a. Compare the following two short films: the "Arrival of a Train" and "Damsel in Distress"- as they relate to Realism, Classicism and Formalism
1. How would describe the difference in camera work: composition, angle, movement2. How would describe the differences in the edit?3. How would describe the characteristics of the story being told/narrative?
In the "Arrival of a Train" there is one long continuous take. This is a long shot of the train arriving to the station. Before the train is in the shot, there is a group of people waiting for the train. Then the train enters the shot it is still moving, and the people are ready to get on. When the train comes to a complete stop people begin to board the train, and some get out of the train. The camera angle is along the railway, but the people are waiting on the other side.
In the short film "Damsel in Distress" the camera work is really different than the "Arrival of the Train". First of all, the "Arrival of Train" doesn't have different angles or camera movement. The other short film has many cuts and parallel action. For example, the guy ties the woman on the railing, and as she tries to free herself there are multiple cuts of the train approaching and the woman. The majority of camera shots are close- ups and medium shots. There were different coverage shots such as many cuts to the passengers in the train.
The "Arrival of a Train" relates to Realism because the film is a sequence shot. The "Damsel in Distress relates to classicism. The type of edit the filmmaker used is parallel editing.
In the "Arrival of the Train" there is a train approaching and many people are waiting for it to arrive. This shows that the people have some place to go. In the film "Damsel in Distress" the man ties up the woman, and this shows that the man is very evil and hates that woman. The woman is characterized as not overwhelmed because she tries to think of a way to be saved, which is by blowing a whistle. The dog is the hero of the film.
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