"The Man inside the Truck" by: Ajhani Ayres

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Titanic: "Nearer my God to Thee"

"Scene Analysis": To say this scene is compelling would be an understatement. The violin sets the tone for the scene. It sets an extremely somber tone letting us (the viewers) know that grief is to be anticipated. Muting the background sounds and allowing only the musical instruments', made the scene superbly intense and thrilling. The flashback scenes were filled with joy and happiness, the lighting played a major part in contrasting the two emotions conveyed in the scene. The effect of contrasting two emotions through flashback and present scenes was a clever idea to allow the audience (viewers) to travel along the films timeline, being present in every scene.The brighter lighting in the flashbacks evokes how happy they once were and the darkness that hovers over the present scene evokes the tragedy that is taking place. The close-up shots of people faces showing their shock, painted just how intense it was when one is placed in an intense situation regarding life and death. The pan shot of the ship before its' sinking help viewers visualize what once was, in terms of the ship and what it is slowly becoming. The effects of the sinking ship, the water flooding the ship, people reminiscing and bravely staying on the ship instead of trying to save their lives, was properly depicted by the change in lighting sequences, from a soft shade of orange, to blue... from dim to bright. The particular scene where the musical instrumentation crescendos' when Rose was descending into the water on a separate smaller boat, looking up at Jack with a tearful stare, the lighting on her face become brighter while the instrumentation got much louder. This foreshowed that something crucial was about to happen and which it did.(Rose jumped back onto the ship to be with Jack. All the elements of sound, ,lighting, shots played a big role in completing the scene and making it as phenomenal as it is. -Ajhani Ayres.