Crash scene essay
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Writing about the "It's a really good cloak" scene has been a good exercise in looking at production techniques.
The use of a tracking shot which follows a detail like the gun in Farhad's hand is clear in its effect and purpose here.
I think you can also see what the director means by "shooting into the light to break the frame" here too. The effect is to destroy the usual arbitrary frame which surrounds normal shots and give a more chaotic and life-like feel. It also ties in with the ideas of people and cultures and emotions colliding. To me it also has a visual link to the out of focus lights seen at the beginning and throughout the film. When we crash we see things like this - as if we are squinting. Our perception changes and as someone said in an essay, there is a surreal effect - it's like a dream or nightmare.
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