Review of Camera Shots in the Movie
Deadpool 2 (2018)
From Director David Leitch
Produced by Ryan Reynolds and Simon Kinberg
I chose review on certain camera shots and angles in the movie “Deadpool 2” because this is one of the few movie that I can actually watch the whole thing over again and not get bored . This movie is just so fun to watch because it has comedy, action, suspense, romance and drama. Another reason I chose "Deadpool 2"; All of the camera angles I have learn in class is no doubt in this film. So watching this movie will be a treat and a easy A :D !
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On picture 1, the Deadpool sequel opens with a eye level shot as the main character, Wade Wilson (a.k.a Deadpool) begins to narrate the current situation he is in.The situation is him dealing with grief since his pregnant girlfriend was murder right before his very eyes. In picture 2, the panning shot combine with the high angle and extreme long shot helps transition a few moments before leading up to his girlfriend being killed. Those 3 camera shots also help establish a very intense action scene as the whirl around Deadpool, in affect help building up goosebumps. Following in picture 3, the dolly,boom and follow shot focus on the villian seen in the picture being chased by Deadpool making us feel as if we are running with him from the insane mercenary with the mouth as he slaughters his henchmen. FInally on picture 4, we see the villain face up close and see his face to be astonished and terrified as he checks through the camera in the safe room. The close shot and reaction shot is used to help the audience read the shock off the villains face.
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On the following picture above, those really focus on reactions, point-of-view, and tight shots. I have notice while watching this movie that it seems to really focus on the face expression of characters when either conversing, observing, or any form of interaction. When the movies use those certain shots: I "become the character" myself and feel how they feel when they either hear a joke that got me questioning or I feel some sort of strong emotion as the pic I use above. For example, Picture 5 use a over-the-shot and point-of-view as if I am Vanessa (Deadpool's now dead girlfriend) telling Deadpool that she believe that now is the time to settle down and start a family with Wade, In addition, the low-angle and reaction shot shows Wades reaction to the new as we can see "looking down" at his face while he carries Vanessa up in the air (Do not worry he loves the idea). Then in picture 6 and 7, I feel some very strong feeling such as anger, sadness and shock when Vanessa is killed by a few bad guys.The point of view, tilt, and tight shots used make us see from the perspective of Wade and how all we see for a few seconds in the moving as we "look down" (using the tilt shot) and seeing only vanessa lifeless face and bullet wound. Then following a very tight reaction shot where we can see how Wade is obviously not so happy and we can see the emotions from his eyes from the eye level angle shot.
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Not to mention one more thing i have began to take notice of in the Deadpool movie, is how the film use high angle and long shots with a few others to transition to the next scene or to introduce a new setting. Immediately, I have begin to notice this pattern in other films of almost all sorts of genre. But staying back on topic with the Deadpool squeal, pictures 8 and 9 both use a very high angle shot just so that the audience (In this case, that would be me) can get a sense of urgency or danger around the area. This also make the audience feel as if something really important to the plot is about to happen in the movie. It just great use of transition to remind the audience to pay attention and feel as if something crucial is gonna pop-up. Also, this is especially important for action films when it come to some fighting or a turning point. Now looking at picture 10 and 11, these pictures use a combination of the establishing, follow and some sort of long/medium-long shot just to show the setting or mood. It may not make the audience as intense as the high angle, but however, it still get the same job done to introduce a new setting,being a transition, or introduce another key detail/factor to the movie.
Unfortunately, I could not write the whole post for the entire movie since it is unnecessary to do so for a two hour flick-show. But I do hope this post does show how this film use certain camera shots to promote some sort of feeling from the audience watching. Doing this assignment also help me understand more efficiently on why these shots are even use in the first place and I am excited to learn more in this class.
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