princessas

How far does the impact of the films you have studied for this topic depend on distinctive uses of film techniques?

One of the end sequences is Zulema and Caye at the airport as Zulema is leaving the country. This is a contrast to the other films as Zulema is actually escaping her lifestyle where as in films such as City of god the people who would try to leave would end up dead. We see a mid shot of Caye and Zulema walking together, the fact they are in the same frame shows that they are close. It then moves to shot reverse shots of over the shoulder shots as they hug. This is showing the emotion from both points of view. Caye is wearing Zulemas sexy girl top as this shows that even though they will be apart that they will still be together. We then see more shot reverse shots but this time when the shot is on Zulema she is further away each time suggesting it is her time to leave but on Caye it is a very closeup shot which shows how upset she is by losing Zulema. The use of the short depth of field suggests that Caye is the focus and that she doesn't involve anybody in her life apart from Zulema thats broke that. Caye then goes over to the security guards to tell them that Zulema hasn't been kicked out but that she has left by choice. This is an important part of the film as it shows that they do have some form of power as they have been able to make a choice. The soft non diegetic music suggests this is a delicate and emotional part of the film which is a contrast to the hard prostitute lifestyle they live.