Case 39
Case 39 started off with low key lighting which gave us the
feeling that it was spooky which put me on edge from the starting point,
however the film gradually went on into high key lighting which made me feel
more secure watching the scene, the film used a high angle when the social
worker got given work by her boss, this was used to show how important her boss
was as he was standing above her.
The film Case 39 used diegetic sounds when it came to the
sounds off the keyboards and the footsteps however used non diegetic sounds
when it came to her looking at a classified case which emphasised the
importance of the file and put us on edge as the music was creepy, on the other
hand there was a lot of camera angles, as the woman got into the car park it
showed us a birds eye view angle which was used to let us know the
surroundings, also a side angle was used when she was driving in the car which
also gave us a close up to her face to show how intrigued she was to go to the
next child’s house.
When she arrived home the film used an extreme close up to
her pressing onto the phone to listen to her voice mail, this is used to show
the importance of a subject in a film, also there was back lighting used to
illuminate her, this gives us the impression of an angelic effect which links
into her character as she is a social worker and cares for children.
Also as the woman went into a troubled young girls house she
was looking up to a window with the young girl’s mother looking down at her
which made me feel uncomfortable watching and the mother looked very creepy and
distressed, the angle used is called a low angle, this shows characterism as it
is on the floor looking up, however from the high angle it gives us the
impression that the woman is intimidated by the mother and is feeling nervous
as the close up which was used on her face showed us her expression which
looked disturbed, this angle was very focused which shows the duration of the
shot.
An eye level angle was used when the parents were approached
from the social worker which shows us that they are both equal, however the
little girls close up looked distressed which presented emotion. During the
film there was a 360-degree angle used in the area where the little girl grew
up, these angles are used to show surroundings so in this instance its used to
show where she was brought up which made me feel empathy for the little girl as
it was a nice area and it was dirty with a lot of litter.
Near to the
end of the film pan was used which is a camera movement, it was used to show
both close ups from the disturbed little girl and from the social worker who
adopted her, its used to go from left and from right. In this scene it made me
feel anxious as it was so quick and the non-diegetic sound used was putting me on
edge as I wasn’t too sure as what was happening.
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