Raging Bull (Cinematography Task)

Walking to the Ring 

Here is a tracking shot, the camera is following Jake 's movement while he is walking to the ring, and there is a selective focus to show Jake's emotion before the game, if he's nervous or confident. The people walking behind Jake, who are clapping their hands for welcoming Jake are out of focus and there are two sides of shots which are shot on the front and from behind. The effect of the front shot is to show Jake's emotion before the game while the shot from behind is to show the passion of the audience in the stadium. 



Entrance to the Ring

The wide lenses are used in this scene, to show up the audience, the ring and Jake, their connection. Created a big space in the shot, Jake have enough space in the shot which signifies he got spaces to move, he is free to move. The camera stopped following Jake's movement after he entered the ring, thats a panning shot. The medium close up shot to Jake is to show his emotion before the fight and after he saw his wife sitting among the audiences. 



The Fight 

The camera angle is low and high. The effect of using the low angle and close up shot to both boxers is to show their faces during the fight, how are they feel during there fight. Using different angles in this scene can let audiences engage in the fight in different angles, feel like we are watching the live.


The End of the Fight

The canted angle is used on both both boxers after the end of the fight to show their emotion, their tiredness.  The effect of slow motion in this scene on both the boxers and the referee when he's going to announce who's the winner,  is to slow down the time , it's the end of the fight, both of the boxers are exhausted. Slowing down the shots can exactly archived the purpose. 


Celebration

The Tilt shot is used after Jake was given the belt, this makes him looks more powerful from the shot. We are watching from a low angle. The slow motion and the medium close-up shots are used in the scene too, showing his emotions after he won the game, he's crying during the celebration.