Focusing on Camera style

(with acknowlegement to the BFI )

Work on the following tasks and be prepared to discuss at our next tutorial:

Watch any scene set in the housing estate.

• Is the camera static or moving?
• Is the editing fast or slow?
• What effect does this have on your understanding of the scene?

Watch the scene where they go into Paris city centre at night.

• Is the camera static or moving?
• Is the editing fast or slow?
• What effect does this have on your understanding of the scene?

Identify different kinds of camera style used in the film.

• When is archive television news footage used in the film?
• When is a documentary or jerky moving style of camera work used?
• When do you see the characters through a video camera viewfinder?
• When is careful camera framing and use of particular camera angles noticeable?
• Why is the different effect of each of these camera styles on your understanding of the 'reality' of the events depicted and why?