking the bad in with the good, although you may be the perfect classification in order to be targeted in todays society. How you’re classified is based on things such as a persons race, intellect, social class, and appearance. A 2009 film, The Blind Side, written and directed by John Lee Hancock stars, Sandra Bullock and Tim McGraw, is based on a true story. This movie tells a story that truly depicts simple acts of kindness that has the capability to change a persons life.

Spike Lee does many fascinating things from a directorial standpoint, which makes his film (dare I say, joint), Do the Right Thing so interesting to watch. Writer, director Lee makes much use of the high and low angle shots. He does this to draw clear contrasts between the two elders of the block, Da Mayor and Mother Sister and to make conflict more apparent.

The Blind Side depicts the story of Michael Oher, a seventeen year old African American homeless boy from a broken home, taken in by Leigh Anne Tuohy, a wife and mom of two living in a well to-do neighborhood. Repeatedly running away from the group home after group home, he was placed in after he was taken from him drug addicted mother, he happens to run into the exceedingly accepting family. Only after the catholic high school football coach sees his size and agility he is accepted to the privet school, despite a 0.7 GPA and lack of a place to sleep Leigh Anne Touhy, along with only one of his teachers, take a special interest in him. The families give him

Everyone was created for a reason. "Don't ever allow yourself to feel trapped by your choices. Take a look at yourself. You are a unique person created for a specific purpose. Your gifts matter. Your story matters. Your dreams matter. You matter." - Real Michael Oher. In the visual text 'The Blind Side' the director John Lee Hancock presented to us, how Michael Oher was a positive influence on Sean Tuohy, the football team/coach and Leigh Anne. To display this to the viewers, Hancock used the film technique of low-key lighting in the scene where Michael was sauntering solo in the crisp, drenched night, long-shot in the scene where Michael was on the field with his football team/coach and dialogue in the scene where Michael graduates to Ole Miss University. Do you believe a young teenage boy can transform someone to become a better person? Well, start believing! Hancock used these film techniques to reinforce the way Michael was a positive influence on Sean Tuohy, the football team/coach and Leigh Anne and made them exceptional people.

The theme I would like to analyze after watching this film would be the inequitable situation the black Americans were put in during that time period. As the slaves freed the civil war and also as the government implemented the emancipation,

The Blind Side is based on a true story about a homeless boy named Michael Oher (Big Mike) who has been living with different people until the Tuohys take him in. Leigh Anne and Sean Tuohy eventually become his legal guardians and the story is about how his life improves while playing football at Wingate high school in Tennesee. It shows his struggles with grades, and how the family and Michael are affected by the other. Because of his giant size he goes on to get a football scholarship for the University of Mississippi. The story is about his journey.

This is shown when he starts to accept the help others are offering him. He accepts the Touy’s help by going shopping with Leanne and working with a tutor that they hire for him, he also starts to work with his teacher’s in-between classes in order to improve his grades. He is working hard to rid himself of internal conflict, or in other words he is working hard to achieve inner-harmony. Throughout the film we see that Michael holds the instrumental value of love. We learn that whenever Michael was taken from his mother he would run away to find her. This shows his need to help and protect her, which is Michael’s way of showing love. We see this concept throughout the film, such as when Michael deflects the airbag from hitting S.J, and when Leanne tells Michael to protect the football team as if they were his

I chose to analyze acting from The Blind Side which won an Academy award for best actress (Sandra Bullock) in this film. The Blind Side is a realistic film because it is about true events, is a mirror of reality, and has no distortions. The film also has classical elements like it focuses on the characters and their story and uses quick cuts to emphasize emotion and drama. I decided to watch this movie because the acting by Sandra Bullock is phenomenal, emotional, and stunning. She usually plays different types in movies like she is the funny woman in the Proposal, a serious undercover cop from Miss Congeniality, or a loving, caring mother in The Blind Side. Thus, she fits into the role categories for The Blind Side as a leading lady because she is the star of the movie and leads it to show her soft, kind-hearted side.

The third and final technique is "low key lighting" burton is known to have different kind of techniques for directing movies. The first example of low key lighting is in the beginning credits everything was black and white shaded and dark it felt very mischievous. Another example is when Edward was running away from the police and while he was running in the streets were very dark and shady showing that it was a low key scene. Third example is when Edward has his flashback and it shows his inventor's house and how he was created it was very grey and different from what we call normal from the low key

A technique used to convey themes in Life is Beautiful is the use of lighting. In the ending scene of the film, lighting is used to show how beauty can be found even when it seemed that all hope was lost. Throughout the second half of the film, the setting is constantly dark. The room where Guido sleeps with the other inmates only has a few small windows, and the bunks are always in shadow (1:19:59-1:21:23). A scene where Dora is sorting out clothes (1:14:33-1:15:02) is set in a dim courtyard with grey walls and peeling paint. These settings give the audience a sense that the conditions are bad and morale is low. By contrast, the ending is incredibly lighthearted. As Joshua rides in the procession of vehicles (1:47:23-1:47:44), the sun is shining, bathing everything in a happy yellowish light. Additionally, the tanks and surrounding landscape are bright green, whereas the concentration camps were devoid of colour. This is a beautiful ending to a not so beautiful occurrence.

The movie “The Blind Side” took place in Memphis, Tennessee. There was different setting in the movie. The different scenes took place in the Tuohy household, the Wingate Christian school, and a few scenes took place in the rural side of the town.

The film that made an impression on me because of its techniques was The Great Gatsby. The director, Baz Luhrmann presents certain themes and ideas for the viewers. To do this, Baz Luhrmann proficiently uses a range of techniques to demonstrate these ideas. The Great Gatsby is about a man who orders his life around one desire: to be reunited with Daisy, the love he lost five years earlier. Gatsby's quest leads him from poverty to wealth, into the arms of his beloved, and eventually to death. The techniques I write about that illustrate the themes of the film are; camera shots, setting, lighting and symbolism. The scenes I will be concentrating on are the final scenes which feature the Great Gatsby.

Summary: Reviews the film Twelve Angry Men, directed by Sidney Lumet. Discusses the director's use of cinematic techniques, including lighting, music,and set design, to reinforce the themes of the story.

The theme of hope or more specifically the fact that hope allows us to free ourselves of our restraints and thrive even in unfortunate or trying circumstances is perhaps the most prevalent in the movie. The film takes every opportunity to reiterate this theme and it does so through a variety of film techniques. One such technique is the use of lighting to create an atmosphere that embodies hope in a sense. This technique is key to several significant scenes such as the roof top scene where Andy and his comrades sit amongst themselves drinking the beer Andy earned. Behind them is a backdrop of natural light that casts a soft hue over the prisoners, giving them the appearance of free men. Another example where light is a key aspect to a scene is toward the ending of the film where Andy breaks free of the prison that confines him. As Andy stands under a downpour of rain there is flashes of lighting depicted behind

1. What is the true subject or the theme of the film, and What kind of statement, if any, does the film make about the subject? Which elements and which themes contributed most to addressing the theme of the film?