Baz Luhrmann has got to be one of, if not the, most controversial directors. His films and directing ideas and takes on certain movies seem to evoke extreme feelings in many people. It’s either you really love his movies or just dislike them completely. In this essay, I will be comparing the Masked Ball sequence from ‘Romeo and Juliet’ to the Gatsby Parties seen in ‘The Great Gatsby’. I will be going over the camera angles, computer generated images, 3D effect, music and the portrayals of characters. Lastly I will be going over how his style has evolved over the years from each movie.
Camera angles are very important with regard to the making of movies because this is how we get the feel of a movie. Baz Luhrmann has a unique way of capturing movies and using camera angles to do so. Each movie is different and is bigger and better than the last. With regard to Romeo and Juliet, as taken and seen from Source D of my research, his use of camera angles is extremely restless, this may be seen to be overpowering. As it reaches the Masked Ball, we see things through Romeo’s eyes. He seems to be drugged and not in his right state of mind which would explain the blurry, fast paced camera movements. The camera movements slow down and are calmer when he and Juliet make eye contact. This may be a …show more content…
Baz Luhrmann’s use of music was impeccable, in my opinion. In the Masked Ball scene from Romeo and Juliet, was brilliant. It set the mood just right, which was a mood of love and peace. The music was so calm. It went from the busy, loud and overbearing, to peaceful and beautiful. This was when Juliet and Romeo first laid eyes on each other. The music was so soft and filled with so much love, which was exactly what this scene needed. This is totally different to the Gatsby Party scene from the Great Gatsby. The music used in this scene is very upbeat and gives the feel of how their lives were. He used 1920’s style
Camera angles are very important with regard to the making of movies because this is how we get the feel of a movie. Baz Luhrmann has a unique way of capturing movies and using camera angles to do so. Each movie is different and is bigger and better than the last. With regard to Romeo and Juliet, as taken and seen from Source D of my research, his use of camera angles is extremely restless, this may be seen to be overpowering. As it reaches the Masked Ball, we see things through Romeo’s eyes. He seems to be drugged and not in his right state of mind which would explain the blurry, fast paced camera movements. The camera movements slow down and are calmer when he and Juliet make eye contact. This may be a …show more content…
Baz Luhrmann’s use of music was impeccable, in my opinion. In the Masked Ball scene from Romeo and Juliet, was brilliant. It set the mood just right, which was a mood of love and peace. The music was so calm. It went from the busy, loud and overbearing, to peaceful and beautiful. This was when Juliet and Romeo first laid eyes on each other. The music was so soft and filled with so much love, which was exactly what this scene needed. This is totally different to the Gatsby Party scene from the Great Gatsby. The music used in this scene is very upbeat and gives the feel of how their lives were. He used 1920’s style