Requiem to dream
As I start this essay, I hope that I can completely know the difference between montage and continuity editing. Besides that, the techniques of the ‘Requiem for A Dream’ I also wish to understand and its story behind. Requiem for a Dream is a 2000 American psychological drama film directed by Darren Aronofsky and starring Ellen Burstyn, Jared Leto, Jennifer Connelly, and Marlon Wayans. The film depicts four different forms of drug addiction, which lead to the characters’ imprisonment in a world of delusion and reckless desperation that is subsequently overtaken by reality, thus leaving them as hollow shells of their former selves.
As my opinion, the theory and technique included in this film are montage editing, spilt screen shot, extreme close up (ECU) shot and boom shot. Boom shot, this works and looks similar to a construction crane. It is used for high sweeping shots or to follow the action of your subject. Boom shot can give a bird's eye view. It looks as if the camera is swooping down from above. Movie directors use this for street scenes so they can shoot from above the crowd and the traffic, and then move down to eye level. Split screen is a technique that essentially adds two shots together to make one (Schaller, 2005).
The spilt screen shot is split screen is the visible division of the screen, traditionally in half, but also in several simultaneous images, rupturing the illusion that the screen's frame is a seamless view of reality, similar to that of the human eye. In filmmaking split screen is also a technique that allows one actor to appear twice in a scene. The simplest technique is to lock down the camera and shoot the scene twice, with one "version" of the actor appearing on the left side, and the other on the right side.
The extreme close-up shot is traditionally used in film to allow the viewer to enter the character’s intimate space, revealing certain characteristics and emotions that would otherwise go unnoticed from afar. This unnaturally close view intensifies feelings that the character is experiencing and allows us to feel sympathy for, and establish a connection with, the character in question. At such an extreme intimate proximity, every subtle expression, muscle movement, facial characteristic, reflection and detail becomes that much more apparent. In this way, it emphasizes the dramatic importance of the scene, making it stand out with respect to the movie as a whole.
This film is talk about the imaginatively evoking the inner landscape of human beings longing to connect, to love and feel loved, the film is a parable of happiness gloriously found and tragically lost. "Requiem for a Dream" tells parallel stories that are linked by the relationship between the lonely, widowed Sara Goldfarb and her sweet but aimless son, Harry. The plump Sara, galvanized by the prospect of appearing on a TV game show, has started on a dangerous diet regimen to beautify herself for a national audience.
For the boom shot, in this film, use to reflect the emotion after the characters take drug. For the example, Harry and his girlfriend, Marion, they will lie down onto the bed or table after they take drugs. This shot want to show the emotion of intoxication and enjoyed after take drugs. For another example, Harry’s friend, Tyrone and his woman friend, they are having sex relationship after take the drugs. The camera also does the rotate movement when shooting. This shot want to show that they are addicted to their own world.
Besides that, the using of split editing in this film When Sara clear up and collate her medicine. In the upper screen, we can see Sara’s face while in the lower screen, we can see Sara’s hand fiddle with the medicine. In another part, the split screen appears when Harry carried out intimate contact with Marion.
In additional, the extreme close up shot usually use in this film. For the example, when the characters in this film take the drugs, the camera will focus on the changes in their eyes. Harry’s eyes always look around when doing the drug trafficking, the camera also focus on the changes in his eyes.
For the montage editing, this technique usually use in this film and repeated. For the example, when they take the drugs. The audience can know the white powder is drug although the producer didn’t mentioned clearly. And, this part repeated many time, they want the audience know that they always take the drugs. For another part, Sara always do the same action, open the television, see the television, close the television, take her chair, open the door and go out. This scene also show the montage editing. All action is remarkably smooth.
In summary, I learn many skills through this film. The techniques included in this film are boom shot, split screen, extreme close up shot and montage editing. I feel that amazing because the technology in that year not so advanced but can also show the smart editing and shooting skill.
Bibliography
Schaller, B. (2005, April 1). Videomaker. Retrieved from The 9 classic camre move: https://www.videomaker.com/article/c10/10775-the-9-classic-camera-moves
As my opinion, the theory and technique included in this film are montage editing, spilt screen shot, extreme close up (ECU) shot and boom shot. Boom shot, this works and looks similar to a construction crane. It is used for high sweeping shots or to follow the action of your subject. Boom shot can give a bird's eye view. It looks as if the camera is swooping down from above. Movie directors use this for street scenes so they can shoot from above the crowd and the traffic, and then move down to eye level. Split screen is a technique that essentially adds two shots together to make one (Schaller, 2005).
The spilt screen shot is split screen is the visible division of the screen, traditionally in half, but also in several simultaneous images, rupturing the illusion that the screen's frame is a seamless view of reality, similar to that of the human eye. In filmmaking split screen is also a technique that allows one actor to appear twice in a scene. The simplest technique is to lock down the camera and shoot the scene twice, with one "version" of the actor appearing on the left side, and the other on the right side.
The extreme close-up shot is traditionally used in film to allow the viewer to enter the character’s intimate space, revealing certain characteristics and emotions that would otherwise go unnoticed from afar. This unnaturally close view intensifies feelings that the character is experiencing and allows us to feel sympathy for, and establish a connection with, the character in question. At such an extreme intimate proximity, every subtle expression, muscle movement, facial characteristic, reflection and detail becomes that much more apparent. In this way, it emphasizes the dramatic importance of the scene, making it stand out with respect to the movie as a whole.
This film is talk about the imaginatively evoking the inner landscape of human beings longing to connect, to love and feel loved, the film is a parable of happiness gloriously found and tragically lost. "Requiem for a Dream" tells parallel stories that are linked by the relationship between the lonely, widowed Sara Goldfarb and her sweet but aimless son, Harry. The plump Sara, galvanized by the prospect of appearing on a TV game show, has started on a dangerous diet regimen to beautify herself for a national audience.
For the boom shot, in this film, use to reflect the emotion after the characters take drug. For the example, Harry and his girlfriend, Marion, they will lie down onto the bed or table after they take drugs. This shot want to show the emotion of intoxication and enjoyed after take drugs. For another example, Harry’s friend, Tyrone and his woman friend, they are having sex relationship after take the drugs. The camera also does the rotate movement when shooting. This shot want to show that they are addicted to their own world.
Besides that, the using of split editing in this film When Sara clear up and collate her medicine. In the upper screen, we can see Sara’s face while in the lower screen, we can see Sara’s hand fiddle with the medicine. In another part, the split screen appears when Harry carried out intimate contact with Marion.
In additional, the extreme close up shot usually use in this film. For the example, when the characters in this film take the drugs, the camera will focus on the changes in their eyes. Harry’s eyes always look around when doing the drug trafficking, the camera also focus on the changes in his eyes.
For the montage editing, this technique usually use in this film and repeated. For the example, when they take the drugs. The audience can know the white powder is drug although the producer didn’t mentioned clearly. And, this part repeated many time, they want the audience know that they always take the drugs. For another part, Sara always do the same action, open the television, see the television, close the television, take her chair, open the door and go out. This scene also show the montage editing. All action is remarkably smooth.
In summary, I learn many skills through this film. The techniques included in this film are boom shot, split screen, extreme close up shot and montage editing. I feel that amazing because the technology in that year not so advanced but can also show the smart editing and shooting skill.
Bibliography
Schaller, B. (2005, April 1). Videomaker. Retrieved from The 9 classic camre move: https://www.videomaker.com/article/c10/10775-the-9-classic-camera-moves
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