Beauty and the Beast Perspective
In terms of narrative the point of view in beauty in the beast was everyone and noone at the same time. In the beginning you get the point of view of bellas siblings but then when she runs away to save her father you no longer know what they are doing when she's gone until she returns and when she is with the beast the point of view is of her experience with the beast and the narrative doesnt reflect the beast point of view until the end where you see how he misses her. The point of view isnt quite omniscient either because things happen off screen that never get brought up again or answered like when the beast shows up at bellas door bloody.
In terms of camera work the thing i notices the most was the panning of the camera. At times when people where talking there would be a cut from one face to another or you would see the camera move from person to person. Theres also some interesting panning when people are walking you can see the pivot point in which the camera is rotating. There where a couple of scenes where there where things in front of the camera that maybe shouldnt have been, like in the beginning the camera was on the table and there was a candle in front of it and the camera zoomed in into bellas fathers face with the candle still in the way or the scene where balla goes to the beast castle and the camera is behind a fence. The film also uses close ups for dramatic effect nicely, and wide shots doring outdoor scenes. At times i can see where the camera man is and how they are moving other times i have no idea how they got the shot.
In terms of camera work the thing i notices the most was the panning of the camera. At times when people where talking there would be a cut from one face to another or you would see the camera move from person to person. Theres also some interesting panning when people are walking you can see the pivot point in which the camera is rotating. There where a couple of scenes where there where things in front of the camera that maybe shouldnt have been, like in the beginning the camera was on the table and there was a candle in front of it and the camera zoomed in into bellas fathers face with the candle still in the way or the scene where balla goes to the beast castle and the camera is behind a fence. The film also uses close ups for dramatic effect nicely, and wide shots doring outdoor scenes. At times i can see where the camera man is and how they are moving other times i have no idea how they got the shot.
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