Conversation and being able to shoot one is very important in a film. Using a variety of shots within a conversation allows the viewers to stay engaged with the film, see things from the characters point of view and view their surroundings. It's usually during conversations when the audience learn more about the characters and more is revealed about the plot. The majority of films is conversation as it tends to slowly answer all the audiences questions they initially had at the beginning. Here is a short clip from Angus Thongs and Perfect Snogging which I will by using for reference of how to shoot a conversation.
There are 5 main rules to shooting a conversation:
Shot variety
Pick ups (ECU; cutaways; birds eye)
Master Shot
Continuity Editing
Shot/reverse shot
Shot Variety During a conversation in a film, the most common shots used are medium shots, over the shoulders and master shot. These shots in particular are good to shoot a conversation because it allows the viewers to become more familiar with the characters. This is because it focuses more on their face and less on the setting around them. Some films break the conventional ways of filming a conversation and tend to add to the usual shots used. Here are a few examples of these used in the clip:
1) The first shot used is a low angled master shot. It allows enough background space to allow the viewer to recognise and come to terms with their surrounding. In this scene, Georgia and Robbie are at the seaside. It is made obvious that they are in an informal, unprofessional settings. This makes it clear to the audience that they are probably going to have a casual conversation rather than a formal conversation about something like work. It also shows that there is little distance between them so its less likely that they are a couple and possibly just friends.
2) There are also many 2 mid shots in this scene. This allows the viewers to see the person who's talking as well as the response to the person who's listening. In this example, we see Robbie telling Georgia that he wrote a song for her, and her instant reaction, which is a smile. In this scene, this shot is used repeatedly back-and-forth from Robbie's side to Georgia's side, allowing us to get a better view of each of them.
3) Here is the wide shot used. In this shot, we see Georgia and Robbie getting more intimate, holding each others hands, though there is still that slight distance. The shot allows us to see them from a different angle as well us emphasising the fact that they are now standing.
4) Soon after there is a over the shoulder shot of Georgia.This shows that Georgia and Robbie are now even closer, from Robbie's Point of view. It allows us to see a higher level of detail on Georgia or Robbie's face. This shot is also used back and forth from Robbie's shoulder to Georgia's shoulder and so forth. This shot makes the conversation seem more personal and intense. There's a constant reminder that another person's in the conversation.
3)Close up's are always good shots to show emotion on someone's face, in this case, Georgia's. As the camera is so close, it is clear that Georgia seems flattered, about to giggle. This shot is good in a conversation as it tends to show a lot of emotion that the audience needs to become familiar with.
4) In this scene, especially towards the end, there are quite a few long shots. In a conversation, this shot is more useful when the topic of conversation isn't too intense and is more for the audience to familiarise themselves more with the characters surroundings. Here we see Georgia and Robbie head-to-toe, standing on a sea side.
5) The final shot used begins as an extreme long shot. As Robbie and Georgia walk towards the camera it converts into a long shot, to a wide shot, to a 2-mid shot, then a close up. Due to the character movement, there is a wide variation of shots enclosed to end this scene. A brief extreme long shot could be useful in a conversation to further show the characters surroundings or distance if they're really far apart.
For a conversation, I think the most important and useful shots are master shots, 2-mid shots, close up's and over the shoulder shots. However shot variety is also useful in a conversation for al the reasons mentioned above. Pick-Ups Pick-Ups are shots of the mise-en-scene (e.g. props), like a knife. Most of the time, these are edited into the scene after it has been shot. It can be used in a conversation if the characters are talking about a shooting or crime, there might be a pick-up of a gun or knife. In this scene of Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging, a slight pick-up is when Georgia joins Robbie to sit down and when Robbie pulls Georgia's hair out. On both occasions, the conversation had stopped for a while but the pick-up was used to show what was happening and what they're doing. These are normally used when there is a stop or pause to the conversation, allowing the scene to flow. Pick-ups also help the audience understand what is going on in the conversation. An example in this clip is from the pick-ups we can see that Robbie and Georgia are about to kiss as Robbie puts his hands through her hair and what the result of that is. This simply shows additional information that adds to the conversation.
Continuity Editing
This is a really important aspect of every part in a film, including a conversation.
It's used to make each part of the scene flow in a more fluent manor. There are
quite a few examples in the Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging clip used above.
