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Get Out (2017) with Chapter 5 terms: The Sunken Place



After reviewing chapter 5 about Cinematography and watching Get Out in class last week, I can use some of the terms to describe one of my favorite scenes from the film. This conventional thriller film pushed new waves on our interpretation of this genre. Diving into the iconic scene where Chris goes into the "sunken place" after Missy hypnotizes him. Popular director Jordan Peele and cinematographer Toby Oliver carefully crafted the stylistic choices with Chris and the setting. The main characteristic of lighting is Artificial lighting with fill. The lighting was established when Chris was sinking into the darkness and the light was from the viewpoint of what he was seeing beforehand.  It casted the dark void Chris was slipping into gradually losing light. The depth of field was chosen to be casted far away from our character to establish the "sunken place" idea with a high angle far shot on Chris. The slow movements the chracter was making created a vision of him being a outer space environment , so the viewers get a better understanding of the feeling Chris had.  I love this scene so much is because there are elements of Hitchcock but it was created with an original idea by Peele. Definitely want to revisit that scene again in the future. 

Speaking of Revisiting.... you can watch this epic scene right here. I could not resist putting the clip. 

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  1. Maddy BaggioOctober 9, 2023 at 6:25 PM

    Hello! I'm intrigued that you saw a bit of Hitchcock within the "sunken place" scene. Which specific elements of Hitchcock did you notice within the scene though? I'd like to go back and re-watch that scene with that viewpoint in mind. Also, I appreciate your usage of some Chapter 5 terms to describe the scene, which is helping me to understand your claim.

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