Deconstructing the Obvious Schindler’s List - 990 Words

Deconstructing the Obvious: Schindler’s List In the film, Schindler’s list, many film techniques were used to present important ideas of the film. There were many scenes that took place in the movie that stood out and was filled with film techniques. The liquidation of the ghetto was filled with important themes and ideas that were shown through various film techniques. The ending also presented various film techniques. During the liquidation of the ghetto, a girl who is wearing a red coat, which is the only thing in color, is calmly walking though the ghetto with all the chaos around her. During this scene, the filmmakers show Schindler’s face and then back to the girl, and then back to his face. This technique is called†¦show more content†¦At the end of the film, the Holocaust is finally coming to an end. Schindler decides to flee because he may be arrested for being a member of the Nazi party and for profiting from slave labor. Before Schindler leave s, Stern comes up to him and hands him a ring. Schindler accidently drops the ring and he urgently gets on his knees to pick it up. During this scene, the camera uses the technique of TRACKING, or moving with the action, by following Schindler’s movement towards the ground in order to show the urgency and the importance of the ring to Schindler. This scene also shows the â€Å"new version† of Schindler that cares for the people more than materialistic things. During this scene, the filmmakers use shot-reverse-shot of Oskar and Stern to show their emotions through their facial expression. When Schindler states that he did not do enough, the camera scale changes from close up to MID SCALE, which shows the clear focus but also the setting. This was done to show the massive amounts of people behind Stern that Schindler has saved. When Schindler is leaving in his car, the FOCALIZATION, or the focus of a certain object in the scene and the blurring effect of others, is use d to show Schindler’s facial expression that shows sadness and then shows the reflection of the Jews that he saved on the car window to show the amount of people he saved and to show the individuality of each person he saved. Schindler’s List by Steven Spielberg is filled with filming