The first 20 seconds of the clip is an example. It shows where Georgia is
coming from, then a panning shot is used following her showing the viewer’s
where she's going (from the back), a short clip of Robbie, then Georgia again
approaching him (from the front). The use of continuity editing allows us to
see this happen in a 3 different shots. Together, the shots show where she is
coming from, where she is going and how she gets there, allowing the viewers to
see her complete journey, linking everything together. This structures the
scene, making it more fluent.
Shot/Reverse Shot
An example of a shot/reverse shot is if there is a shot of a person’s face,
then a shot of their viewpoint/what they're looking at, then back to a shot of
their face. This is mainly used to draw attention to the character and what
they're seeing, often in a conversation. It is used in this clip of Angus,
Thongs and Perfect Snogging as there is many points when we are repeatedly
switching from shots of Georgia, to shots of Ronnie and back again. The effect
of this shot is that it makes the conversation more intimate and personal as
all we constantly see are shots of the characters and what they see, allowing
the audience to form a relationship with them.
Extreme Close Up This is an example of an extreme close up.An extreme close up focuses on one single thing, for example a mouth or eyes. It is often used to enhance an expression on the characters face, such as them being shocked or crying.
Eye-Level Shot These are examples of eye-level shots. This shot can be used to make the character directly interact with the audience, back and forth during a conversation or to show more of the emotion that they're expressing. It brings all the attention onto the one character and is very effective in movies often making the audience feel compassion.
High Angle ShotThese are some examples of high angle shots. A high angle shot is simply a shot taken from an angle just above head height. This can be used to make the character seem smaller, if there is someone at a high level that the character below is talking to, to suggest that a character is isolated or even in situations like fights to portray the characters surroundings (mise en scene).
Over The Shoulder Short This is an example of an over the shoulder shot. This is a shot taken from behind a person (showing their head and shoulder) who is looking away from the camera, usually only using about 1/3 of the frame. This shout is often used to show a character looking out at something or cut back-and-forth during a conversation.
Medium Shot This is an example of a medium shot, also known as a mid-shot with variations like two shot of two people from the waist up and three shot of 3 people and so on. his type of shot is mainly used for scenes with dialogue or to show some, but not too much detail of action but enough for things like hand gestures and movement. It shows only shows some of the character, but enough for the audience to feel as if they were looking at the whole subject. This shot is as close to how someone would see a person in the flesh because they wouldn't be paying any attention to their lower body. Its mostly used when someone is speaking without too much emotion which isn't intense.
Long Shot This is an example of a long shot. This shot shows all of the character, from head to toe. Long shots can be used to shoe a characters environment (mise en scene) and what they're wearing and reveal who a character is. For example, if the character is wearing a suit its likely that they are a business person going to, on their way or at work. Also this would show that is a modern day film. This amount of detail is only available in a long shot, it wouldn't be possible in a close up for example.
Extreme Long Shot/Wide ShotThis is an example of an extreme long shot. Similar to the long shot, all of the characters body is included however there us more of an emphasis on their surroundings as it's shot further away. This usually makes the characters come across more insignificant making the audience come more to terms with the mise en scene. This could also be used to create suspicion with what the character is doing or going.
Low Angle Shot This is an example of a low angle shot. These shots increase height so is useful for short actors like Kevin Hart to make them seem taller as it tends to emphasis height. Low angle shots are good to contrast High angled shots, especially if its cut back-and-forth during a conversation between a tall & short person, or between a boss and an employee to show dominance. It can also be used as a point of view shot from someone or something on the floor. This shot tends to add to audience confusion, making them feel powerless and defenceless. In the background of a low angle shot there is usually just sky or a ceiling. The limited amount of detail of the setting and environment adds to the audience confusion. Worms Eye
This is an
example of a worms eye view shot. Similar to a low shot, a worm’s eye view shot
is taken from a low angle, except this shot is with the camera on the ground
for the lowest shot possible. This also can be used to make a character seem
bigger and enhance their importance. It's likely to make the audience feel more
intimidated, crowded over and inferior.
2 & 3 Mid-shot These are variations of the original medium shot. This shot has the same aspects of a medium shot, except with 2 or 3 people. Any more people tend to become a long or wide shot.These shots usually portray togetherness of couple, family or friends or tension in an argument.
Tilt Shot These are examples of a tilt shot. A tilt shot are shots taken at a tilted angle usually to add to the interest of a shot. This could add to the audiences distortion as its not a usual view for them.
