As I had previously mentioned, I had begun watching productions that were closely linked to our film opening idea. Of all that I had watched, I became fond of Detroit and Fruitvale Station. Detroit and Fruitvale Station have the closest similarity in which they both deal with police brutality as they are an example of biographical dramas, as they are based on real events of police brutality that resulted in the death of minorities. What appealed to me, was how both pieces were given the proper exposition, creating a bond between the audience and the characters, creating empathy and distaste for the actions of the police officers.
After analyzing this clip, it is evident the effects of using a two shot at a close up to depict the relationship between a father and his daughter. This becomes important as it not only grows the audiences affection with the character, but adds to the empathetic feelings of the audience as the police brutality commences.
Detroit employs a similar technique to allow the audience to feel empathetic towards the characters and their misfortune even before the police brutality is introduced, as it allows them to get a bigger reaction out of it. In Detroit however, exposition is given in the point of view of several characters as it not only created a bond with each one of them, but as well as further elucidating the idea of police brutality being even more malevolent and disturbing than imagined.
This clip from Detroit works to add a personal feel to the character. It allows the audience to see his hopes and dreams being so close, just to be taken away from him. This scene is important as it demonstrates how the environment controls the character and his actions as well. This technique could prove useful as it can be a way to shape the character to not only capture the hearts of the audience quickly, as it is only 2 minutes long, but as well as being able to accurately appeal to the target audience.
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