Moonlight – “Chair Revenge Scene”
[0:00] In this scene from
moonlight, we are led by the character using a POV sequence with continuity editing.
As Chiron walks into the school, the camera follows him though a continuous mid-low
angle shot to emphasize his powerful rage. As he walks though the hallway, the
camera shifts 180∘ facing the actor as he steadily continues to walk to
class. As he opens each door, the camera changes location from either behind or
in front of him, alternating between shots to have a smooth edit while
maintaining screen direction.
[00:43] As he walks into the
classroom, we see him from a very low shot angle, continuously following the character’s
movements from a long shot perspective. The camera slowly loses motivation
towards the protagonist and shifts towards the bully in class. As Chiron grabs
his chair, the camera focuses on the bully’s desk with his other friends right before
Chiron hits him with the chair. The camera is motivated by this action to look
at the bully lying injured on the floor. We then see Chiron from a low angle
shot as he continues to assault the bully as he lies defenseless on the ground.
The camera switches POV to the teacher who seems to be looking down at the
bully before interrupting Chiron’s breakdown. As the teacher and classmates
hold Chiron back from causing more damage, the camera alternates points of view
between the defeated bully and Chiron
[01:12] As the next part of the
scene continues, the camera introduces Chiron from a low angle walking down the
stairs handcuffed with police at his side but slowly reaches a mid-angle shot
to emphasize his loss in power. As he leaves the school we see Kevin, his “friend”,
watch Chiron being forced into a cop car. The pov changes to Kevin being shot
from a low angle and Chiron being shot from a high angle. This emphasizes the
power shift between the characters as Chiron looks defeated by his own actions.
As Chiron looks back at Kevin, the camera maintains the eyeline match. Since Chiron
is sitting down in the cop car at a shorter height, he looks up towards Kevin
as Kevin does vice-versa. [01:46]
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