Language of film

clip a:
What stuck out to me the most in this clip was the editing. there was a certian point where a guy took a sip of a drink, and with a direct cut he finished drinking in a new location. i thought that was a really cool effect. Nice, flowing editing was used during the cards scene where the camera was panning around the table and smooth tranistions were made, with a varity of angles; high, low, and eyeline match with the cards/chips in the middle. Also, during the cards scene the 180 rule was used to match charaters and their position around the table.

Clip c:

The main aspect that this scene displayed was parallel action. There would be a clip of the police men charging the house, and then cut back to the woman asking the man for information. In otherwords, multiple things going on at once. nice framing and composition was used. The rule of 3rds was present in many shots, one being the man waiting by the truck. This gives a nice balance to the shot and a real cinematic feel. Negative space was used with the doorbell; since you expect him to ring it there is open space left next to the bell where his hand then appears, to put the balance back in place.

Clip D:
this clip, from Mangolia, is actually just a single shot. There was no editing done to break up any part of the scene(minus the first couple seconds). It begins with a father and son walking in from the rain, and contiunes on to follow various characters around trhe building. It starts out by following the boy and dad, then a few other people, before you see the boy again. The camera keeps moving the whole time, as the charaters keep walking. this makes you feel how busy they must be, and how much walking they do. the camera remains as a mid-shot for the majority of the time, with a close up used once or twice. it remains steady as well, so a dolly or stedicam was most likely utilized for this. its a cool shot.

Clip F:
the two most prominent aspects of this clip are the the sounds and camera work. It is all diegetic, eerie, repetitive sounds; such as the clock and the dog barking. this provides a sense of spacious and calmness, which is contradictory to the situation at hand. The long, single shot keeps you wondering what is behind the next corner it is about to turn, and the slow, steady movements of the camera correspond to the slow steady audio. the sound of the fire is present before you actually see the house in flames, so you know that something is coming; as the camera moves outside it unveils the main subject of the clip; the burning house and the residents watching helplessly.