The opening scene of Roman Pulaski’s film Roserosemary's baby, is a great scene with dramatic terms and turning point. The editing has made a significant contribution to the storytelling and the feel of the piece.
The scene beging with smooth classical cutting. It’s start with helicopter wide shots of up-town, and stop in front of Tacota. It is cut to a young couple walks in the building. Camera tracking them enter the hallway with medium shots. Buy the time they enter the house, Camera fallow them with close up shots.
Editor also plans a lot of details in this scene as key clue for the whole movie. These nice pasted details lead the whole movie with horror feeling. For example, the plot of which is also the dramatic turning point of the scene. It shows three times in the first 8 minutes of the movie. The editor successfully drag audiences’ attention, by repeat the simple memorable images.
There are some important jump cuts after the characters find the hiding closet. The time is speeded up to serve the Story telling. The film is cut to an exterior New York street, they make decision to take the apartment. Another jump cut to Rosemarry’s friend, Hitch’s house. Hitch delivers the historical background of the building.Most of the out side logic questions are Soviet in 2 minutes. The rest of the movie isolates Rosemary in the apartment deal with all evils.
When the movie cut back to the apartment, we can feel the time is slowed down. The lighting is getting dark. Camera fallows characters in low angle shots, and the real world is blocking away from the old apartment.
When the movie cut back to the apartment, we can feel the time is slowed down. The lighting is getting dark. Camera fallows characters in low angle shots, and the real world is blocking away from the old apartment.
The editing helps the story develops more intensively. by limited unrelated information, and enlarge important details.
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