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Mixing styles together

Mixing styles together

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Mixing styles together

Before we leave the issue of style, I wanted to make one last point. A film may have a certain style, but it is very rare that that style doesn't evolve over the course of the whole film. You may decide that all of the scenes when a character is brooding will be darkly shot, slowly edited, and played mostly in close-ups. All the happier scenes will be bright, faster paced and use medium shots. You may remember the scene that we put music onto for Castles. Notice how it combines high and low angles as well as different sizes. Joseph always gets the close-ups. This is the opening scene of the film, and we need to know who our focus should be and what the dynamic is between the two characters. This style of mismatching sizes helps us to do that. Later near the end of the film, you'll notice that things have changed. Let's take a look at a scene from later in the film. >> Hey, Dad. >> Hey kiddo. So, you got a design for me? >> Yeah, I think so. >> Good. >> Thanks for the message. >> Just…

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