Monday, August 30, 2010

Scarface Success (posted by Ramiro Trejo)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTrcfnJwF04


Scarface is an amazing movie and one element that makes the movie good are the camera shots. 
The following are some shots that tie in with the in-class handout:


0:18  Scarface in a medium close shot
0:29 - 0:40  A Zoom Out which places Scarface in a smaller state compared to his
                        huge wealth behind him.
0:47- 0:55 A Cut In scene with two subjects only showing their hands 
                     plus a moving zoom toward the bill counter.
When the music starts, many of the scenes include zoom with movement which, with no words,
does some of the talking. 
1:31- 1:36 A Tilt movement showing the name "Montana Management" then showing the wealthy men walking out from the building.
2:26 - 2:35 Crab shot to the left
2:36 - 2:38 Wide shot of the wedding which gives the scene a more "family" atmosphere.
3:03  Over the Shoulder Shot concentrating on the woman's facial expression. 
3:19 - 3:28 Following Pan leading the group. 







1 comment:

  1. BLOW(Final Scene)

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fgf8SojA2CU&feature=related

    This is one of my favorite movies, and I really like this scene because of how real the image of his daughter seems.

    Here are the shot types in this scene pertaining to the handout:
    -It starts off in an over the shoulder shot
    -0:25 it goes into a wide shot for a few seconds then zooms out into a very wide shot for a second at 0:33
    -transition into wide shot directly after
    - subject get closer and closer to camera turning into mid shot at 0:51
    - subject continues getting closer until it reaches medium close up at 0:53
    -Very wide shot at 0:59
    -Medium close up 1:12
    -back to very wide shot at 1:14
    - subject walks closer into wide shit at 1:40
    -subject proceeds to walk further and further away to a very wide shot until end of scene.

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Great work Nick. I love the camera's following nature. Your work kept me thinking "how did he do that?!". You really capture a cold feeling, and rather mechanical, to the piece. Probably experimenting with monitors would of served good as well which, as you know, Nauman used in the Public/ Private space installation. R.T