Toy Story and it's Film Techniques
By watching only the first few minutes of the first Toy Story movie it became very apart to me that making a film is alot more complicated then I thought. By Disney using particular film technique on the vocabulary we are using in class, Disney was able to convey to the audience, different feeling/emotions, a change in scenery, changes in mood and changes in the tension between different characters before and after Buzz Lightyear is introduced into Andy's Room.
Technique 1: Extreme Close Up
This Extreme Close-up is in the opening scene where the main character Woody is about to confront 'Mr Potatohead' the bank robber in an Andy playing scene. An extreme close up is usually used to obtain the audience full attention and inform the audience of a characters importance. In this screen shot the extreme close has been affective and informed the audience that this is a character is of importance and actually is one of the main characters.
Technique 2: WIde Shoot
This wide shoot is also a screenshot from the same scene I discussed above (opening scene). This is a wide shoot because it shows Mr Potatohead (who is the focus), in full and all the other characters in that scene in the foreground and background. The purpose of this shot is to give the audience more information about where the scene is taking place and its relation to the other characters in the scene. This has there for been successful as it explain that Mr Potatohead (with the gun) is the bad guy/bank robber and the other characters have been held hostage.
Technique 3: High Angled Shoot
This is a perfect example of a high shoot. A high shoot is a shoot that is taken from above the subject/focus and has an effect of sometimes making someone or thing appear powerless and vulnerable. However in this scene that is not the intended effect, this is more about showing the panic and aditude that Ham has towards the sensitive subject that all the toys have towards being rejected upon the arrival of a new toys. Ham is simply telling an opinion on behalf of all of the toys from the top self in Andy's room. Woody does however, feels in a vulnerable position talking to the other toys about this sensitive subject.
Technique 4: Low Angled Shoot
This low angled shoot has an effect from the audience's prospective of making a character look powerful and superior compared to others in the scene. In this scene Disney animators have achieved the purpose of this shoot perfectly by filming from a lower angle and placing the Sergeant on a higher level (the dresser drawer) than the rest of the soldier's, shows affectively the Sergeant's authority and power over the soldier's.
Technique 5: Close-up
This close-up is in the scene where the worse fear of the other toy's has come true. A new toy has been given to Andy for his birthday and is in Woody's spot on Andy's bed. Much to the panic of the other toys that 'Buzz Lightyear' has arrived, Woody climbs up onto the bed in attempt to welcome the new toy only to be intimidated by how new, upscale and modern Buzz actually is. The purpose of a close up is to have the audience's full attention on the salient image, which is usually the head and shoulder. This is a great example of a close up and you can see how in Woody's and the other toys position Buzz would be intimidating.
Below is the screen shot I took before the above one which really shows the emotions that Woody and the other toy's are feeling at the present time. This screen shot is also a close-up.
Below is the screen shot I took before the above one which really shows the emotions that Woody and the other toy's are feeling at the present time. This screen shot is also a close-up.