The Language Of Cinema

The Machinist:

 

1. – clean image, slightly tinted, less contrast to decrease light and give everything a dull sense of life.
2. – dull lighting, the light is always minimalistic  to compensate for the green and – blue stock.
3. – Very grey, Lots of dark rich blacks, green and blue stock to make everything look a bit grainy adding to the effect of a thriller/drama setting.

 

The Office:

1. –  opening scene, shows sense of comedy, shows the reactions of each worker, it also gives you a sense of a real office in London, kind of like a documentary only scripted.
2.  – the editing is quick, often turns to a narrating point of view or an interviewed  perspective. moving to scenes quickly skips  to scenes to different parts of the office.
3.   – They cut scenes every few seconds cutting backwards and forwards to David Brent giving you a funny insight of everything then cuts back to whats happening. Scenes can often change completely but characters remind viewers about last scene with suttlety.
4.   – Lots of Panning zooming in and out and free hand camera work.

 

The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou:

1. – A very enclosed feeling with the shots, a sepia stock was used
2. it shares similar features with the office kind of panning through scenes a bit, but I don’t think a lot with the others.

 

Lone Wolf Club:

1. – scenery is used and often parts of nature closer to the camera, and then a zoom out to the characters of the show. Wide shots and long shots are used frequent then cutting to a close up panning shot.
2. Every few seconds a cut is made to change angle to either accompany dialogue and scnery and for character movement.
3. The shooting is GREAT!