A 200 written submission of the film

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Jul 21, 2017 · 1 min read

•A single Steadicam sequence shot that shows an atmospheric change or records movement

I chose the technique which is Opening sequence. The technique is from a famous movie: Down by law. Both the director and screenwriter of this film are Jarmusch, Jim. I followed a small piece of film: pan shoot of the elevation of a New Orleans. Shooting way was people sitting in the car and the camera moved along with the car. This technique like a camera trip which is using very simple way to record the building and people in the city. Sitting in the car through different angles and speed to shoot the city

I followed this technique because I often shoot the video to record the place where I went in my free time. In my film, I took the train and buses to view the scene. I chose different shooting time to show the city at different times even though screen is black and white. I do not have background music but use the original sound because I also want to record people activity. I used two different directions to travel, and finally left by train to express the end of the camera trip

I shot different places in city, such as the bus station, factories, houses, stores and trains. They are part of city and also formed the city.

Reference

Jarmusch, Jim Down by Law (1986) Opening sequence: pan shoot of the elevation of a New Orleans

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