Thursday, December 29, 2016

Analysis of The More Objective Qualities of The Opening Shot of "Prisoners" (2013)

Shot By: Roger Deakins
Dir. Denis Villeneuve


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The camera pulls away from the content of the shot, removing the emotional ties to the situation, the gun appears but is out of focus, asking us to reflect subtext rather than the shot's physical or narrative properties. A deer can represent a regal sense of male pride or self-assurance. Similar to Jackman's basis of faith, the deer even enters visibility just as Jackman begins quoting scripture.  But taking the deer's life is an act of working outside God's purpose, violence that shows a lack of faith. Taking matters into one's own hands The motion of the image, the movement of the camera will become a visual cue, but the subtext relates to overarching theme. Focus is pulled because the shot relates narrative property as well. That is Jackman's care for his children. A foundation in traditionalism (which can be associated with his beliefs) and the effect of his actions on his children.

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