Establishing shot These are examples of establishing shots. These type of shots are usually to shot settings, surroundings and environment of a scene. This shot could be taken with or without character involvement. It is normally the first shot of a new scene to get the audience familiar with the new setting.
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In the opening of any movie, regardless of genre, it has to be capturing and interesting. It has to catch the eye of the audience and leaving them with a few unanswered questions that will be revealed throughout the remainder if the film. After an opening, producers should aim to make the viewers want to find out more about the characters they see, what may happen next etc. This can be achieved in in a variety of different ways. It is fair to say that the opening of a thrillers takes a different approach to a romantic comedy for example. As audiences, we would expect to see completely different things. Thrillers are highly known and understood to have exciting and slowly revealed plots and quite complex story lines. Due to this, the opening for any movie in this genre is vital to keep the viewers interested, wanting to watch more, so they can see the plots unravel as the movie progresses. If there isn't a hook in the opening, viewers are likely to not want to watch the rest of the film, thinking it's boring. Though on the other hand, if there is too much happening in an opening, it could also lead the viewers into dislike as they will feel confused. Revealing too much may also make the audience feel it is pointless watching the rest of the opening, as it may come across too predictable because it's likely that that will be able to guess what happens next. It is difficult to find the correct amount of information to give on an opening because adding too much or too little could have detrimental affects on the rest of the movie.
Below there is a diagram of a colour coded line graph of how different thriller openings establish different aspects in the opening. Things recorded are: establish the character, the themes, the location, the mood, the plot and the genre. Using any if the things listed above sets the theme for the rest of the movie without revealing too much. I chose to analyse films from a variety of genres, however mainly thrillers, this it to see the difference in openings depending on the genre (if there is one) and to give myself an idea of what is necessary for my thriller opening. After watching the opening of any film, the genre should be made clear. I chose to analyse a thriller (Se7en), a psychological thriller (The Butterfly Effect), an animation/childrens/family film (Finding Nemo), a drama (Scarface), a horror(Drag Me To Hell), a rom-com (Hitch) and an action film (Gone in 60 seconds). Here are the results;
Above is a key explaining what colour represents what file, e.g. the orange line represents my opinion of the opening to Se7en. The graph shows thatout of all of the films I analysed, the film that estsblished the least is Scarface with an overall score of 4. On the other hand, the film that established the most is Hitch with an overall score of 53. The opening of Scarface is pretty much the opposite to Hitch. Hitch makes it very obvious who the main character is, the genre of the film, the mood and the plot well my Will Smith doing a voice over explaining them. The location was obvious through the types of shots used but is made less obvious than the others. Unlike Scarface which shows a variety of characters, making it unclear who the main character/characters are. Nothing else is made clear in this opening as it doesnt portray much. Judging by the opening only, I wouldn't believe this is a horror. Se7en has the most scattered response, with high levels of establishing the genre, theme and mood but quite low levels of establishing the character, location and the plot. In Se7en, it is clear it is a thriller as the suspicion of not revealing the character is established, which is common in thrillers, enhancing the audiences enigma.
Movie Example 1This is a thriller example, with the sub genre of psychological, is 'The Cube'. This film is not a very recent film as made in 1997. Although, it holds a most intriguing opening. Below is a rough synopsis of what movie is about from IMDb;
Six different people, each from a very different walk of life, awaken to find themselves inside a giant cube with thousands of possible rooms. Each has a skill that becomes clear when they must band together to get out: a cop, a math whiz, a building designer, a doctor, an escape master, and a disabled man. Each plays a part in their thrilling quest to find answers as to why they've been imprisoned.
Above is the opening 4 minutes of the film, where we are then taken to the title. The first thing we see is an extreme close up of someone's the eye. The extreme close up shows the rather important action of someone waking up and seeming very disorientated. This instantly makes the audience feel as if the person they see is in an unfamiliar setting in which they are not used to. This helps setting a location and identifying the character. We see him laying down, very confused and all over the place, in unnatural surroundings even for the viewers, dressed all in a dull, plain grey. This gives a sense that he could possibly be a convict of some sort? Or could even insinuate that he's been drugged and left in this place. As the story progresses my initial view that he's a convict of victim of some form changes.
