La Haine

La Haine
Watching La Haine in class we studied this film greatly and picked out the main features that we could use within our thriller.
A focus pull was used within the movie and this is a camera shot where by the camera is out of focus, into focus to the background .When you start with either foreground or background in focus and then zoom in or out to shift the focus to the secondary object. The depth of the field needs to be significant to allow the zoom to take effect.
The colour of the film is black and white; this has been internally done to give it historical realness. When people see black and white they remember real event that have been televised in black and white like the war and this triggers them to instantly believe it is real.
The film is based on cinema vertie which is a fly on the wall this mean the audience becomes voyeur. Voyeurism is where the audience watches something for their own gratification this could be escapism or enjoyment etc.
The rule of thirds has been used greatly in this film as the directors framing is amazing. The rule of thirds is where the screen is divided into thirds and you have the characters on the lines of the object, I La Haine he does this when they walk through the patrol station, everything is perfectly a lined. When the characters venture further out it is clear that the director has a lined all the buildings to the same height this takes great skill but sets the shot up amazingly so the audience can comfortably watch the film.

La Haine Framing

My Notes

By Jordan Gale