One: "Speech"
In the film, the time (day or night) of each episode is emphasized by the lighting of the scene and the light and shade of the picture, which also creates a strong contrast for the audience's visual experience. The role of this contrast of light and dark is far more than highlighting the time, but also helps to narrate and set off the atmosphere, and map the psychology of the characters. At the beginning of the film, we can see the small village of Bosnia in the soft sunlight. We know that when there is sufficient light and a bright enough picture, we can see the whole picture of the displayed object and see all the information, and if we see all the information, a sense of security will arise. Therefore, the bright enough picture not only allows us to see the whole picture of the small village, but also tells us the location and environment of the story, and also makes us feel a sense of security and a relaxed and comfortable atmosphere. In the same way, when there is not enough light and dark pictures, the information we can see is incomplete or even very little, which can make us feel uneasy and nervous. So all the monks and girls in the film before the end happened at night, and there was only a very weak light source. We have seen more than once that most of the picture is dark, only the face of a monk or a girl is illuminated by a faint light, first of all this kind of picture makes us feel uneasy because the information mentioned earlier is incomplete ( Because we can't see the surrounding environment), and this is also a good fit for the state of the monk and the girl hiding at this time, and through the darkness of the picture, we can also feel that state of hiding. This is the technique of making the audience empathize with the incomplete information and the state of the characters caused by the contrast between light and dark.
In the same way, the warm and cool colors of the picture also bring us some special feelings. First of all, the warm-toned scenery at the beginning and the cool-toned interior at night, these pictures are all good at rendering the atmosphere, making us feel comfortable or cold and quiet. Then, I think the use of tones in the film also has a big role in mapping the inner thoughts and feelings of the characters. The monk at the opening was bathed in sunlight, and the warm colors reflected his inner joy; the monk looked at the icon, and the warm colors in the whole church made us feel the piety of the believers. Let's take a look at the first encounter between the monk and the girl. This part of the film reflects the changes in the character's heart through the change of tone: at the beginning, before the monk discovered the girl, the overall picture was cold, and the light on the monk's face was also Cool tone; after finding the girl and turning on the light, the monk's face begins to have a faint warm light; when the monk sees the girl's feet (touched in his heart), the warm light on the monk's face becomes vivid; finally, when The monk did not report that when the girl returned to the room, not only the character's face, but the overall tone of the picture also became warmer. The coldness and warmth of the picture color just reflect the changes in the monk's heart, and the monk's goodwill towards the girl increases as the picture color changes from cold to a little warmer.
The sound of the natural environment in the film is over-amplified, which, coupled with the setting of the monk as a silent person, makes it even more interesting. There are many times in the film that the monk listens for a long time, listening to the sounds of nature at the beginning, the sound of the men searching his room, listening to the bishop's eulogy in the church, etc. In these episodes, the monk acts as the silencer, the listener. Role. Perhaps it is through the noise of the ambient sound and the silence of the monks, which reflects that when faced with violence and politics, the monks did not speak up, but only acted as a silent person, a passive receiver. The handling of the voice, the contrast between noise and silence, makes us feel the powerlessness of the characters in the face of violence and political cruelty.
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