The brightness of the location and the surrealism that shines through is one to make us think. It doesn't offer much for the sub genre neither does it tell us much about the theme or plot. However as the character starts to walk around and look into these squared hatches that seem to be doors, we are led into identical rooms that's only difference is the colour. This is giving us a sense that it's some sort of maze where he's trying to find his way out. In the last room, we are welcomed to his untimely, unexpected death which happens in quite a gruesome way. This helps us to establish the plot and adds deeper meaning to the title (as everything is a square/cube). All these things intrigue the audience into uncovering what it is all about, insinuating that in order to survive the characters must find out which rooms are safe and which may not be, meaning many are likely to get killed in the process.
The initial shot of the eye opened is something I would like to incorporate into my opening. For my thriller, I would have the murderer waking up with a shock, opening his eyes wide or the victim waking up after falling unconscious after a fall.
Movie Example 2
The film example I will be looking at is Se7en. David Fincher was the director of this film and is very specific, playing close attention in introducing the characters & identifying what their role in the movie is. In the graph above, Se7en is represented with an orange line.
To begin with, the first few minutes of the film we are introduced to the main character, Detective Summerset (played by Morgan Freeman). We are introduced to a lonely character, who seems to be living in a simple apartment, alone. Everything about the way this character is presented is very precise, controlled, ordered and specific. This is possible because the location and mise-en scene in which the audience are shown as everything in his house seems to be perfectly in place, with no apparent mess. Stereotypically, this is how any investigators house would be expected to look. However we are given the sense it's some that little bit more extreme for this detective. In contrast to the fairly old, stereotypical quite dated character, towards the end of the opening the audience are introduced to quite a new, more modern character. Dressed in quite a casual suit and with youth on his side, we are shown the up to date version of what investigators look and act like (not shown in the example above, couldn't find clip long enough). The way the more modern man interacts with Detective Sommerset , the audience can assume that he will also play a big part in the movie. Just like 'The Cube' we are introduced to the first character straight away, although this one lasts a lot longer.
The tone/mood of the opening is obvious that there is a very dull, serious feel to the movie. The opening is mainly shot in low key lighting, giving the film a dark, gloomy mood. These assumptions can be made simply by the tone in the characters voices, how they act and speak around each other and the situations they are faced with. Right from the beginning the audience can feel the seriousness of the murder case as there is a dead body with blood all over laying on the floor. This was quite s sharp, brutal tone is being set for the rest of the movie. The shots of the body are quite long & lingering, giving the audience some time to really take in what is happening in the scene.
In a scene where Detective Sommerset is sitting on his bed in the dark, he sets off a ticking counter to fall asleep to. We are then welcomed to a slow zoom, slowly focusing onto his face to end with a close up. This is portraying the mood as very miserable, lonely and making us feel very empathetic about his life.
Throughout the opening, we are also introduced to what may be the murderer. All we see from this character are his hands. This is an idea that I would like to use in my opening, keeping the murderer very subtle and unknown, showing only his hands and body. This will keep up suspense, tension & enigma as the characters will be questioning themselves, wondering who he is. Another aspect I plan to do in my film is the feature of heavy low key lighting. This will help in allowing me to keep the main characters unknown for a long time. This should also help my opening to have a dull, not happy feel. As well as this, I really like the idea and view of the disjointed text.
Analysis on the TV thriller opening ‘Six Feet Under’ Pathway
The opening for Six Feet Under begins with the flight with a Raven then an establishing, very wide shot of a tree. Ravens have natural associations with death as they usually circle around dead bodies. The opening also ends with the Raven and the tree. This could be a portrayal of ‘the circle of life’.
Camera angles & camera movement - Establish/very wide shot of a single tree. - low shot, close up’s, extreme close up’s of a Raven. - Close up of the Raven and washing of the hands (giving the macabre). - Usually slow camera movements or still shots. - Time-lapse of a bunch of flowers dying filmed over time then sped up could be a representation that nothing lasts forever and that everything dies eventually. - Also the music is constant throughout until it’s changed when the tame-lapse of the flowers appear to a slower piece of what sounds like a piano. After this, the music goes back to the way it was. This could be a representation of the fact that even after you die, life still goes on for everyone else. - Death, which is normally associated with dark colors such as black is contrasted with bright and natural lights. - The music playing is contrapuntal to the theme of the opening. The opening is about the death of someone, but the music doesn't seem sad or depressing. - A shadow/silhouette fades into the light, as does the corps which could be a representation of the classic saying ‘going into the light’, another representation of death. - Shows the stages of what happens after someone dies.
