Micro element: Cinematography
In this essay I am going to be analysing an micro element which is cinematography on a movie called “Obsessed” and it was directed by Steve Shill. The reason why this film or other films contain micro elements is so that they help the scenes to create meaning of the movie and to create different emotions to the audience.
The scene I am going to be analysing is very important in the film because of the tension between the main characters Sharon Charles who is played by Beyonce Knowles and Lisa Sheridan who is played by Ali Larter. The reason why I say this scene is very important is because the audience inquisitive and analytical of what was going to happen when they meet eye to eye.
In the scene there is use of high angle which shows the vulnerability of the antagonist, this is shown when she is on the ground .The effect for this connote the dominance of Beyonce which represents to the audience the power she has towards the antagonist in the scene and she also seems like she is struggling to get up. This makes the protagonist do anything to her since she was the one who put her on the ground in the first place.
There is also use of over the shoulder shot which makes the audience feel like they are part of the scene or are in the scene. This signifies the intensity between the characters because you can see the position that they are in, squashing each other on the door. By them two fighting it represents them expressing their tension towards each other, which means by the end of this scene they is going to be one of them dead because that’s how they can only sort out their differences. This makes the audience more curious because they want to see who is going to win at the end of the scene. The audiences are more likely to be passive when they are watching this film because they will be arguing with each other on who is going to make it through the fight, which makes it more thrilling to watch.
In this there is close up of the phones, scene cutting and quick snappy changes of the phone ringing. The reason why the director used scene cutting is because it makes it easier for the audience to realise who the person is calling the phone to even though they are deconstructed. The use of a close up on the phone shows the audience the person who is calling on the phone .Especially in this scene it’s very crucial because by the protagonist not answering her phone it brings constriction to the audience that’s been created by her husband because he starts to worry why she is not answering her phone. The snappy quick change makes it more interesting for the audience to watch because the audience wants to see if the person is going to answer the phone. However in this scene its whole different story because the protagonist Beyonce is being attacked by the antagonist Ali, which makes the audience want to see who is going to be the most powerful and get the phone first. This will make the audience either argue or guess with each other on who is going to pick up the phone first.
In this sequence there is use of low angle which gives a perfect view to the audience of what is happening in the scene. In this scene the protagonist Beyonce is more dominant because the antagonist Ali is powerless and defenseless to herself. This makes the audience intrusive to know what the protagonist is going to do since she is powerful in the shot. It also makes is easier for the audience to realise that she is the main character in the movie because she is mostly powerful in the scenes and shot’s. In this shot they is also a close up on Beyonce which shows her facial expressions. It connotes her feelings to the spectator and how much she is struggling to keep holding onto the antagonist since she can’t keep fighting her and holding onto her at the same time.
In conclusion i think the film created a lot of meaning using cinematography because it makes it easier for the audience to know what is going on in the scenes. This is the reason why i think micro elements are really important in the movie. I this movie the scenes makes a lot of meaning to the spectators because of the use of micro element cinematography. The movie I chose “Obsessed” is easier to pick up a lot of cinematography and it is easier to shape meaning of the use of cinematography.
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