Cinematography blog tasks

 Series of Unfortunate Events Opening 

1.) The opening scene consists on mainly extreme close ups on a peg board, multiple different coloured wires joining portrait pictures together which increases the enigma code by tenfold, forcing the question of "Who links these people?". The close ups also aid to the suspense that provokes the reader into the enigma code. There is an occasional flash back scene which is first taken at wide angle shot with the actors entire bodies in frame which allows the audience to focus on the destroyed setting that the characters are portrayed in. There is one over the shoulder medium close up scene which continues on the built up suspense. The opening then continues to use extreme close ups which again, even further build on the suspense for the audience and emphasising on emotion and revealing hidden secrets that'll be revealed in the rest of the show. The close up shots also focus the audiences attention onto a single character at a time. 

2.) The camerawork emphasises on the suspense that the directors are attempting to build up on for the audience, perhaps implying on the genre/narrative of the series includes thriller or mystery aspects? It also frames the characters up to all be suspects of something, almost like someone is keeping watch of all of them (the peg board and wire connecting the pictures, further implying on the enigma code for audiences. The camerawork frames each character as equally "guilty" so audiences are unable to tell who the antagonist is.

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This shot is taken at a low angle, using a wide shot to make the audience focus on the background. However the single person contrast harshly against the snow, highlighting the character and their isolation since they stand alone without any others shown in the shot. The wide shot implies on the characters solitude with only him and the ship in the audiences focus whilst the low angle shot could be a was to build up on tension since low angle shots are usually used to build on suspense and the enigma code.