Advanced analysis of THE GREAT GATSBY
The image that “The Great Gatsby” left me the image of luxury and feasting when I watched the movie for the first time, reflecting the United States’ heavy makeup under the capitalism and financial world. It is precisely because of the color of these pictures. When you understand the summary of the story, you have a better understanding of the background of the times and a deeper understanding of the film. When Gatsby first met Daisy in this scene, before entering the door, Gatsby and Nick used the speed of language to shoot forwards and backwards, speeding up the rhythm of the picture. The way to pretend and show Daisy’s back is to use the middle shot of the flat shot to express Daisy’s beauty in the simplest way, makes the audience obsessed by her. Turn to the fascinated expression of Gatsby, and show Daisy’s beauty, it also makes the audience truly addicted to it. This kind of composition brings a deep sense of substitution to the audience, and also achieves the complete unity of form and content. The great Party scene in the film portrays an entertaining celebration in Gatsby’s home. It was a usual event in West London during the Gatsby reign as people from every corner of the city could reunite with Gatsby during the weekends to party and celebrate their achievements. The camera that recorded the scene hanged to different angles to focus on the targeted part of the image. For instance, when the cars arrived at the scene, the central part of the rear camera focused sideways, and its coverage was brought closer when the cars were getting closer for the people to alight. The film’s angles were taken from both the rear and the front have been used to give the best image quality and to show the movements representation. Close-up have also been intensively used I creating the happiness emotions in the party. Both the long lens and the close-range lens have been used in making all the audience smile and happy. The full shot has been subjected for all the people from the heads to their toes. The aerial full shot has been used to capture a massive number of people who attended the party. Movement from one scene to the other accrued simultaneously with no graphical video lags being experienced. When Gatsby is departing with Nick in the event, Gatsby is zoomed in using the long shot frame holding a glass of wine, and his image quality  to get clearer with the zooming. The film has also integrated one shot towards its climax. In the duration of 58:05 when two characters are involved in a fight, the changes in the secondary background tends to be ignored. The transition of time results to the lens flair, light and shadow changes.