When watching the scene from Blow Up, it was obvious how much choreography and direction had been administered throughout. One of the biggest elements of the construction of the scenes which stood out to me was the placement of the subjects in relation to the objects and props around them. At various times, the female actor would be dodging in, out and around props, which would inevitably have caused a variety of different shadows, had the cinematographer not considered lighting which would ensure she would be illuminated consistently. Furthermore, the actors are regularly framed within interestingly shaped props i.e. traiangluar wood fixtures or behind couches. This makes the image more visually stimulating to look at, because it isn’t just the standard setting and standard props.

It seems that as the actors are walking from the back of the frame to the front, the focus would have to change in order to keep them sharp. In order to do this, many rehearsals would have to be had for the camera operator to determine the correct pull of focus (which he would mark with a sticker and perhaps have an assistant help him to do so, as we learnt in one of the lectures).

The actors almost always are moving around. The actors are amazing and captivating. Their motion around the set as instructed by the director, only makes them more interesting to observe. They never seem to stand still, and so, many different shots would have to be blocked and used. There are various times where it seems as if the actors have awkwardly been framed i.e. the shot where the woman stands up from the couch opposite the man, but the top halves of their bodies are cut off by a ceiling fixture. This is a creative choice made by the filmmaker, and is actually quite interesting to see. There also always seems to be objects in the frame which, if they were removed, could result in a more aesthetically pleasing shot. An example is pieces of the photography equipment which seem to protrude from the bottom or top of the frame at different times. It is as if the camera is placed in the scene, and we are amongst the action, for we are consistently surrounded in the objects which make up the space; never is the camera segregated from them.