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    As the camera follows Travis’ point of view, we see his withdraw visually. However, Scorsese uses psychoacoustics to further establish Travis’ withdraw. The audience is encouraged to cross over into Travis’ private universe when he opens a container of Alka-Seltzer tablets and drops it into

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    Saeteune English CP10 Mrs. Cooney 10-28-17 Research Paper 1st draft There was this mom who brought her child in for his vaccine shot and he was 15 years old, his name was Mike and he died of smallpox because he had an allergic reaction from the flu shot which ended up killing him at a young age. His mom didn’t look at the health risk of getting a vaccination shot. People should get vaccinated because it is better for the person's health, it benefits the person life and immune to contagious diseases

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    to match the viewer’s sense of time and space in reality. This is achieved through the use of many techniques such as the 180-degree rule, point-of-view shots, a lack of jump cuts, and other unobtrusive filmmaking techniques. Using these techniques allow the audience to associate with the main characters in the film. For example, the use of point-of-view shots allow the viewer to see the action from the characters’ perspectives giving the audience a sense of connection with the actors. Similarly,

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    camera angles used in this film will be the primary focus of this paper. The high angle shots utilized in The 400 Blows are effective in helping to develop the overall feel of a scene. This movie

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    Scene of Thelma and Louise In the final scene from Thelma and Louise the cinematographic effects are astounding. Panning, reaction shot, and dissolve are all used in the last section of the movie clip extensively. These three cinematographic terms are perfect for this clip because of the intensity they add to the scene. Through the use of panning, reaction shot, and dissolve the actresses portray two extreme emotions of desperation and the tranquility of freedom. Desperation is seen in many different

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    personalities that some will say that she is crazy as mentioned by her mother or she is brilliant by Ray. Some of the ways the movie reinforces either or situation is by the use of point of view shots and the expressionistic acting of Little Voice. Point of view shots is “any shot that is taken from the vantage point of a character in the film, showing what the character sees.” (Giannetti, 526). This can be found with the positive aspects of her when she is performing to a sold out theater with a

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    simplest looks and facial expressions of the main characters. Using this clip I will describe and analyze Hawks editing techniques as well as explain what I learned from the shot breakdown above. Hawks is very creative when moving between establishing shots that show the entire space in which the actions takes place and medium shots that show us the figures of Bogart and Bacall more particularly. He uses imaginative

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    process of spying on his neighbors, the Thorwalds, he suspects that a gruesome murder may have taken place in the household. In Rear Window, Hitchcock creates a suspenseful tone by utilizing five cinematic terms: sound effects, zoom shot, reaction shot, symbol, and point-of-view. In the beginning of Rear Window, while Jeff is spying on his neighbors, he hears the melodious piano keys of a fun-loving composer, the sweet nothings of newlyweds, and the bickering of the Thorwalds, a middle-aged married couple

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    Halloween which is linked too the film this pumpkin then slowly zooms in to fill the shot. Tense, creepy music plays in the background during the titles, this is a typical convention of Horror films. During the rest of the opening, no other sounds are used, besides footsteps and screams. This builds up uncertainty, and the silence of the scene makes the audience feel the suspension. The establishing shot is a long shot of a house in the dark. Low lighting is used to create lots of shadows. It plays

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    using a straight angle, eye level shot and switches between Alex’s (Chris) facial expressions and shots of his surroundings from his point of view. McBride describes point of view as “a shot from a particular character’s subjective perspective as if seen through that character’s eyes.” (McBride 188) The use of this technique gives the viewer a realistic view of what Alex sees and feels as he walks through the streets of Los Angeles. Whenever we see the various shots of other people, from Alex’s perspective

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