Somewhat gloomy, dull, rainy, dark weather. Thrillers are normally set in quite distant places e.g. in forests, lake districts.
Most Thrillers consist of some form of mystique or mysterious character that doesn't usually get revealed until the end or the peak of the film.
Normally, the lighting in thrillers is low key
The non-dietetic sounds of Thrillers are normally quite slow and earie.
Thrillers usually use suspense and excitement as its main elements.
There are many sub-genre's of thrillers.
E.g. Mystery; investigations, 'who done it?'
Crime; kidnaps, revenge
Psychological; mind games, psychological themes, psychological mind games, stalking, confinement
Political etc.
All of which use enigma codes
An atmosphere of menace, violence, paranoia and murder are usually enticed into thrillers.
Often in thrillers, a certain society is seen as corrupt, dark and dangerous.
There are usually literary devices such as plot twists, red herrings and cliff hangers.
In most thrillers there is a disorientation of time and space to confuse characters and the audience.
Many thrillers consist of some form of big reveal.
"Homer's Odyssey is one of the oldest stories in the Western world and is regarded as an early prototype of the thriller." A thriller is villain-driven plot, whereby he presents obstacles that the hero must overcome.
In-depth Research Into Thrillers
As a genre on a whole, thrillers use suspense, tension, and excitement as it's main features and elements. The primary subgenre of thrillers are psychological thrillers. It was only after the assassination of President Kennedy, political thriller and paranoid when thriller films became to gain popularity, particularly in the film industry. The aim of a thriller is to excite and arouse the audience's moods such as, varying them from strong anticipation, high expectation, uncertainty, anxiety, suspense, excitement, tension, terror and obviously, thrill. Thrillers take full advantage of literary devices like red herrings and cliff-hangers, so these are used extensively. The cover-up and slow reveal of important information, usually revealed in small intervals throughout the film, along with fight/chase scenes are common methods in thrillers and all of its subgenres, though each subgenre carries its own individual characteristics, techniques and methods.
Characteristics of a thriller Well what consists of a thriller? In each and every thriller there is that atmosphere of scary menace and abrupt acts of violence or crime. In general, they are adrenaline rushing, stimulating, rousing and fast-paced with high levels of enigma. Thrillers are known to represent society, and the world in general, as dark, corrupt, sinister and pretty dangerous.
Characters in thrillers are usually criminals, stalkers, assassins, innocent victims (often on the run), menaced women, characters with dark pasts, psychotic individuals, terrorists, cops and escaped cons, private eyes, people involved in twisted relationships, world-weary men and women, psycho-fiends, and more. The themes of thrillers frequently include terrorism, political conspiracy, pursuit, or romantic triangles leading to murder. Examples of Thriller subgenres, their methods & film examples
Crime thrillersMethods mainly used in crime thrillers are ransoms, captivities, heists, revenge, kidnappings. crime thrillers usually focus on the criminals, which often are serial killers, robbers or murderers being chased, rather than a policemen. What sets crime thrillers apart from psychological thrillers is that they usually emphasise more on action rather than the psychological aspects. Examples that involve murderers: Seven, Untraceable, Mindhunters and Copycat. Examples involving robberies are The Asphalt Jungle, The Killing and Reservoir Dogs.
Mystery thrillersThis branch of thrillers use of methods are investigations and the 'whodunit' technique.
Psychological thrillersIn this subgenre, methods used are mind games, psychological themes, stalking, confinement/deathtraps, horror-of-personality, and obsession. Most of the time, these films end in violence. However, throughout the film the main focus is on psychological and emotional aspect of the characters. Unlike crime thrillers, the characters don't have to rely on their own physical strength to overcome their enemies, they rely on their mental resources and abilities. Suspense in psychological thrillers normally is created by at least 2 characters targeting each other's minds, either by playing games of deception or by simply trying to demolish the other's mental state. Examples of psychological thrillers are Psycho, Trapped and The Butterfly Effect.
Paranoid thrillersElements like fringe theories, false accusations, paranoia, and sometimes action are found in paranoid thrillers.
Conspiracy thriller This is when the good one in the film confronts a
larger, more powerful group of enemies and they are the only one who knows and understands their true extent. Examples are The
Chancellor Manuscript, Awake, Snake Eyes, Absolute Power, Marathon Man and JFK.
