Links:
How to read a movie
Tarantino // from Below
Examples of Editing Techniques
Camera Angles and Techniques
Firstly, the article by Roger Ebert. I admit that I’m not the absolute best at deep media analysis, but I think I get the general idea of what he’s talking about. Basically, try to take frames or individual scenes and look at it through a lens based around how the camera angles, actual and implied movement, and positioning of the actors affects your perception of the film. I don’t think I’ve ever really been the kind of person to rewatch films and find all the hidden details or workings of it, so it’s a foreign concept to me, but I’m willing to give it a try.
Then there’s the editing technique video and camera technique article. There’s not really a lot of analysis on how the techniques help with those, but I can instead look at how they are applied to other films, such as the Tarantino video. The Tarantino video mainly used POV and low-angle shots, often giving an impression of the characters looking down at another character on the ground, of whom you’re looking through the eyes of. There was very little movement with the camera, and not really any kinds of edits other than just swapping between scenes with a classic jump cut.
To me, this gave me the idea of it being someone who already suffered during that scene laying on the ground, in a car trunk, or the like while the rest of the scene plays out around them. That alongside the music really gives the idea that whatever this film is about is likely something tragic and fits the idea of a story where everyone’s tearing each other apart.
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