Pedagogic metalanguage

This is a video clip of Jurassic World |||.There are many skills to frame character and move the story forward.*
1.address*
It uses direct address to meticulously describe her eye expressions and facial expressions which embody the fear and desperation of the woman when got into trouble.

2.mood
The whole frames is black, through which it creates an atmosphere of tension and terror,making viewers feel like they are in present.

3.power
When the dinosaur appeared, it uses a low angle to highlight the sheer size of the dinosaur and creat a dangerous situation where the woman was probably eaten by dinosaur. In this video clip, it employs a surround lens which means the camera rotates around the subject,to reveal the helplessness of the protagonist.

4.distance
Before the dinosaur appeared, it took advantage of the long shot to make the character appear small against her location so as to set off the tininess of the woman. However, when the dinosaur appeared suddenly, it made use of the close shot in order to reflect the blue fear of the woman and bring about a sense of scare. The combination of the two shots contributes to driving story to its climax.

5.audio
The background music is somber and its pace changes with the advance of the plot,add a sense of terror to the surroundings.

In summary, we can depict characters visually and audibly, physically and mentally.

posted @ 2024-03-24 17:19  马美晴  阅读(1)  评论(0编辑  收藏  举报