Saturday, April 19, 2014

The concept and camera angles of the Truman show

The Truman show is a movie that follows the real life a man from pre-birth. He lives in a fictional town made by the head producer/director. Every person in the town is a payed actor and have some form of day to day activities that repeat themselves over and over throughout the day.

The Idea of a full television show with the star having no clue is interesting. there are multiple things to be concerned about. The star is unpredictable, the actors could go rogue, there could be malfunctions with equipment, the list goes on. The way they go about producing the show seems very real. in the production booth. They live cut to different angles based on which angle is more appealing to the audience. they also have access to older footage and during moments they feel it necessary they can do live flash backs. With all of this they have to have lots and lots of cameras 5,000 according to the movie. That many cameras brings a lot of different and interesting camera angles. for example in his car there isn't just one camera behind the radio but also cameras behind the air blowers and in his dash board. The thought that went into this movie is great. over all the movie gives and interesting look at how a live shot looks and feels.

1 comment:

  1. Completely agree! It was such a great movie and they made it so real and unpredictable

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