Dead Poets Society
...a fair part in the film Dead Poets Society. One
particular scene that Knox was in was the phone conversation with the girl he
loves, Kris.
The scene starts with Knox at the telephone. The camera closes in on
his face and his fingers dialling the telephone. The camera stays on his face
as the phone rings and awaits a pick up. When Kris picks up the phone, Konx's
facial expression changes from one of ambition to one of much nervousness. The
camera swings to show Knox's hand as he promptly hangs up the phone. Next, the
camera swings around from Knox to his friends. This medium close-up shows the
disappointment on all their faces and that expression makes Knox ring once more.
This time, the camera angles are the same and Knox goes through with the
phone call all the way.
While he is talking, the camera is focused on his face and hand holding
the phone to his ear. When Knox hears the news that he has been invited to go
to a party with the girl of his dreams, his face lights up and he cannot
help but
smile. Still with the same angle, the camera swings around to show the faces of
his friends as he tells them his news. Their facial expressions as showed by
the camera are delightful and happy ones. This makes Knox even more happy.
The scene ends with a close up of Knox hanging up the phone and then a
high level shot of him running up the stairs.
Scene where Mr Keating tell the class to come up and stand on the desk.
To start this scene camera view as seen through Mr Keating's eyes shows
the whole class sitting quietly. He tells the class to come up and stand on the
desk and he does it himself. A high angle shot show Mr Keating standing on the
desk and looking around. We then see a low angle view of the whole class. This
shot shows that the class is reluctant to go up as it is not normal procedure.
You can tell that they are all used to a strict almost...
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