Photograph 23
Photograph 24
This shot has no physical camera movement. The only movement is caused by having been shot by hand and emphasised by the frame duplication, allowing the audience to have enough time to take in the full impact of the shot. There are natural diagonals in this shot and the frame is constantly dirtied by another diagonal giving the shot more depth. There are three layers to the show the “Hedgehog” in the foreground, the young soldier as our main focus and then the soldiers in the background. There is no tilt on the camera for this shot as it is from Millers perspective.
Photograph 25
The frame stays the same but the background and foreground action changes. The shot contains only the metal rods and the young soldier at the beginning with a relatively empty background, then soldiers enter the background crowding the youth and finally another runs through the foreground creating the illusion of chaos and keeping the frame busy.
Although the shot is visually interesting I believe that the Young Soldiers facial and body reaction complete the shot. Some shots would be stunning as just a still photograph, and the acting contained in the shot is there because it has to tell a story, but I think that his expression and movements complete the shot giving it a more powerful than could be done as a still alone.
