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Give example on how elements of cinematic art, such as shot framing, camera angles, camera movement, color, editing choice, or length of take wee used by the filmmakers to convey the theme of the movie.

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Shot framing: How far away or how close you frame a shot can convey the theme or mood of a movie. For example, if you zoom in really close on a character, it may mean that they are feeling a deep emotion, and the audience knows to focus on them.

Camera angles: What you include in a picture depends on the angle, and this demonstrates the theme. For example, in Shawshank Redemption, a famous movie, the camera angle is often set up almost at bird's-eye-view to display the range of the prison and show that the main character is almost swallowed up in the immense jail.

Editing choice / length of take: I won't go into too much detail here, because it's fairly straightforward. How you edit clips - the music you put behind, the number of takes, if you piecemeal a scene together - contributes to the feel. If it's a scary movie, there's going to be a lot of short shots and then a jumpscare or something.

Color: In a movie I saw recently, A Simple Favor, the main character was always set in a homey-looking kitchen, with vibrant, pastel shades, whereas the more racy character wore mainly black and white, or more adult colors. This changed the feel of the shots.

Camera movement: For example, in The Office, which is a mocumentary, the filmers pretended like they were doing a documentary-style production, so the camera is almost sloppy at times, as if it weren't staged and as if an actual reality was occurring.

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