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A 10 page research paper that offers a detailed scene analysis from the film Fargo (1996) directed by the Coen Brothers. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Best Writing, Screenplay for Ethan and Joel Coen) and it was nominated in five other categories: Best Cinematography, Best Director, Best Film Editing, Best Picture and Best Supporting Actress (Luhr
1). While the Coen Brothers have achieved cult status with their fans, Fargo is one of their few films to be universally lauded, as even their most ardent fans apparently
dislike certain films (Sickels 114). Background information on cinematography Static shots are when there is no camera movement and the camera shoots from a single point; however, from
this single point, the camera an "pan" (i.e., "move in a horizontal axis left or right) or it can "tilt" (i.e., pivot in a vertical axis up or down") (Ascher
and Pincus 325). Furthermore, from a fixed position, if the camera is on a support that can be raised or lowered, the shot can "pedestal up or boom up or
crane up" (Ascher and Pincus 325). If the support is on wheels, the director may call for a moving shot, (i.e., a "dolly or tracking shot" (Ascher and Pincus
325). Whether the director call for static or moving camera shot, by dividing the action of a scene into multiple shots, the director opens up options when editing the scene
that allows the director to alter the internal pace of the scene, directing the audiences attention to specific aspects of the scene. On Fargo Critic Kevin Boon comments on
how the Coen Brothers use imagery and color in Fargo to underscore the dark themes of treachery that run throughout the film. This feature of the Coen Brothers style is
particularly evident in the opening scene, which features the use of white, which as the camera moves in becomes a "barely perceptible image," as "white particles wave over a white
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