Amy end scene
Editing
SLow motion used extensively, often with freeze frames of the key characters
Still images of Amy are of happier times - dissolves between them; slow zooms into the pictures
Intercut with news footage could be a. home video - also with paparazzi in background - layers of spectatorship
Very long cuts, the images are shown for a long time SO the spectator can focus on the voiceover
Final shots of Amy =closeups; linear (from childhood) slow zooms in; often in slow motion; all end with freeze frame.
Meaning of Editing
Even when dead, Amy was not left in peace - paparazzi and news teams swarming around - sound of flashbulbs
Director wants to leave a positive image of Amy at the end - juxtaposition acts as an antidote to the hard-hitting images of her body being carried out - leaves the spectator witht the impression that her life was positive
The caption in the establishing shot highlights that this is reality.
Sound
Non diegetic nostalgic melancholic piano and strings music in a minor key, influences the spectator to feel nostalgic and emotional towards Amy's death, viewing it as a tragedy. The music gradually increases in volume / creshendo after Amy's body is carried away. Amplifies the sense of despair, elegaic. Represents a sense of sorrow. The music is beautiful, representing the beauty of her life. The music is celebratory of her life.
Over the credits, the music segues into Valerie. More upbeat / celebratory. Brings the spectator back to reality
Cinematography
Scene starts with helicopter shot over london; establishing shot. Identifies amy with a time and place - immortalizes her, she lives on through her music.
SLow motion used during funeral footage
Centre frame man, draws attention to him crying is contrapuntal to the expectation of men in society, shows him as vulnerable. Emphasizes the heartbreaking extent of Amy's death.
Long shot heavily zoomed in camera struggling to focus, voyeuristic - the spectator is intruding into the grief. Camera is clearly at a high angle from a great distance and is heavily zoomed in. Makes the footage grainy, unsteady - sense that the spectator is intruding. Asks uncomfortable questions about spectatorship.
Mise En Scene
Dull colours emphasizes the melancholic atmosphere created in the music.
Performance: Andrew Morris brings dramatic pauses to his speach, emphasizes the intensity of the scene
SLow motion used extensively, often with freeze frames of the key characters
Still images of Amy are of happier times - dissolves between them; slow zooms into the pictures
Intercut with news footage could be a. home video - also with paparazzi in background - layers of spectatorship
Very long cuts, the images are shown for a long time SO the spectator can focus on the voiceover
Final shots of Amy =closeups; linear (from childhood) slow zooms in; often in slow motion; all end with freeze frame.
Meaning of Editing
Even when dead, Amy was not left in peace - paparazzi and news teams swarming around - sound of flashbulbs
Director wants to leave a positive image of Amy at the end - juxtaposition acts as an antidote to the hard-hitting images of her body being carried out - leaves the spectator witht the impression that her life was positive
The caption in the establishing shot highlights that this is reality.
Sound
Non diegetic nostalgic melancholic piano and strings music in a minor key, influences the spectator to feel nostalgic and emotional towards Amy's death, viewing it as a tragedy. The music gradually increases in volume / creshendo after Amy's body is carried away. Amplifies the sense of despair, elegaic. Represents a sense of sorrow. The music is beautiful, representing the beauty of her life. The music is celebratory of her life.
Over the credits, the music segues into Valerie. More upbeat / celebratory. Brings the spectator back to reality
Cinematography
Scene starts with helicopter shot over london; establishing shot. Identifies amy with a time and place - immortalizes her, she lives on through her music.
SLow motion used during funeral footage
Centre frame man, draws attention to him crying is contrapuntal to the expectation of men in society, shows him as vulnerable. Emphasizes the heartbreaking extent of Amy's death.
Long shot heavily zoomed in camera struggling to focus, voyeuristic - the spectator is intruding into the grief. Camera is clearly at a high angle from a great distance and is heavily zoomed in. Makes the footage grainy, unsteady - sense that the spectator is intruding. Asks uncomfortable questions about spectatorship.
Mise En Scene
Dull colours emphasizes the melancholic atmosphere created in the music.
Performance: Andrew Morris brings dramatic pauses to his speach, emphasizes the intensity of the scene
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