The Lonedale Operator And Pulp Fiction: Film Analysis

Throughout history, films was designed for entertainment purposes. At first, movies were silent until the development of sophisticated ones in the film industry. Still and motion pictures are taken from various angles in different locations and put together in a slideshow format. Just like human communication, movies always use images to present itself to the audience. Without film language, it is impossible to communicate by translating words into action.

There are thousands of people who enjoy watching movies in different genres. In films, the genre decides who the characters are, the setting, and the plot of the story. Film language is the visual representation of a series of continuous photographs in an orderly and logical fashion. Each …show more content…
In The Lonedale Operator, continuity editing takes place when the young engineer picks up his romantic interest and escorts her all the way to Lonedale train station. Although the shots are taken in different locations, it clearly shows what the pair of lovebirds are doing while walking beside each other. In these scenes, slow pacing is used because it is relaxing to see the young engineer and woman to shower each other with love. When the young woman finally arrives, I noticed there are cameras below the subject when she enters and leaves the train station, if necessary. This tells me it is a series of continuous photographs on her actions. At the climax of the story, there were multiple cuts that went by quickly in different locations. One example is when the robbers are working hard to open the station’s front door right after the operator’s daughter locked it. At the same time, she hurried to relay a telegraph message to her lover so he can rescue her. This shows crosscutting editing. The filmmaker want viewers to understand the atmosphere between the young woman and the robbers. Another example is when the young engineer receives the telegraph message and rushes to Lonedale to save her. While he is on his way, I noticed there is fast pacing and background music which illustrates that there is a lot of tension going on between the characters. The young engineer is restless because he worries about his lover. The fast pacing started the moment the young engineer received her “help” telegraph message. There were also close up shots that displays how the characters are feeling depending on the situation to the audience. On the other hand, in Pulp Fiction, colors were used unlike The Lonedale Operator. There was a scene where eyeline match is portrayed. The young woman was heading towards the mp3 player to pleasure herself with music while the subordinate looks at her and the