WALL-E in Space
According to Bordwell, the audience is as an active member in creating meaning from a film. Space establishes the form in which this meaning can unfold. Moreover, space develops particular moods and relationships between elements in the diegetic world that help shape a film’s overall theme. In Andrew Stanton’s film WALL-E, the composition of cinematic space sets the tone of the story and connects prominent relationships throughout the narrative. The different manipulations of space are vital in engaging the audience and is essential in forming a film’s significance.
In the opening scene of WALL-E, the setting is established with consistencies of various extreme long shots of a dazzling universe, forming a sense of wonder and mystery. The space frameworks the importance of all the elements within the space and signifies that the film will be about the universe. Additionally, non-diegetic music in the background rhythmically matches the tempo from the lyrics of “Put on Your Sunday Clothes” from Hello, Dolly! as different shots of the universe come into frame. The shots eventually lead up to reveal a long shot of a dismal planet that appears to be Earth. In the next scene, the film transitions down to Earth and …show more content…
The shots parallel the contrasting proportions of WALL-E in relation to the space around him as in previous scenes. This again, perpetuates the sense of solitude. The long shot also helps us follow WALL-E’s actions easily without getting distracted from the background space. When WALL-E is cubing scraps of trash, our view is limited to the space closest to him where we can see a small section of cube stacks. When the camera switches back to an extreme long shot, it increases the onscreen space and creates a dramatic cut ,where we as an audience, are now aware of the large extent of cubed trash blocks that fill the
According to Bordwell, the audience is as an active member in creating meaning from a film. Space establishes the form in which this meaning can unfold. Moreover, space develops particular moods and relationships between elements in the diegetic world that help shape a film’s overall theme. In Andrew Stanton’s film WALL-E, the composition of cinematic space sets the tone of the story and connects prominent relationships throughout the narrative. The different manipulations of space are vital in engaging the audience and is essential in forming a film’s significance.
In the opening scene of WALL-E, the setting is established with consistencies of various extreme long shots of a dazzling universe, forming a sense of wonder and mystery. The space frameworks the importance of all the elements within the space and signifies that the film will be about the universe. Additionally, non-diegetic music in the background rhythmically matches the tempo from the lyrics of “Put on Your Sunday Clothes” from Hello, Dolly! as different shots of the universe come into frame. The shots eventually lead up to reveal a long shot of a dismal planet that appears to be Earth. In the next scene, the film transitions down to Earth and …show more content…
The shots parallel the contrasting proportions of WALL-E in relation to the space around him as in previous scenes. This again, perpetuates the sense of solitude. The long shot also helps us follow WALL-E’s actions easily without getting distracted from the background space. When WALL-E is cubing scraps of trash, our view is limited to the space closest to him where we can see a small section of cube stacks. When the camera switches back to an extreme long shot, it increases the onscreen space and creates a dramatic cut ,where we as an audience, are now aware of the large extent of cubed trash blocks that fill the