Question

Using a scene from the film Manhattan by Woody Allen'(1979) describe how settings and props, OR costume and makeup, OR lighting (choose only one) provide narrative information, or feeling, or convey mood, or create meaning in that scene. Please refer to specific shots (can you roughly guess how many shots are in your chosen scene?) Overall, be specific and concrete in your descriptions.

Answer 1

The Movie Manhattan by Woody Allen is a romantic comedy movie. The cinematography of the initial scene sets in Manhattan. First scenes present grandiose shots of the manhattan city and some very beautiful close-up shots of bedrooms, apartments, cramped restaurants, and lobbies. Director Willis captured the bigness of the manhattan city and smoothly shifted to a small apartment fo Isaac and his friends talking in the very confined room.

The rich black and white images of Manhattan Shows the golden days of the new york city and lighting also helps to show the vastness of the city and microcosm of the residences.

It perfectly expresses the central idea of this movie that new york city is a melting pot of romantic relationships and human encounters. Multiple short clips of the city with both dim and bright light show the busy life of Newyork and silence within it.