Online Film Analysis

Online Film Analysis Assignment

Clip D from Magnolia: The almost the entire clip was a long shot and includes a lot of action, differing from the elevator scene is just a straight-on angle that is very common. The use of a steadicam makes it seem like the viewer is following the person who is central in the shot, making it feel like they are actually there. The music is non-diegetic and conveys almost a sense of urgency in the studio, aided by the brief, hurried interactions between people in the clip.

Clip E from Amadeus: The clips uses lots of short cuts between the two characters speaking, as well as during the flashback. The music from the flashback is both diegetic because it is heard by one character and non-diegetic because it is not heard by the other. Also the music from the flashback enters before the scene it is actually part of, as well as the cheering of the crowd.   

Clip B from Strangers on a Train: The moment is very suspenseful, the scene is long with a single fight and at no point does the viewer know what will happen next. This feeling is intensified by the fast-paced non-diegetic music. The use of cuts in a montage from the fight on the carousel, the fearful crowd watching and the old man crawling under the carousel keep the viewer in suspense, unable to recognize exactly when each event is occurring.

Clip C from the Silence of the Lambs: This clip uses heavy cross-cutting to confuse the viewer into thinking that the two events are happening in the same place and the same time. The clip ends in the revelation that they are two separate events. Suspense is created by both the cross-cutting, the music and the tension created by the presence of the cops and the "crazy man" with the gun, and not knowing weather or not the situation will become violent.