The cinematographic aspects of The Diving Bell and The Butterfly, adds up to an overall look. The quality of the film stock is that it shows the point of view of the protagonist when he is paralyzed from his stroke with the use of a blur effect. The lighting of the film helps predict the upcoming of the protagonist and builds up suspense for the audience.The lenses were used artistically. The producer placed a latex skin over the lenses and sewed it together to show the audience what the protagonist sees when his eyes get sewed together. The frames were used to show the beautiful view of the ocean. The producer used the angles to show the whole picture of the long takes, and the camera movements were smooth and sometimes rough to let the audience experience what the protagonist is experiencing.
2. Images
In the film, we can see pictures of the younger Jean-Do and his healthy and well self with his father taking care of him. The picture soon fades to the image of his father having to call his handicapped son and wishing him well, from what he was once before a healthy child, to a handicap.
Image of young and healthy Jean Do
3. Shot Length
The shot length is kept still for a few seconds then slowly zooms out and shows the whole view. The purpose of the long shots are used to empathize the loneliness of Jean-Do.
4. Shot Types
The extreme close-ups of the film were used to show the audience the experience of the surgeries that Jean-Do have to go through in the hospital. While the extreme long shots were used to show the feelings of loneliness and isolation that Jean feels since he been paralyzed in the hospital.
5. Camera Angles
The angle type that was mainly used is the reverse shot, in which the other character is looking at the pother character so there is an illusion that they are looking at each other. This shows how the protagonist sees and feel about the people he interact with and tells the audience how the protagonist feels about them. The high angle shots are used to show the protagonist's temptations of suicide and wanting to give up, but the low angle shots shows the constant reminder of Jean's will to live.
Jean Do feeling a feeling of hopelessness at the beach.
6. Composition
The composition of the shots were in the rules of thirds and the painterly way. Some scenes shows that Jean is very lonely and has a self pity feeling, while in some rules of third shots, it is shown that he has family and is loved. The scene in which is a bit painterly is the part in which Jean is about to pass away and his body is weak. This is used to show the weakness and fragileness of Jean in his current condition of being ill.
Right before Jean passes away the painterly image of his nurse by his side.
7. Camera Movement
The camera movement is used to show the protagonist's point of view, experiences, feelings, and his thoughts. When Jean is getting carried, the camera shakes and help us feel how the character feels. In other scenes like the parts of which the wind hits the camera shows how the wind bothers and affect Jean but he can not do anything about it because of his current state.
The nurse's hair blowing in Jean's face and his inability to do anything
8. Cinematography Style
The cinematography style is intentional to show the point of view of Jean Do's experience of his stay in the hospital. The purpose of this is to help the audience feel as if they are in Jean's position of being paralyzed with a slight hint of humor.
Jean's days at the hospitals in which he has problems getting the channel changed and is not pleased.
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