Micro Techniques and Relevance:
- The sound creates much of the suspense of the scene as when a problem is presented a crescendo occurs causing the audience to really know something is wrong. This tells the audience that what happened is really serious.
- The location of the scene is as realistic as possible to the real thing and therefore the cramped nature of all the shots is meant to mirror the real thing. Also this has the effect of making the scene more frantic for the viewer to watch.
- The lighting is also very authentic using visual sources such as panels that would be very much like a real capsule.
- As well as this by having limited lighting it enhances the warning lights in the shots.
- Having the voice over of the mission control gives a sense of the voice of God which could be a good representation of how the men saw Houston.
- Hand held camera also helps the enhance the frantic nature of the ship and the steady camera on 'earth' helps to show the feelings in the ship.
- Authentic sound makes the film seem very true to real events.
- When at Lovell's home there is no soundtrack and the only sense of fear is through the acting of his wife. This shows that the events took a while to sink in.
Characterization and Relevance:
- In this scene Gene is given a very authoritative role and this helps to show that NASA had everything under control.
- Having Lovell, the captain on equal terms with his crew mates in this shot could be a way to show the audience that the real crew took no hierarchy in being the leader of the group but instead decided to work equally as a team.
- With all the men on 'earth' being very similar and hard to distinguishes this could be an effect to show the audience just how many people were involved and one man just blurs into another.
- Only men are shown in this shot which could be a nod towards the time that women were considered to just e the 'characters' who just sat at home crying for their husband.
- Every single character in the scene are real people and no fictional characters are added to create more drama or thrill. This may be down to the fact that Ron Howard felt the events were so dramatic themselves they didn't' need more added.
- Having all real people in the shot is a good way to link the film to the American dream as everyone involved is therefore represented as a successful American.
- Mrs Lovell is a strong character and this is relevant because it shows the audience that it was not only NASA who had to be strong but the whole of America (American dream).
Message and Values:
- The main message in this scene is to show that the idea of achievement is far fetched.
- Another message is that the world is only interested in an event if it is new or a disaster however this is touched on more later in the film.
- The American dream is also a value in this film as it it what holds all the characters together through the resilience they show and their connection with one another.
- The last message I could see in this scene is that the event was scary and that it was very close to having fatal consequences.
Narrative Devices/Features and Relevance:
- There is no obvious restricted narration. However, through the scientific and technical dialogue used by the characters, the audience doesn't 100% know what is going on. This could be a devise used to show how it really felt during the event.
- Suspense is also used throughout this scene with the cutting between Apollo 13 and Houston as this stops the action form one scene to the next and delays answers. This helps to make the events seem more serious and scary.
- The narrative is completely driven by true fact and events making this scene more real for the spectator.
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