2012

Beneath Hill 60

Matt Collins English Assignment 3/20/2012

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Throw another shrimp on the barby This is one of the many Aussie slogans that people from other countries around the world believe this is the common Aussie stereotype sounds like. Hi, my name is Matt Collins and Im here to persuade you that the film Beneath Hill 60 is worth seeing as it represents how Australians are mates till the end and like having a joke. I have chosen this specific aspect as it is shown in the film because Australians know what a real mate is and behaves like one caring for one another. In this speech I will be discussing Aussie mateship for the reason that some people see Australians as arrogant bush people. I will also be talking to you about some of the sense in the film and depth describing the use if the cinematic techniques such as angles and lighting that contribute to this aspect. Australia is really big on multi-cultural, therefore bringing more people into Australia. Mate ship in Australia is everywhere and in this film it is displayed with one specific group all from the same area in Australia. This group are the main characters in the film but there is also another group of mates in this film that at the start of the film plays a game of football. In Australia mate ship is used everywhere and it doesnt really matter if there black or white, Asian or American there will always be mates in Australia. Even today Australians have fun and can take a joke. Most Aussies love to joke around with their mates and dont take it too seriously. In this film all the camera angles, camera shots and the camera movement are use efficiently as this move is mostly shot in caves and small confined places. Firstly the camera angles used in this film is mostly eye-level creating the sense as if you are there, there are not that many high or low views in this film. The only high angles showed in this film are when the Aussie miners are outside playing football. A birds eye angle is an angle that looks directly down upon a scene. This angle is often used as an establishing angle, along with an extreme long shot, to establish setting. A high angle is a camera angle that looks down upon a subject. A character shot with a high angle will look vulnerable or small. These angles are often used to demonstrate to the audience a perspective of a particular character. The example above demonstrates to us the perspective or point of view of a vampire. As a viewer we can understand that the vampire feels powerful. An eye-level angle puts the audience on an equal footing with the character/s. This is the most commonly used angle in most films as it allows the viewers to feel comfortable with the characters. A low angle is a camera angle that looks up at a character. This is the opposite of a high angle and makes a character look more powerful. This can make the audience feel vulnerable and small by looking up at the character. This can help the responder feel empathy if they are viewing the frame from another character's point of view. An extreme long shot contains a large amount of landscape. It is often used at the beginning of a scene or a film to establish general location. This is also known as an establishing shot. A long shot contains landscape but gives the viewer a more specific idea of setting. A long shot may show the viewers the building where the action will take place. A full shot contains a complete view of the characters and may also help to demonstrate the relationships between characters. A mid shot contains the characters or a character from the waist up. From this shot, viewers can see the characters face more clearly as well as their interaction with the characters. This is also known as a social shot. A close-up contains just one character's face. This enables viewers to understand the actor's emotions and also allows them to feel empathy for the character. This is also known as a personal shot. An extreme close-up contains one part of a character's face or other object. This technique is quite common in horror films, particularly the example above. This type of shot creates an intense mood and provides interaction between the audience and the viewer.

Mr Keightley

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With camera movement a director may choose to move action along by telling the story as a series of cuts, going from one shot to another, or they may decide to move the camera with the action. Moving the camera often takes a great deal of time, and makes the action seem slower, as it takes several second for a moving camera shot to be effective, when the same information may be placed on screen in a series of fast cuts. Not only must the style of movement be chosen, but the method of actually moving the camera must be selected too. There are seven basic methods, Pans, Tilts, Dolly Shots, Hand-held shots, Crane shot, Zoom Lenses and The Aerial Shot. A movement which scans a scene horizontally is called a Pan. The camera is placed on a tripod, which operates as a stationary axis point as the camera is turned, often to follow a moving object which is kept in the middle of the frame. A tilt is a movement which scans a scene vertically, otherwise similar to a pan. A dolly shot is where the camera is placed on a moving vehicle and moves alongside the action, generally following a moving figure or object. The hand-held movie camera first saw widespread use during World War II, when news reporters took their windup Arriflexes and Eyemos into the heat of battle, producing some of the most arresting footage of the twentieth century. Hand held cameras denote a certain kind of gritty realism, and they can make the audience feel as though they are part of a scene, rather than viewing it from a detached, frozen position. Basically, dolly shots in the air. A zoom lens contains a mechanism that changes the magnification of an image. On a still camera, this means that the photographer can get a 'close up' shot while still being some distance from the subject. An aerial shot is an exciting variation of a crane shot, usually taken from a helicopter. This is often used at the beginning of a film, in order to establish setting and movement. A helicopter is like a particularly flexible sort of crane - it can go anywhere, keep up with anything, move in and out of a scene, and convey real drama and exhilaration so long as you don't need to get too close to your actors or use location sound with the shots. This film shows mateship perfectly and is the reason you should choose it. Thank you for listening.

Mr Keightley