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The Notebook

The first shot of The Notebook is a wide shot and in the shot it is the sun rising indicating that it is early morning. Also in the shot is a tree in the left hand side. This shot is effective because it shows the depth of the film and it automatically gives the audience an idea of genre the film is and what they could be expecting. The soundtrack to the film is a piano concerto and it gives us a clue that the film is going to be a sad one because of the music.

This next shot is also a wide shot and it is effective because it adds a deep emotion towards the film because it has a big rising sun in the background and a man rowing past it. The reflection of the sun adds more of an effect because it creates more of an romantic scene.

This is a medium long shot. This shot is effective because it also gives a clue to what kind of genre this film is going to be and it’s adds a sad emotion towards the film. The most effective thing in this shot is that it is dark and you don’t see much which could be a clue that could be given towards the film itself.

This is also a medium long shot and it captures it’s surroundings because you can only see the landscapes such as tree’s, land etc. This shot is effective because it’s quite deep and it could be meaningful. This shot also fades in which adds to the meaningfulness of it.

These two shots are similar because they’re both wide shots. The effects of both shots is that it is still giving clues to the film and that there are both in the same colour scheme. In both of the shots, it includes silhouettes and it culd create a heart warming emotion that the audience could relate to.

This shot is an over the shoulder shot and it adds effect because the woman in the shot is also the woman in the first scene. It also adds effect because she is over looking on the birds that are flying towards her and it means that she could be in a deep thought which could lead to a monologue.

This shot is a wide shot and in the shot there is a house with birds flying towards it. This shot is effective because it’s the first building we see and it could mean that, that house has a specific significance that could be highlighted throughout the film.