The american action adventure film Raiders of the Lost Ark directed by Steven Spielberg does an amazing job utilizing Cinematography, Mise-en-scene,Camera movements, and editing techniques to make the film an effective action movie. The first aspect that is utilized well in the movie is Cinematography.
Cinematography is the art of Motion-Pitures. Spielberg uses a variety of different shots and angles to give the movie a more appealing feel to the viewer. Camera angles and shots let the viewer perceive the movie in many different aspects and points of views. For example when Indiana Jones would be in trouble or when the enemy would steal his findings, the camera angle would be a high angle to show that he is powerless and that he lost the leverage. …show more content…
Throughout the film the editors and directors excite and scare the audience through its non-synchronous sound. Whenever Indy is doing something dangerous, for example jumping from one location to another on a rope inside a pit full of snakes his“theme song” starts to play, this is also played when Indy is leaving an intense action scene to show his departure and to ensure the audience that he is safe. When Indy is uncovering something important or opening something mysterious like a mummy coffin then this mysterious and eerie music starts to play in the background to keep the audience on the edge of their seats. The movie is in a low key lighting with some high contrast lighting. High contrast is used mostly on Indy's face to create more drama it is also used with blood. When Indy gets shot the blood is shown in high contrast lighting so the audience knows that he is bleeding, also to frighten the audience and to create more drama and intensity to the scene. High contrast lighting is used on the gold ark with a halo effect on it. The ark is the color gold to show that this is something unique and important to the characters in the movie, there is a halo effect to add the sort of godly and powerful sense to the object. The movie is mostly done in low key lighting. Low key lighting is utilized because it gives a more serious tone to the film, and it creates intensity for the viewer. Also, it adds to …show more content…
Throughout the film there were multiple jump cuts. This is good to use in a film because it doesn't waste time, and it just gets to the point so the audience does not get board. An example of a jump cut in the movie is when Indy’s is at Marions bar and it had just exploded and she decides to go on the trip with Indy until she gets enough money to restore the bar. So it jump cuts when she says Indy you got a new Partner. And then it cuts to showing an airplane with a map in the background. A single shot is usually used in conversations between to people where it shows just one character talking by themselves in the film. An example of this in the movie is when Indy is talking to his friend the digger with the monkey. The single shot is used it goes from Indy to his friend and then back, it always focuses on the character that is speaking. This shot also uses the 180 rule The 180 rule is when the cinematographer has 2 characters in a scene should maintain the same left or right side relationship to each other. Usually when this is not used it creates an awkward sense for the viewer. This is used in the scene because it is more comfortable on the viewer when they are watching the
Cinematography is the art of Motion-Pitures. Spielberg uses a variety of different shots and angles to give the movie a more appealing feel to the viewer. Camera angles and shots let the viewer perceive the movie in many different aspects and points of views. For example when Indiana Jones would be in trouble or when the enemy would steal his findings, the camera angle would be a high angle to show that he is powerless and that he lost the leverage. …show more content…
Throughout the film the editors and directors excite and scare the audience through its non-synchronous sound. Whenever Indy is doing something dangerous, for example jumping from one location to another on a rope inside a pit full of snakes his“theme song” starts to play, this is also played when Indy is leaving an intense action scene to show his departure and to ensure the audience that he is safe. When Indy is uncovering something important or opening something mysterious like a mummy coffin then this mysterious and eerie music starts to play in the background to keep the audience on the edge of their seats. The movie is in a low key lighting with some high contrast lighting. High contrast is used mostly on Indy's face to create more drama it is also used with blood. When Indy gets shot the blood is shown in high contrast lighting so the audience knows that he is bleeding, also to frighten the audience and to create more drama and intensity to the scene. High contrast lighting is used on the gold ark with a halo effect on it. The ark is the color gold to show that this is something unique and important to the characters in the movie, there is a halo effect to add the sort of godly and powerful sense to the object. The movie is mostly done in low key lighting. Low key lighting is utilized because it gives a more serious tone to the film, and it creates intensity for the viewer. Also, it adds to …show more content…
Throughout the film there were multiple jump cuts. This is good to use in a film because it doesn't waste time, and it just gets to the point so the audience does not get board. An example of a jump cut in the movie is when Indy’s is at Marions bar and it had just exploded and she decides to go on the trip with Indy until she gets enough money to restore the bar. So it jump cuts when she says Indy you got a new Partner. And then it cuts to showing an airplane with a map in the background. A single shot is usually used in conversations between to people where it shows just one character talking by themselves in the film. An example of this in the movie is when Indy is talking to his friend the digger with the monkey. The single shot is used it goes from Indy to his friend and then back, it always focuses on the character that is speaking. This shot also uses the 180 rule The 180 rule is when the cinematographer has 2 characters in a scene should maintain the same left or right side relationship to each other. Usually when this is not used it creates an awkward sense for the viewer. This is used in the scene because it is more comfortable on the viewer when they are watching the