In class we looked at the first part of the movie. We analyzed the camera angles and way the movie is filmed. The first part of the scene is John running through what looks like a monumental building, which is very big and grand. The shot in this scene is very clever because it makes John look small compared to the big building. It makes it look like he is very unnecessary and unimportant standing next to something so big. This could be a metaphor for his career and how his old sent compares nothing to what he grew unto being like. The shot they used is called an establishing shot. The camera follows John running through this building (this is a different type of shot called a tracking shot as its tracking where he goes) until he falls and then cuts to another scene of him waking up in bed. This was a very effective and clever cut.
In this scene his Aunt is waking him up. He is in traditional old school pyjamas which shows us the movie is older. His aunt Mimi is waking him up quite aggressively to get him to school. Even in this first scene we can see she could be presented as quite an angry woman as she is being wrote aggressive towards John even though he just woke up! The shot is filmed above John so you get a birds eye view which is clever, and allows you to be able to see his whole room, and maybe his perspective.
The scene then cuts to when John is having breakfast. His uncle is at the table and hands him a Harmonica. John seems very happy and hugs his uncle, which shows the audience he has a very strong bond with his uncle as they seem very friendly and kind towards each other, which was the opposite of how he was with his aunt Mimi. This scene shows a 2 person shot, where 2 people are in the shot at once.
The opening to No Where Boy includes a lot of camera shots and angles. These are things like tracking shot, shot reverse shot, two person shot, over the shoulder shot and establishing shot. These camera angles make the begging much more interesting and makes the movie have a much better effect.
We discussed the establishing shot in class and surely we came to specific conclusions about how the imposing graeco-roman formality of the pillars did nothing at all to intimidate the cocky and wild boy? This is borne out in the subsequent scenes with the girls and his headmaster's punishment of his cockiness.You need to be precise, dealing with one shot at a time.Therefore, re-write your last sentence.
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