Erotic thriller An erotic thriller is a film that combines the two genres, erotica and
thriller. These films have increased in popularity in the 1980s and even more so in the rise of technological convergence, when the VCR came out. Examples of films in this subgenre include Chloe, Dressed to Kill, Eyes Wide Shut, In the Cut and Lust, Caution.
Legal thriller In these films, lawyer-heroes or heroines confront
enemies inside and outside of the courtroom. They are put in situations where they're not only in danger of losing
their cases but also their lives. Examples would be The Runaway Jury, The Client, A
Time to Kill, Presumed Innocent and The
Juror.
Supernatural thriller A supernatural thriller consists of a storyline where the audience are shown an
otherworldly element, along with aspects of tension, suspense and plot twists. Unworldly elements can vary in these films, one example is that sometimes
one of the characters have a psychic power or ability. Examples include Lady in the
Water, Fallen, Knowing, In Dreams, What Lies Beneath, Unbreakable, The Gift, and The Dead Zone.
There isn’t much movement of the camera in this opening and a very frequent use of close ups, for almost every shot. E.g. close ups of the character putting thread through a needle, crossing out words from documents, cutting up pictures and the character writing. However there is a long shot of photographs being stuck into a book, showing a slight variation of camera angles. All of the things he’s doing are quite ordinary yet are shown in a sinister way. In my opinion, there are many close up shots of his actions to give the audience subtle clues for what the character is doing, make them more inquisitive and curious. The music sounds disconjunctive as if there is a lot going on and intensifies as it goes on. Also, there is a lot of on the beat editing where the protagonist does something of credits appear in sync with the music. From the soundtrack used it’s obvious that the thriller as there are common features used that appear on the soundtracks of plenty other thriller films, such as audiences tension and suspense rises, sounding quite dull and keeps the audience on edge, looking for clues. All of the sound used in this opening is diegetic. It sounds slow and sinister with a few quite technical noises. It begins fairly slowly then the pace increases towards the end. This gives the impression it is building up to something. Right at the end of the opening, the music from the soundtrack they use says ‘you get me closer to God’ as he cuts the word ‘God’ out of money. This could be an implication that people are ‘going to heaven’. There are creaking and rustling noises which is at times is used when something is being opened or used. The first noise sounds like a loud thunder, supporting the emphasis of dull and gloomy weather, often used in thrillers. The only parts of the character available for us to see are hands and fingers so the viewer’s make the assumption that they are the hands of an experienced killer as they’re trying to remove fingerprints so there’s no evidence. These things that this protagonist is doing can be viewed as abnormal, not what you see someone doing on a typical day as if they’re up to something. An example is using a blade to peel off the skin from hands that are quite dirty with bandages. Because of all of the faces and articles being crossed out, it sets an impression that this mysterious unknown character is a stalker, or a murderer of some sort keeping evidence of all his crimes/victims. Also, using a razor to cut the tops of his hands probably means that he didn’t want to leave any finger prints; he was doing something he shouldn’t. Throughout the entire opening, all we saw was his hands. This kept the audience wanting to know more about this character. The part that stood out most to me was the way the credits were edited to flicker, on beat with the music. I think this is good and adds to the effect of keeping the audience on the edge 0of their seats and possibly a bit jumpy.
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The Butterfly Effect I enjoy watching the psychological thriller film ‘The Butterfly Effect’ (2004). This film interests me as I also have an interest psychology and this film portrays many aspects of confusion within the brain, making it a psychological thriller. The Butterfly Effect is about someone who lives their life trying to do right by everyone, but eventually realizes it’s not possible without someone getting hurt in some way or another. I know this is a thriller as everyone seems to be an innocent victim of some sort in at least one part of the film, keeping suspense and enigma throughout. The film keep the audience questioning themselves and constantly wondering what is going to happen next. Throughout the film, there was a lot of use of low key lighting, unless when there was a sudden flash of bright lights. The bright lights make the low key lighting seem all the more dull. Also, because the entire film is based around someone trying to make everyone happy, he has to constantly go back to change things, causing a lot of disorientation of time. Many times montages were also used to show what has happened to someone and how or why. I like how the film begins and ends with the same scene, making the audience understand the scene more. I also like the quote used at the beginning "It has been said that something as small as the flutter of a butterfly's wing can ultimately cause a typhoon half way across the world - Chaos Theory". This quote in itself shows the lesson the Evan learnt throughout the movie, the hard way. In my opinion, this quote simply suggests that that every little detail in life is important as they all have a repercussion somewhere along the line.
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