shot-by-shot analysis
Paper instructions:
You can choose the scene you want to write about from five different movies: Pulp Fiction, The Exorcist, Modern Times, Metropolis, or No Country for Old Men. (You can find the Youtube links to the scenes below.)
Here’s what your shot-by-shot analysis needs to consist of:
Introduction (description of the scene, what it is about, perhaps a couple of sentences about the scene’s significance/role in the full movie)
The description of the mis-en-scene of the shots (if there is a change of the setting make sure that you describe it).
The description of cinematography, lights, and editing. Please use the terminology you read for and/or we discussed in class.
Analysis of the scene: how do the cinematographic elements and tools help the development of the plot? What is the atmosphere they create? What meanings can you assign to the director’s and photographer’s choice of design and composition?
Conclusion
The required length of the shot-by-shot analysis is 2-3 pages. For this reason, make sure that you choose a short scene. If you feel like you have too much to say about the scene you have chosen, feel free to write only about the first minute or two. Some of the scenes I listed below have many edits, multiple settings, while others take place in one location with one or two edits. If a scene consists of many edits and multiple settings you will most likely need to narrow your focus to make sure that you can include all your observations into this short essay.
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