Miller and the Sweep

Ø Narrative cinema Ø Limiations in technolog Ø Fixed position camerra Ø Looks like theatre Ø Static camera Ø Long durations Ø Simple short story Ø Theatre used as a referece as it is new techonology Ø Live music to follow action Ø Establish180 degree rule-chase sequence Ø Hand editing-observing each frame through light, cut out and glued together,

vulnerable to damage Great train robbery

Ø Multiple use of shots Ø Camera movement Ø Camera panning Ø Developed narrative – holds audience attention Ø Still long duaration shots used Ø Non diegetic soundtrack still used Ø Increased effects and stunts-man thrown offtr IN, FXsmoke Ø Pararlell editing-train robbery scene Ø Hand editing – cut with razor, smoother looking Ø Crosscutting Ø arret

Birth of a nation

Ø Close-ups Ø Flashbacks Ø Paralell action Ø Text - shows storyline-allows more complex narrative Ø Mulitple shots-rather htan lenght duration shows Ø Fish eye effect Ø Sound advanced

Citizan kane

Ø New effects – cross fades, graphic matches-creates low pace Ø Cnveys emotions through film Ø Suspense created, soundtrack action matches Ø Diegetic lip sync with action Ø Fluent camera movement and angles Ø Double/triple exposure - overlapping-make you feel like theres no escape Ø Depth of field-shallow-gate, deep – boy playing – development of lenses

Trainspotting

Ø 60 years between kane and trains Ø Coloured film Ø Camera angles/ action improved Ø Pacing fast, upbeat create suspense Ø Mulitple switches in camera angles-first person view point in sight into

character\ Ø Freeze frames-allows audience to know who central character is and giving a

character background by using v/o Ø More graphic matches nd crossfades