{"id":578,"date":"2023-09-27T02:40:08","date_gmt":"2023-09-27T02:40:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/introtofilm2023\/?p=578"},"modified":"2023-09-27T02:40:10","modified_gmt":"2023-09-27T02:40:10","slug":"viewer-lubezkis-combination-of-cinematic-techniques-in-gravity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/introtofilm2023\/2023\/09\/27\/viewer-lubezkis-combination-of-cinematic-techniques-in-gravity\/","title":{"rendered":"(Viewer) Lubezki’s Combination of Cinematic Techniques in Gravity"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In Gravity<\/em>, cinematographer Emmanuel Lubezki\u2019s use of cinematography, mise-en-sc\u00e8ne, and editing all work together to reveal the overall theme of the film, resilience. There are many long takes in this film, which allow the viewers to feel as if they are physically \u201cin\u201d the scene and actually in space with the astronauts. For example, the opening shot of the film consists of an approximately thirteen minute long take, in order to set the scene of the film by introducing the audience to the environment. This long take first acts as an establishment shot of Earth, prior to the spaceship entering the frame. It also introduces the viewers to the astronauts in space, as well as to the conflict of the debris damaging the spaceship, which further progresses the plot. Following this opening long shot, the second shot portrays the POV of Dr. Stone, who is drifting further into space due to the spaceship\u2019s damage. In the POV shot, Stone is attempting to clutch onto the rope, which symbolizes her hope for survival. The POV enables the audience to connect with Stone and perhaps even feel as if they are in her shoes. Additionally, the camera does not stop moving and appears to be rotating around the characters, enabling the viewers to feel like the characters are actually the ones moving. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In terms of mise-en-sc\u00e8ne in the film, the coloring in space is dark, but when Earth is in the frame, more vivid colors are present in order to symbolize the \u201chope\u201d that the characters will make it to Earth. The more into space the characters are the darker the coloring is, representing their reduced chance for survival.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The final scene of the film differs from the rest of the movie. When Dr. Stone reaches Earth, she crawls from the water to the ground and then slowly stands up. The camera is tilted, and the ground is in the frame for most of the clip. The shots are at a low angle, zoning in on her feet as she takes her first steps on Earth. This emphasizes her resilience despite all the struggles that she encountered. Also, the coloring in this scene is vivid. This clip introduces earthy colors, such as brown and green, into the film, whereas earlier, it was mostly black and white.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In Gravity, cinematographer Emmanuel Lubezki\u2019s use of cinematography, mise-en-sc\u00e8ne, and editing all work together to reveal the overall theme of the film, resilience. There are many long takes in this film, which allow the viewers to feel as if they are physically \u201cin\u201d the scene and actually in space with the astronauts. For example, the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8637,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19,11],"tags":[67,28],"class_list":["post-578","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-viewer","category-week-6-9-26-9-28-editing-ii-alternative-forms","tag-gravity","tag-viewer"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/introtofilm2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/578","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/introtofilm2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/introtofilm2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/introtofilm2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8637"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/introtofilm2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=578"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/introtofilm2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/578\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":582,"href":"https:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/introtofilm2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/578\/revisions\/582"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/introtofilm2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=578"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/introtofilm2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=578"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/introtofilm2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=578"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}