The use of the prop in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets is the sword, the sward is made significant in the extract by it's use, the way Harry uses the sword the defeat the Basilisk. It's also made look significant because the sword just suddenly appears in the bag that Dumbledore gave Harry, the sword was given to Harry by Dumbledore to help him out in trouble. The fact that the sword was given by Dumbledore makes it look like a really important object in the film because Dumbledore has a good reason for everything he does. The narrative in the extract also makes it look significant because the way Harry was talking about the sword and how Tom Riddle reacts when the sword appears, they both know that specific object will help Harry defeat the Basilisk.
It's made look significant in framing because when the sward appears in the bag, the camera focuses on the bag and sword and it just suddenly appears, and while the sword is appearing the camera is aggressively focusing on to the sword, it makes the audience think it's an important object because it's at the centre of attention.
The sword is also made look significant in the scene because that's the object that saved Harry's life and helped Harry defeat the Basilisk, so the audience thinks that the object was the reason Harry survived in the scene, also when Harry kills the Basilisk with the help of the sword the camera is focused on the sword as it stabs the Basilisk in the head.
Weekly Class Performance w/c 23rd Sept:
ReplyDeleteChris, you had a fairly good week in class last week. You are still prone to lose focus at points of the lesson: you need to be on task throughout the entire session please. Your analysis of the SWORD (note spelling) is a good assessment of its significance in the narrative. Be careful with your spelling, and spell check in word first before pasting it into your blog post. You haven't completed your 'Hart's War' or 'Streetdance' homework? Please bring in to class tomorrow the notes you made when watching 'Hellboy 2'.