Canadian Film Forum

Anielle · Junior Data inscrierii: 26/Mar/2010 Mesaje: 7

http://www.nfb.ca/film/Enduring_Wilderness

Grand_Shaman · Administrator Data inscrierii: 26/Oct/2007 Mesaje: 112

OK, so we watch the film. And then...?

We're expecting your analysis.

You have a very nice example of a GOOD analysis here, Monica's.

Anielle · Junior Data inscrierii: 26/Mar/2010 Mesaje: 7

This documentary present a scenic tour of Canada's national parks, from the mountains of British Columbia to the sea-swept shores of Newfoundland.
The documentary beggins with a panoramic scene of a rough sea, following the rules the rule of thirds, being followed by stablishing shots, used often for an opening shot or sequence, frequently an exterior 'General View'.
In the beging we have a lot of sequences of long shots, from 1’00” till 2’00” , but at 01’51” we have a surveying pan, the camera slowly searches the scene: may build to a climax, a beautiful mountain covered with snow.
One of the my favorite scene from this documentary is at 2’16”, presenting a bear in his natural habitat. Ernest Reid uses here the tracking (dollying) method, triyng to capture the “road” of the bears and the scene ends suddenly with a shot of and small animal, resting of a cliff.

We have also a close up scene, using normal lens when Ernest Reid tries to show details about the natural course of life in Canada’s national park.

From minute 4”00 till 6’00” we have again a scenic tour of panoramic scenes, using long shots, medium shots and close-up in order to show to the audience how divers and rich this park is.