Title: Silence of the Lambs
Director: Jonathan Demme
Year: 1991
When looking for movies from 1991, I came across several horror/drama films that seemed interesting. One particular movie, The Silence of the Lambs, was very chilling to me. As a quick overview, the movie is based on the famous Hannibal Lector. It goes into a little background about him, where he was currently being held, and how he finally escaped prison. I definitely underestimated this movie. Little did I know how detailed it would actually be. I loved the film. Throughout the movie, we saw different scenes where Lector would kill people by biting them to pieces. For example, in one scene, he traps two prison guards in the cell with him and tears the one guards face completely apart using his mouth. Although I enjoyed this movie, parts like that totally creeped me out. While watching the movie, I tried to pay attention to some different techniques used.
After reviewing the power point last week in class, I noticed a few things that we talked about that were utilized throughout different scenes. During multiple different interviews between Jodie Foster ( the detective) and Lector, depending on the subject, the cameras would use medium close-up shots and close up shots. They also used extreme close-ups when emphasizing certain aspects of the conversation. I thought this was interesting because it is not something I ever really paid any attention too until taking this class. In a different scene, where the girl who had been kidnapped was being held captive in a hole almost like a well inside the mans house. The film used a low angle shot. In this case, the man was superior to the girl, just as the angle indicated. Another technique I had never been too familiar with. You being to understand movies so differently when you begin to understand the little things like the ones mentioned above.
Director: Jonathan Demme
Year: 1991
When looking for movies from 1991, I came across several horror/drama films that seemed interesting. One particular movie, The Silence of the Lambs, was very chilling to me. As a quick overview, the movie is based on the famous Hannibal Lector. It goes into a little background about him, where he was currently being held, and how he finally escaped prison. I definitely underestimated this movie. Little did I know how detailed it would actually be. I loved the film. Throughout the movie, we saw different scenes where Lector would kill people by biting them to pieces. For example, in one scene, he traps two prison guards in the cell with him and tears the one guards face completely apart using his mouth. Although I enjoyed this movie, parts like that totally creeped me out. While watching the movie, I tried to pay attention to some different techniques used.
After reviewing the power point last week in class, I noticed a few things that we talked about that were utilized throughout different scenes. During multiple different interviews between Jodie Foster ( the detective) and Lector, depending on the subject, the cameras would use medium close-up shots and close up shots. They also used extreme close-ups when emphasizing certain aspects of the conversation. I thought this was interesting because it is not something I ever really paid any attention too until taking this class. In a different scene, where the girl who had been kidnapped was being held captive in a hole almost like a well inside the mans house. The film used a low angle shot. In this case, the man was superior to the girl, just as the angle indicated. Another technique I had never been too familiar with. You being to understand movies so differently when you begin to understand the little things like the ones mentioned above.
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