Directed by Julian Schnabel
OVERALL LOOK
There are many qualities in the film through
the light, framing, angles, camera movement and long takes. It really made us
feel the pain and at times the joy that Jean went through. If made is SEE. It
made us see through his point of view. See eye through and different life and a
different angle. All of this was done through following Jeans perspective of
life.
IMAGES
the images in this film are very important. The
reason is that we are looking at images that are convening information that is
important to the character without using him in the shot. The reason why is
because we are seeing things through his eyes. There is a lot of meaning of the
information that is being shown in the shot.
SHOT LENGTHS
In the film there are two types of shots,
either long or shot. They both portray something totally different. In the
short shots they want to show a lot of information so they go through it fast
so that they get to show more things. They also show these short shots because
it is something not as important. Then the long shots are used for more
important shots, to view the world from Jeans eye.
SHOT TYPES
In The
Diving Bell and the Butterfly Directed by Julian Schnabel they use a lot of
extreme close-ups and extreme close-ups. They do this because they are trying
to show that they are talking to the
character (Jean-Dominique Bauby). Since he is sitting or lying down they come
to him. They try to get his attention by getting close to him. These shots are very
significant because it is showing how Jean sees the people that are talking to
him. They also use a lot of these close-up shots to convey the characters state
of mind. Although they do not shot him crying in some scenes you know he is
because the lenses gets blurry and the other characters says “please don’t cry”.
If those shots were taken from afar we as the audience would not get the full impact
or the drama from the shot. They also do this to show the emotion of the person
talking to Jean. Showing the expression they are making to get the way they are
feeling. These scenes can be really dramatic.
CAMERA ANGLES
Most of the angles in this film are either
high or low angles. The reason why they use high angle shots is that they are
showing either a person in the position of power, heroic or someone superior.
The reason why they show low angle shots is it shows someone weak or vulnerable
in this case it would be Jean.
COMPOSITION
The composition on this film is a little
different. The reason for that is that in some instances they do not use the
rule of thirds. The reason is that they are portraying a lot of shots through
Jeans eye. The film is about seeing so it is seeing something that is there and
something that is not there. A lot of the shots in this film were taken in
angles that were either high or low.
CAMERA MOVEMENT
The camera movement for this film is different
from others. The reason for that is that we view most of the movie from Jeans
eye. We see most of what he is looking at and how he looks at it. It’s almost
like the camera is behind him and we are looking at everything from his point
of view. So if they zoom in on someone that means that the subject or character
is getting closer to him. We see most of the movie through him.
CINEMATOGRAPHY STYLE
They made the cinematography so obvious
in this film, however; it was no mistake. They did this because they are doing
these shots through Jeans point of view. Sometimes he blinks his eye and it
could be a totally different image, picture, lighting that he sees. It might be
from a different angle. That is why the cinematography on this film is more
noticeable.
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