life on mars camerawork and editing
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Life on MarsAnalysis of Camerawork
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Close up
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Medium Close Up
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Medium Shot
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Long/Wide Shot
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High Angle Long Shot
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Low Angle
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Low Angle Medium Close Up
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Focus Pull
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Focus Pull
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Canted Angles or Dutch Tilts
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Over the Shoulder Shots
Also can be referred to as Shot/Reverse/Shot if repeatedly used to film a conversation
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Shot/Reverse/Shot
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Pan
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Crane Shot
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360° Turn
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360° Turn
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Composition of Frame
•What meanings could be interpreted from the shots in front of you?
•Connotations•Consider where the camera is placed –
Who’s perspective is the camera taking? Is this significant?
•Consider what is in the foreground/background, in/out of focus/distortion...
•Division of frame / Rule of Thirds
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Rule of Thirds
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Rule of Thirds
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Rule of Thirds
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Rule of Thirds
Eyes ‘read’ from left to right
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Composition of Frame
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Composition of Frame
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Composition of Frame
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Analysis of Camerawork• Using the Worksheet of Camera stills and the extract in
action, analyse and write a detailed exploration of the meanings constructed from the sequence
You should:• Identify camera shots/angles/movement• Discuss how Sam’s disorientation is reflected in the
camerawork• Discuss the visual signs that construct a 1973 setting
and how this contributes to the atmosphere of the scene• Discuss what is being signified/symbolised
[connotations] through the visual images
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Analysis of the whole episode• Analyse episode 1 of Life on Mars and comment on how it is
constructed as a Police Drama
In your answer you should discuss:• Generic expectations of TV Drama
▫ Realistic in performance/narrative/filming style. Where it sways away from realism and why you think this is
• Analysis of specific key scenes in terms of ▫ Camerawork▫ Mise-en-scéne▫ Narrative style and performance
• The representation of the police force▫ Compare/contrast policing in 2005 and 1973
Procedures and Organisation – how things are ‘done’ Set/costume/props
▫ Compare and contrast Sam Tyler and Gene Hunt
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The billboard illustrations acts as a short-hand device to reinforce the date and location of this scene. For non-Mancunians, this location will simply mean some time in the past; for locals it will root the scene precisely in a time and place, and will remind older viewers of the trials and frustrations of trying to drive around Manchester before the road was built.
[Also a subtle intertextual reference to Back to the Future]
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Close up
Sam’s distress is clearly visible and demonstrated by the use of the close up. It allows Sam’s anguish to be emphasised in his body language – most notably with facial expression and the manner he grasps the steering wheel. The abduction of Maya has hit him hard – which is precisely how the car then hits him, taking him into another time.
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High Angle Long Shot
The surrounding concrete and tarmac environment reinforces the urban location. Sam’s emotional state, the hard-edged surroundings and the brutality of the hit-and-run all lead the audience to expect a hard-hitting piece of gritty realism.