Scene Description: being spontaneous” “I’m Technique Effect Link to scenes Themes Director’s purpose Hand held camera (in Reflects how the situation the forest) was improvised because of Truman’s unusual actions. (In the kitchen with Symbolic of Truman’s world Links to the roundabout. Meryl) spun into chaos. Spinning cameras Framing: intrusive Indicates to the audience the Voyeurism shots explicitly reality - the illusion is being Invasion of privacy showing the camera broken down. Adds a sense lens more and more. of unease - some of the key moments of Truman’s life being trivialised. Props: Mococoa Product placement trivialises and dismisses Truman’s genuine concern
Scene Description: “I’m being spontaneous” Technique Effect Link to scenes Themes Director’s purpose Hand held camera (in the forest) Reflects how the situation was improvised because of Truman’s unusual actions. (In the kitchen with Meryl) Spinning cameras Symbolic of Truman’s world spun into chaos. Links to the roundabout. Framing: intrusive shots explicitly showing the camera lens more and more. Indicates to the audience the reality - the illusion is being broken down. Adds a sense of unease - some of the key moments of Truman’s life being trivialised. Voyeurism Invasion of privacy Props: Mococoa Product placement trivialises and dismisses Truman’s genuine concern
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