Work shop 2: The impact of angels, movement & Shots

Workshop 2

The impact of angels, movement & Shots

A- Fight- Jack is fighting Julien because Julien calls Auggie a freak.

-Teacher pulling jack of -Mr brown

-Dutch tilt used -Shows something is not right

(Make one person smaller than the other)

Low angle- Julien looks weak and vulnerable 

Viewer feels- Shocked - didn't expect jack reaction, surprised, concerned, uneasy. 

Director-Suprised, sad, worried for Jack 

Other techniques- Music creates atmosphere, minor, slow-motion-music more intense 

In the film Wonder, low angle shots were used effectively. This is demonstrated in the scene where Jack attacks Julien because he called Auggie a freak. In this scene, a low angle dutch tilt shot is used to make jack look stronger and Julien weak and vulnerable.

This makes the audience feel shocked, surprised and concerned because we didn't expect a violent reaction from Jack who not aggressive before this point. The purpose of this was to show the theme of kindness as jack finally stands up for Auggie. Combined with this is the use of quiet, minor, slow motion to create an atmosphere and the event feel more intense. This can be contrasted to the nature reserve fight scene where Auggie now shows kindness by standing up for jack.

B- Fight Scene- Nature Reserve- Auggie makes friends, High five- No plague, Jack Amos  & others. They beat up and ran away from 7th grade.

Wide-angle, Long shot - Makes us feel like a bystander watching an important moment, the emotions are the characters, not ours. 

Audience- Joyful, proud, Cheerful, ecstatic, relieved- Auggie has friends

Director-Shows Auggie is finally fitting in, Shows theme importance of friendship or kindness 

Other Techniques- Lighting-Use of shadow-silhouette outlining the boys, feels like they are all in it together.