Film Techniques In The Bling Ring

In the 2013 film “The Bling Ring” directed by Sofia Coppola, Israel Broussard plays the character of Marc and Katie Chang plays Rebecca. The two get themselves and their entire friend group in more trouble than they bargained for when they continually burglarize celebrities homes. This Indian Hills high school friend group and their addiction can all be tied back to one robbery. Their infamous reputation as “The Bling Ring” derives from Rebecca first convincing Marc to rob his friend Evan’s house while Evan and his family were on vacation (13:06-15:31). Rebecca and Marc burglarize Evan’s beautiful Woodland Hills home with intentions of taking fashionable, expensive clothing as well as accessories and any money found. They carry out the robbery taking more than planned; Rebecca and Marc wind up taking a stack of cash, a handbag, and drive away in Evan’s family’s 80,000$ …show more content…
This robbery is the gateway to a movie of wrongdoing and this scene sums up the movies main subliminal message. Sofia Coppola directs “The Bling Ring” to test Marc, Rebecca and their friend group’s values and power; she uses many techniques to demonstrate this throughout this scene by including detailed camera work such as a tracking shot, as well as panning the camera and furthermore she manipulates lighting along with the attitudes of the actors and actresses. Sofia Coppola starts the scene with a stationary, long shot to set the scene. She then moves to another long shot from inside the house that pans with Rebecca and Marc as they walk by, similar to a security camera, giving the viewer the eerie feeling that they are being watched. Coppola moves to a tracking shot behind