5 Master Shots in Film
Parallelism In the 1990 movie Home Alone, the director shows parallelism. In this example, the two burglars are filmed from the waist-up, not realizing that they are each in the same room. This is a very funny scene because they had planned on robbing the house, but Kevin sets up traps to humiliate them. The director emphasizes the shot at the parallel features of their expressions and disrupted state. Simultaneity The Princess Diaries, a movie filmed in 2001 has a perfect example of simultaneity. In this scene, the main character, Mia, goes to a beach party with her crush, and misses her friends news segment on accident. The clip cuts back and forth between the party and the newsroom, signifying that both events are happening at the same time. This scene could also be seen as contrast because the party feels fun and exciting, while Lily, her friend, is bored by the stand-in magician. Contrast I found an example of contrast in the movie Hidden Figures. In this scene, Ka