The film ‘divergent’ is about a world that is set out in
factions where people are separated in different factions basing on virtues.
The character above is ‘Tris’ and she is a divergent – someone who doesn’t fit
in. In this shot it is the moment where she picks what faction she has been
suggested. This shot shows a close up and neutral angle of Tris, this
emphasises the tension as it’s the biggest decision she’ll have to make, the
framing excludes surrounding people to focus and share feelings with the
character, the close up is to show emotion where you can see the characters
nervous expression. The neutral angle may also suggest that Tris is in the same
position as everyone else where all the people involved will feel just as
nervous to make a decision.
The close up of a knife and ‘Tris’ hyperboles the closeness of
the two. It brings attention to the sharpness of the knife and expresses its
danger. Tension rises at this point as we can see that ‘Tris’ is very close to
death. It also shows a neutral view, where it can show the accuracy of the
knife thrown and how it was maybe deliberately thrown to scare the individual.
Framing again excludes any other area, bringing utmost attention to Tris’
emotional state, where it shows the fight between fear and bravery. The placing
of the knife leads to the closeness, where it avoids covering the face
completely as the audience should be able to empathise.
This is a low angle shot of ‘Tris’ looking towards the city.
The low angle gives perspective where it may relate to the view of the
character and what they are seeing. The placing of Tris on the left side of the
frame expresses her size compared to the city, the city almost minimizes her as
she is a small human in such a large world; the city towering over her may also
suggest the dangers within the city. The framing includes a lot of the
cityscape which again emphasises its largeness and it’s full of endless
possibilities and opportunities that the city could provide.
This shot shows a tilt movement and progressing long shot
which shows the ‘soldiers’ in their environment, also connoting power and size
of these soldiers as the mass amounts of them create a large amount of
dominance. The framing of this shot includes the marching of a lot of
individuals which again emphasises the size due to the fact they block off the
view of anything else, expressing an unescapable feel as the lack of open
space. The placing of these soldiers shows their seriousness with their
coordinated march, it gives the audience slight detail to attire and
establishes that these are people who are not to be reckoned with.
Here show’s a two shot of Tris and her companion ‘Four’,
this two shot establishes a connection between them that could hint an admiration
of one character to another also as this shot shows Tris is looking at four
quite admirably. The neutral angle suggests that they’re both in the same
situation. Four is placed more near giving him a more dominant status, this may
show that he is more serious and possibly a leader; as his facial expression
suggests, as he has determined expression, whereas Tris is placed behind
expressing her innocence and vulnerability, the placing of her behind makes her
look more small and inferior.
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