The movie I chose was I’m Not There, which is an abstract movie where multiple actors including a female plays Bob Dylan. In this scene Bob Dylan is spending time with his wife. The dominant is the burning pieces of paper that are positioned at the bottom right corner of the screen. In Heath Ledger’s scenes with his wife (Charlotte Gainsbourg) he spends much time in relaxation and love away from his hectic life. The burning paper symbolizes the love that the two characters had.
The subsidiary contrast is heath ledger’s face, dazed and concentrating at the burning papers. The lighting key is high key with real light. The lighting gives the viewer the feeling that he/she is in the room with the characters while they interact.
The two characters are intimate; they lay with comfort on the floor next to each other. The camera proxemic is intimate; the viewer can’t totally see Charlotte’s body but get a decent view of Heath’s.
Since this movie was made with different people acting as Bob Dylan in different sections of his life, Heath’s Bob Dylan was solely for illustrating his love life. The director tried to give the audience a sense of the other side of Bob Dylan that many people never saw, as opposed to the rebel image he is often given. The flame symbolizes their growing love, but, like all flames, they burn to ashes.
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