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Famous Film Shots that have Stayed with me over the years

Spider-Man 2 (2004, Sam Raimi): 



This film has been a favorite of mine for fifteen years. Specifically describing this scene, Peter Parkers life is crashing down. Peter just found out Mary Jane is marrying someone else and he just lost Harry as a friend. The actual scene is Peter as Spider-Man swinging throughout New York City, trying to clear his mind. It is close-up, and eye-level shot of Spider-man's mask, you can see the reflection of the city through the lenses of his mask. The camera slowly moves side to side of his face, so we can get an understanding of the setting, and the emotion of Spider-Man The Camera is just focused on him and blurred out the setting behind Peter. It's pace of the movement slowed down with somber music and him breathing, so we are focused on his emotion as Spider-man. This shot selection works fantastic because most of time we never seen a superhero struggle as much as Peter is at the time. It could've been a medium shot, with no focus on Peter. It could've been simply a transition shot but Raimi wanted the viewers to feel Peter's pain. I don't think I would have changed much in the scene but instead of it being a close up, it could've been a medium shot. So we could see Peter in his full suit, to feel his body language. 
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Rocky IV (1985, Sylvester Stallone):


This is another classic flim watched in my family's household since I can remember. The specific shot that intrigued me the most is the end of the Training Montage where Rocky is standing on top of the Mountain. It is long and High angle shot to show the largeness of the mountain with him reaching the top of it. The physical external viewing shows the completion of Rocky's training. The score of this film also helps the viewers understand that Rocky is ready to fight Ivan Drago in honor of Apollo. The camera lets you focus on Rocky (Even though he is far away) and the scenery of the Soviet Union's landscape. The camera is also spinning around Rocky with the long shot still, to engage of the view Rocky is surrounded by. The reason is works, is because it helps close off this part of the movie before leading up to the next scene, the end of the climax of Rocky's training. How it could have been differently is having a medium shot so you can see Rocky and how he is feeling but still being able to see the surrounding setting. I would have shot it with a zoom out of Rocky reaching the the top of the mountain and then showing how large it is, so the viewers can have a feeling shock by the determination of Rocky. 
Clip of where to watch (1:17-1:28)





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