Film Analysis Assignment

Clip A: This clip dealt a lot with spatial relations due to the numerous characters that had to be shot from many different angles. The clip uses the 180 degree rule to show the different characters as they talk and interact around the poker table. I noticed that Brad Pitt's character seems to stay towards the left side of the screen and George Clooney stays towards the right side of the screen throughout the dialogue. When editing the clip uses the match on action to switch to another characters angle in the middle of the action when they are playing cards. It uses diegetic sound through the music played later on in the clip at the club as its later in the night. Soft light is used to show shadows across the characters faces and give off a mysterious vibe.
Clip C:  An extreme long shot at the beginning of the clip shows the house and the suburban neighborhood the FBI agents are about to enter. The scene uses cross cutting to show the FBI busting into the wrong house, while at the same time Sterling has found the right house and has entered a state of danger. The crosscutting adds a great deal of intensity to the scene and is very well done in how it balances out both locations. It uses a low camera angle to show how Buffalo Bill towers over the woman in the hole. This gives off a sense of the power Bill has over his victims and the intimidation he inflicts. The straight on camera angle is used to show Bill and Sterling's faces as they are talking to each other back and forth. The camera zooms in on Jack's face  at the end of the scene to add a great deal of tension as he realizes Sterling is in trouble.
 Clip D: The long shot is used to show the different characters walking through the hallways. The music that is played is nondiegetic and changes slightly as it follows the different characters. Instead of using editing to switch from following one character to the next the camera zooms in on the other character and starts following them. This makes for a very original scene that must have taken many tries to get it just right. The camera work was most likely done with a steadicam I'm guessing due to the very steady and fluent cinematography. The rule of thirds is used as the man and his son walk down the hall way with the lady giving off a very well balanced look. The opening part where the man and the boy are outside is very dark and gloomy it almost looks like a different color tint could have been used for that part.
Clip F: This clip starts off with a long take but is unusual in how it does not follow the characters but instead stays focused on the same area until the bottle falls from the table. The camera then pans to the left to show the children standing in the doorway. The camera work seems to have been done using either a track or steadicam. The ending shows deep focus composition with the house burning in the background and the man and woman watching in the middle ground and foreground of the frame.