Identify 2 examples of the following shots and state why you belive the director has used these.
Extreme Long Shot
- 4:10 Extreme long shot of village, made to show the surrounding areas and the living style.
- 4:28 Extreme long shot of village pathways, made to show paths of travel and streets.
Medium Shot
- 4:38 Medium shot of sky, made to show the pollution in the area and damage the war has done to the environment.
- 3:11 Medium shot of main character, made to show clothing and face.
Close-Up
- 6:08 Close up of boy, to show hat and facial expression
- 7:05 Close up of boy and toys, made to show his creative ways of having fun even though the war goes on.
Medium Close-Up
- 2:19 Medium close up of boy with train tracks, made to show that there is other ways of transport and to fascinate the audience with his procedures of having fun.
- 5:24 Medium close up of boy, to show his embarrassment to causing trouble and his expression whilst hiding.
Identify a Point of View Shot in Birthday Boy and explain why you think the film maker has used this shot
2:40 POV shot of train and its speed travelling along the tracks, made to show the speed and the efficiency of transport in Korea at the time and it is shaky to show how it travels
Identify 2 examples of the following anglesand state why you belive the director has used these.
High-Angle
- 4:04 Village rooftops, to show the vast area of land covered by civilization and houses.
- 4:56 to show not only the rooftops but also the playground of the boy, as he re-enacts war scenes.
Eye-Angle
- 0:43 Eye angle with main character to show his expression whilst looking for pieces to put on his sculptures (toys).
- 5:11 Showing birthday boy (playing) hiding from pretend opposition and throwing a pretend grenade.
Canted
- 2:19 canted angle of character, to show his fascination with the metal piece on the tracks.
- 6:56 canted angle of character, to show his fascination with building the toys and keeping the audience intrigued within the process.
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