silas marner essay comparing the similarities and contrasts in three important scenes in the film

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Jordan Dickens                                                                                                             Page

This essay is about comparing the similarities and contrasts in three important scenes in the film. I will do this by first looking at each film, and then by reporting and comparing each in a final paragraph.

The first scene is William Dane’s theft. In this scene William Dane steals from the church, whilst Silas is in one off his fits. Now to look at how the scene is created.

The setting takes place in a small room with Silas sitting on a chair in one of his fits, and a man lying in a bed next to the cupboard. There are no long camera shots (full length of people/distance) in the scene, this lack of long shots gave the feeling of no perspective and made the scene very claustrophobic and mysterious. There is a medium length camera shot (half body length) of William Danes face when he leaves the room, of his face as he looks back to make sure Silas is still unaware of anything, then quickly he leaves the room. There are a few close up shots (emphasis on expression, focus upon smaller objects), one of Silas in his state of unconsciousness. One of Williams hand as he steals the money, this closer shot gives the viewer a full sense of what is happening. Also one of the man lying on the bed.

There is a low angled shot as William Dane leaves the room, the camera looking up at him. Music, the music in the scene is all very dramatic, giving a full feeling of suspense, keeping the viewer glued to the screen. The music build and builds, until William Dane is revealed, a crescendo. The lighting in the scene is candlelight only, giving an eerie feeling.  

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The second scene of the three I am looking at is Dunsey Cass’s theft. In this scene Dunsey steals all that Silas care for, all that Silas lives for. This scene is perhaps one of the most important in the film. Here is how it was produced.

The setting is in Silas house, and outside in the woodland. There is a long camera shot of Dunsey running away through the trees, the far away feeling of this shot gives the viewer a feeling that Dunsey has got away with it, and it getting away. There are quite a few medium ...

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