Blade Runner
Blade Runner: A technical ReviewRidley Scott's film Blade Runner is a 1982 film that depicts the future of the world in the year 2019. The setting takes place in Los Angeles, California. The set appears to have a half earth, half space look to it. The complexity of the buildings and the set plus the coloring and the constant fog give evidence that this movie was not filmed on location but instead in a specially designed studio. Harrison Ford plays Deckerd, an ex-blade runner who is given his old title back in hopes that he will stop the five Nexus 6 Replicants that have escaped from the off world to earth. Through the use of mise-en-scene and cinematography the director was able to foreshadow events as well as to portray the cold and dark attitudes and feelings of the future. Lighting and colors are an important aspect in mise-en-scene. The opening scene starts out by panning slowly over the dark and foggy city. Mountains of fire are spit up into the air. The use of light, in this scene, helps to set the feeling for the entire movie. The city is dark and foggy like the Nexus characters. The fire spitting into the air gives the viewer a feeling of war. This foreshadows the war bet
This scene also represents evil putting evil in its place. Another important aspect of Cinematography is the level, height, angle and distance of the camera. Towards the! end of the movie, Roy is starting to die. Her body flips around and as the light hits, there is an effect of electrocution. The first idea is to accent her eyes. Pris, who like Rachel is a Replicant, has dark, black circles drawn around her eyes while the rest of her face is ghostly white. The characters appear to be far away from the viewer and from the light. With the use of dark, bland clothing and distinguishing makeup, the viewer focuses more on each individual's face rather than their entire being. They provide for a better movie both visually and mentally. This long high-angled shot provides the feeling of uncertainty. This is to show the anger, resentment and pure evil of the Nexus 6 Replicants as well as the strength they have. Again and example of this is when Rachel is being tested and an extreme close up of her eye is shown. The camera pans the car driving though the tunnel and then shoots Deckerd in the car before returning to panning the car driving through the tunnel. Word Count: 1,731 ------------------------------------------------------------------------**Bibliography**. This is example of fast moving motion.
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