Ch.1 Activity

For the activity i rewatched the movie "Garden State" to solely focus on the camera techniques. Before watching it i recalled a scene where the main character is sitting on a couch watching everything that's going on, and the camera does an extreme close-up of his eyes following the movement around him. There are many close-ups throughout the movie, including the beginning scene of the main character lying on his bed staring at the ceiling, and various times when characters take turns speaking to each other.

There are also several scenes that incorporate dramatic angles, such as the scene that takes place when the main characters are running around trying to avoid a fiery arrow, viewed from a bird's eye view.Another memorable scene is when the main characters and a secondary character are standing at the edge of an "infinite abyss". The three of them begin to yell in unison, and the camera zooms out a great deal very quickly.

The transitions throughout the movie are consistently regular cuts. Also, during conversations the screen directions is always consistent - following the 180 degree rule. In general, it was really interesting to pay attention to the individual compositions of the various shots, and to take special notice of the thought that must have gone into each and every one.