It is Written Oct. 2013 | Page 25

This is an example of zoom It involves changing the focal length of the lens to make the subject appear closer or further away in the frame. They zoomed into Latika’s face to show us the scar she got from the train station. Bird’s Eye View: Danny Boyle gave us a clear bird’s eye view in the beginning of the film, taking us over Jamal as he is tortured and interrogated. This is usually used to give us an overview (unintentional pun) of the scene’s setting and to give us a feeling of domination and power of the subject in the scene, in this case, Jamal. Dissolve: A dissolve in filmmaking is a gradual transition from one scene to the next without the abrupt cut, but rather an overlapping of the two scenes Montage: A montage is a rapid display of images, and depending on the speed of the transition of the images, it can give us a sense of a fast or slow paced scene.