This week, I decided to focus on the close-up. I
find it a very interesting camera angle because its purpose, oftentimes, is to
emphasize emotion. Most films have close ups of a character displaying a strong
emotion whether it be joy, anger, sadness, etc. The first movie that came to
mind with a great series of close-ups is The Graduate. The close ups take place
during the final scene when Dustin Hoffman’s character comes to break up the
wedding of the girl he’s in love with; the bride looks over to her parents and
fiancé, and the viewers get a close shot of each of them displaying anger and
frustration complete with furrowed brows and teeth clenching. Because this is
truly an extreme close up, the viewers become forced to experience the feelings
of these three characters, the agonizing frustration of these characters is
seen, quite humorously, by this crazy eyed, lip quivering, forehead-vein-popping
facial expressions. It’s my favorite part of the film!
These are fantastic comments about the movie and about close-ups. I can't see your pictures -- I'll tell you why in class!
ReplyDeleteFixed! These are amazing close-ups. What an interesting choice. Mimi
ReplyDeleteI think Antione's relationship with his own mother reflects Truffaut's relationship with his own mother. This is because each of the mothers lacked a genuine connection with their sons. They each thought their sons were a burden due to each of their sons being illegitimate. Thus they tended to ignore their son's troublesome behaviors of stealing and missing school. -Morgan Raddatz
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