Question

In the scene where Ilsa tries to get Rick to give her the papers, there are several shots that focus on Ilsa as she tells Rick the truth about Paris (time code 1:23: 27). Describe the technical aspects (lighting, focus, camera angle, and so on) the filmmaker chose to use when creating the close-ups of Ilsa. What effects do these technical aspects have? How do they contribute to the progression of Ilsa's character?

Answer 1

#1) Describe the technical aspects (lighting, focus, camera angle, and so on) the filmmaker chose to use when creating the close-ups of Ilsa.

Answer: For this close up the technical aspects that were used were the following. For lighting low key lightning was used to create a darker atmosphere and tone. The camara angle used was a close up, which is also known as personal shot. The focus was on Ilia and Rick.

#2) What effects do these technical aspects have?

Answer: They can affect the mood of the scene and also allow the vieweres to understand the feeleing of the characters.

#3) How do they contribute to the progression of Ilsa's character?

Answer: They convey to the viewers the mood in which the characters are. Also how each character feels in that situation. In this case we see how Ilsa goes from being quite intriged about the situation when she is telling Rick about Paris.

I hope this helps, Regads.