MOP Analysis 1

Maybell 2022-04-19 09:01:11

The scene scheduling analysis of the classic movie "Twelve Angry Men", only the scene scheduling analysis without watching the plot

The church at the beginning symbolizes grandeur, holiness, justice

First, the camera pans to show the magnificent hall environment, and then the railings are drawn into the painting, indicating that it is from the perspective of the second floor. The figure enters the painting from the right side. The first thing we see is the briefcase and the hand in the trousers pocket. We don't know who this person is or where he is going, so there is a certain suspense for the audience.

The camera continues to move, showing the upper body of the character as he walks towards a door that reads District Court

After the man walked in, a man with glasses came out. The camera followed the man with glasses. The man with glasses was holding a briefcase. He had a very serious and rigorous image. From his behavior, we could see that it was very likely that there was a bad game just now. pleasant conversation

Afterwards, a lively and cheerful man pushed out the door. The camera followed the lively man. The crowd in front of him was a point of attention. The side reflected that the lively man had strong business ability.

The staff next to him signaled everyone to be quiet, arousing the curiosity of the audience as to what happened inside the door. The gesture of the staff here is opposite to the movement of the camera, but it can promote the plot. If it is Spielberg, he will make the gesture of the staff and the movement of the camera in the same direction.

It becomes a subjective viewpoint at the end of this long shot. It's like taking the audience to explore this trial.

The scene in the door tells the background of the story and reveals the secret for the audience

The twelve members of the jury went their separate ways before the session began. Fans are an important prop that can be a good representation of hot and dry weather.

As soon as you come up, take a top-down shot, the fan in the foreground, the camera follows the man in the striped suit to shoot him adjusting the fan, the fan is emphasized, the camera continues to follow the movement of the man in the striped suit, and becomes a double shot, the man in the striped suit is opening the window, and the side shows the sultry weather

There is a sharp contrast between the calm man in the distance and the man in a striped suit close by

The character of the man in the striped suit is vividly expressed

The man in the striped suit was attracted by the sound of the window opening next to him, and walked over to help open the window, showing the hot weather again, followed by the line, this is the hottest day of the year. Later, the registrar dispatched the painting, and then the registrar said that everything was ready to start.

The camera follows the registrar to do a rolling motion to show the spatial position of the entire room. After the registrar leaves, the old man and another person meet and talk with the sound.

A little bit of performance on the old man

The two moved in opposite directions. The camera followed the old man, showing the spatial position of the table and several other people. Then the old man was dispatched to a distance. The man with the flower tie pinched his waist and thought, and walked to the front.

The man with the flower tie sits down with the lean man to form a double composition. In just two sentences, it has been revealed that the man with the flower tie should be a mature and prudent person, and even has children.

The camera follows the man with a flower tie to stand up and move, once again showing the spatial environment of the whole house. The camera follows the polite man to move closer, and the smoking man accidentally sits in someone else's seat

The camera moves with the smoking man. The smoking man and the calm man form a double empty shot. Here, there is still no face shot of the calm man. I guess he should be the protagonist, otherwise the director would not go so hard to hide his heart.

The smoking man left, and then there was only a calm man left in the camera, and the lines at this time happened to be related to the knife (the following plot is that the man used the knife to overturn the original judgment)

The camera is zoomed out to show the environment again. The calm man alone seems out of tune with the environment. He is destined to not be an ordinary person (especially compared to the impatient man in a striped suit).

With the movement of the man in the striped suit, the camera falls on the unmentioned stockbroker. The camera follows the movement of the man in the striped suit. The man in the striped suit talks to the lean man about the game. There are several purposes here: 1. To shape the characters, 2. The indifference of the general public, indifference to the future of a child, 3. It is also for the later plot. Sitting on the bed, 4 is also to some extent to find a reasonable reason for the man in the striped suit to schedule this time

The main person in charge gave an order, and the camera again followed the movement of the man in the striped suit

The man in the striped suit was the first to speak, and the person in charge explained the way of the seat number, so that we can roughly see the seats of most people.

After everyone is roughly seated, this internal jury trial is about to begin

"Twelve Angry Men" The jury's scene in the room was shown with a long shot from the beginning. I think there are several purposes: 1. To show the characters' characters one by one, 2. To show the indoor space environment, 3. To create a sense of reality

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Extended Reading

12 Angry Men quotes

  • Juror #8: [after conducting an experiment to see if the old man could have reached his door in 15 seconds] Here's what I think happened: the old man heard the fight between the boy and his father a few hours earlier. Then, when he's lying in his bed, he heard a body hit the floor in the boy's apartment, heard the woman scream from across the street, got to his front door as fast as he could, heard somebody racing down the stairs and *assumed* it was the boy!

    Juror #6: I think that's possible!

    Juror #3: [from the other side of the room] *"Assumed"?*

    [Everyone looks at #3 as he chuckles]

    Juror #3: Brother, I've seen all kinds of dishonesty in my day, but this little display takes the cake. Y'all come in here with your hearts bleedin' all over the floor about slum kids and injustice, you listen to some fairy tales... Suddenly, you start gettin' through to some of these old ladies. Well, you're not getting through to me, I've had enough.

    [starts shouting]

    Juror #3: What's the *matter* with you guys? You all *know* he's guilty! He's *got* to burn! You're letting him slip through our fingers!

    Juror #8: [brow furrowing] "Slip through our fingers"? Are you his executioner?

    Juror #3: I'm one of 'em!

    Juror #8: ...Perhaps you'd like to pull the switch?

    Juror #3: For this kid? You bet I would!

    Juror #8: [baiting him] I feel sorry for you. What it must feel like to want to pull the switch! Ever since you walked into this room, you've been acting like a self-appointed public avenger. You want to see this boy die because you *personally* want it, not because of the facts! You're a sadist!

    [#3 lunges wildly at #8, who holds his ground. Several jurors hold #3 back]

    Juror #3: I'll kill him! I'll - *kill him!*

    Juror #8: [calmly] You don't *really* mean you'll kill me, do you?

  • Juror #8: [taking a cough drop that Juror #2 offered him] There's something else I'd like to talk about for a minute. Thanks. I think we've proved that the old man couldn't have heard the boy say "I'm gonna kill you", but supposing he did...

    Juror #10: [interrupting] You didn't prove it at all. What're you talking about?

    Juror #8: But supposing he really *did* hear it. This phrase, how many times have all of us used it? Probably thousands. "I could kill you for that, darling." "Junior, you do that once more and I'm gonna kill you." "Get in there, Rocky, and kill him!"... See, we say it every day. That doesn't mean we're gonna kill anyone.

    Juror #3: Wait a minute, what are you trying to give us here? The phrase was "I'm gonna kill you"; the kid yelled it at the top of his lungs... Don't tell me he didn't mean it! Anybody says a thing like that the way he said it, they mean it!

    Juror #2: Well, gee now, I don't know.

    [Everyone looks at #2]

    Juror #2: I remember I was arguing with the guy I work next to at the bank a couple of weeks ago. He called me an idiot, so I yelled at him.

    Juror #3: [pointing at #8] Now listen, this guy's tryin' to make you believe things that aren't so! The kid said he was gonna kill him, and he *did* kill him!

    Juror #8: Let me ask you this: do you really think the kid would shout out a thing like that so the whole neighborhood could hear him? I don't think so; he's much to bright for that.

    Juror #10: Bright? He's a common, ignorant slob. He don't even speak good English.

    Juror #11: [looking up] He *doesn't* even speak good English.