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Camera Angles and Movement – High School Running Scene.
Camera angles are very important in helping the viewer understand and relate to the story as well as the character and their emotions. The scene I’ve chosen is where Forrest is being chased as a teenager similar to when he was a kid. The filmmaker has shot the scene using multiple camera angles and movements that help the viewer understand Forrest’s feelings.
The scene starts with Forrest and Jenny walking home after school when a rock is thrown and hits Forrest, a voice off screen yells “Hey, Stupid” before cutting to show a group of boys pull up in a truck. Immediately Jenny tells Forrest to run, at first he seems hesitant before dropping his books and running.
A long shot shows Jenny standing in the foreground yelling “Run, Forrest, run” then the truck chasing behind Forrest. A mid shot is now shown of Forrest’s legs indicating that he is running as hard as he can and possibly to make the viewer start to feel panicked like Forrest. A low camera angle showing Forrest’s feet is shown with him still running and the truck still following quite far into the background, this shot helps give an idea of the situation and how far the danger of the truck is.
Soon the camera films from inside the truck looking out the windshield as the truck gets closer to Forrest, this helps us see the situation not only from Forrest’s POV but also the boys chasing. A close shot of Forrest’s face shows that he is in distress as the truck approaches we see how Forrest is feeling at the moment. An over the shoulder shot is used now from the boys sitting on the back of the truck, we can see Forrest over their shoulders this makes the viewer feel as though they are being chased too and creates a sense of nervousness for Forrest’s safety, the high angle of the shot can also imply that the boys are in control of the situation.
A lower mid shot of Forrest’s legs is shown again but this time the truck is almost right on his feet, this should help make the viewer feel as stressed as Forrest. Finally, Forrest runs off the right side of the screen the truck following behind Note moving right generally means a positive event or idea will follow, this could indicate that Forrest might get out of the situation and out run the boys.
As the truck follows after Forrest to the right, the camera focuses directly on the truck as it moves before panning out and the right more to view Forrest almost 100m in front of the truck still trailing. This camera movement keeps the object of danger as the point of focus still making us nervous because we can’t see Forrest until the camera pans right to view Forrest at a reasonably safe distance in front of the car ensuing some relief in the viewer.
Camera angles are very important in helping the viewer understand and relate to the story as well as the character and their emotions. The scene I’ve chosen is where Forrest is being chased as a teenager similar to when he was a kid. The filmmaker has shot the scene using multiple camera angles and movements that help the viewer understand Forrest’s feelings.
The scene starts with Forrest and Jenny walking home after school when a rock is thrown and hits Forrest, a voice off screen yells “Hey, Stupid” before cutting to show a group of boys pull up in a truck. Immediately Jenny tells Forrest to run, at first he seems hesitant before dropping his books and running.
A long shot shows Jenny standing in the foreground yelling “Run, Forrest, run” then the truck chasing behind Forrest. A mid shot is now shown of Forrest’s legs indicating that he is running as hard as he can and possibly to make the viewer start to feel panicked like Forrest. A low camera angle showing Forrest’s feet is shown with him still running and the truck still following quite far into the background, this shot helps give an idea of the situation and how far the danger of the truck is.
Soon the camera films from inside the truck looking out the windshield as the truck gets closer to Forrest, this helps us see the situation not only from Forrest’s POV but also the boys chasing. A close shot of Forrest’s face shows that he is in distress as the truck approaches we see how Forrest is feeling at the moment. An over the shoulder shot is used now from the boys sitting on the back of the truck, we can see Forrest over their shoulders this makes the viewer feel as though they are being chased too and creates a sense of nervousness for Forrest’s safety, the high angle of the shot can also imply that the boys are in control of the situation.
A lower mid shot of Forrest’s legs is shown again but this time the truck is almost right on his feet, this should help make the viewer feel as stressed as Forrest. Finally, Forrest runs off the right side of the screen the truck following behind Note moving right generally means a positive event or idea will follow, this could indicate that Forrest might get out of the situation and out run the boys.
As the truck follows after Forrest to the right, the camera focuses directly on the truck as it moves before panning out and the right more to view Forrest almost 100m in front of the truck still trailing. This camera movement keeps the object of danger as the point of focus still making us nervous because we can’t see Forrest until the camera pans right to view Forrest at a reasonably safe distance in front of the car ensuing some relief in the viewer.
Costumes – High School Running Scene
Costumes are also an important part of ‘Mise en scene’ helping to indirectly characterise things like the characters, settings, time periods, situations etc. The costumes worn by all the characters in the scene are almost exactly the same as when they were kids helping the viewer relate back to the previously similar scene.
Forrest is still dressed in his blue plaid shirt done all the way up to the top button and tucked in, clean neat pressed pants, nice shoes and tidy and close shaved hair, showing that Forrest Is a very neat, proper character and is very straight-laced.
Although the other boys are still dressed slightly more dishevelled, messy and unkempt hair, the boy throwing the rocks is also dressed in a red shirt which could imply that he is a bit more hot-headed and violent rather than Forrest wearing a blue shirt meaning he’s calm and passive.
Costumes are also an important part of ‘Mise en scene’ helping to indirectly characterise things like the characters, settings, time periods, situations etc. The costumes worn by all the characters in the scene are almost exactly the same as when they were kids helping the viewer relate back to the previously similar scene.
Forrest is still dressed in his blue plaid shirt done all the way up to the top button and tucked in, clean neat pressed pants, nice shoes and tidy and close shaved hair, showing that Forrest Is a very neat, proper character and is very straight-laced.
Although the other boys are still dressed slightly more dishevelled, messy and unkempt hair, the boy throwing the rocks is also dressed in a red shirt which could imply that he is a bit more hot-headed and violent rather than Forrest wearing a blue shirt meaning he’s calm and passive.