Film Techniques In Schindler's List

Register to read the introduction… During this scene, where the Nazis are raiding the building and the Jews are hiding, the filmmakers used the editing technique of CROSS CUT, which is editing alternates shots of two or more clips of action occurring in different places. The film shows the Nazis waiting at the staircase and then alternates to show the Jews quietly looking for places to hide. This technique is used to build suspense within the audience by showing how close the Nazis were to the Jews. When the Nazi soldiers start to run up the stairs after they hear the piano, the filmmakers use MATCH ON ACTION, a cut with two different views of the same action together of the same moment in the movement to make it seem continuous, in order to show the chaotic nature of Nazi soldiers raiding the building but to also have a continuous flow to the scene without interruption. This film technique is used throughout the film to allow the film to be more active and not dull. In this scene, an S.S. officer is playing a classical music piece on a piano. This music is used by the filmmakers to make the scene more chaotic and full with action. The music in this scene impacts the RHYTHM, or the perceived rate and regularity of sounds, series of shots, and movements within the shots. …show more content…
The inner conflict of Oskar Schindler is portrayed by various film techniques such as the change in CONTRAST, which is to set in opposition to emphasize the difference, in which during the beginning of the film, he was always dark but as the movie progresses, the lighting became brighter on his side. This shows the progression of how Schindler started off as being self-centered but later realized the importance of