Developing a case study - Editing

The movie opening I chose is from Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince which was in July 2009. 


The first scene shows an invisible cut with clouds in the sky and the eye of Harry Potter. This cut brings the viewers to the time where Harry potter is getting his picture taken by multiple photographers.
 
The second frame I chose is a point of view shot from Harry's perspective. This shows us the amount of photographers. The way that they are all crowded together and there is no open space around them helps the viewers understand the claustrophobia due to the amount of people. This can also be shown when the cameras are flashing in his face when we see a close up of him dissolving quickly to a white frame, portraying the flash from the cameras. 


The third frame shows the full picture of what these cameras are photographing, Dumbledore and Harry Potter standing next to each other. This frame slowly starts zooming in on one of the characters. The way that Dumbledore is standing further away from the camera than Harry helps show the audience that Harry is the character that the scene is revolving around. 


The fourth frame is the end of the zoom in. The fact that the frame ends at Harrys shoulder with Dumbledores hand around him shows that Dumbledore is trying to make him comfortable for the camera and that Harry may find him as a safe person compared to the strangers taking pictures of him. 

The fifth frame shows a dolly shot, emphasizing the comfortable effects that Dumbledore's hand has on Harry. This shot helps establish the dark setting and helps us take a better look at these characters and what they're wearing. 


The sixth frame keeps the focus of the scene on the hand that dumbledore wrapped around Harry and the way it kept him as comfortable as possible walking through this crowd of reporters. While they are walking through this crowd, a tracking shot is what keeps them in frame. 














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