Detail Analysis - some details in the film

To create details in the film is a method to present character's emotion in the film.

Why we need details?

People usually experienced this: we have watched a lot of movies. Maybe we can not remember the leading character's name today. We forget film's name, even the story. However, we still can remember some details of this film!

A scaring scene, a kissing picture, or a man cried alone...People always have memory of details.

So director should utilize details to influence audiences, create characters and character's emotion.

Detail in the film can classify to the following types:

   1. scene detail
   2. sound detail
   3. image detail
   4. color detail
   5. plot detail

An scene detail example with "The shining":

 

In the right of the picture is the hotel scene in the beginning of the film. It's sunny and beautiful outside. Bright and large inside. Audience can feel the leading character is very happy in the beginning because of the scenes.

In the left of the picture is closing to the ending of the movie. We can find the snow engulfed the hotel. And it's not sunny anymore. The hall of the hotel is  tenebrous and narrow. We can feel the character's emotion had been change through these scenes details.