Blog #3: Relationships Between Shots
The scene I chose to analyze was from the 1993 baseball film The Sandlot. The scene is cleverly edited to illustrate the weight of Smalls' decision to use a Babe Ruth signed baseball to play with. The first shot is a medium close up shot of Timmy questioning what Smalls' did. The next shot is an immediate cut to his younger brother Tommy. Tommy is also in a medium close up shot but his headroom is much greater than Timmy's, indicating that Tommy is shorter than any of the other boys. The next shot is of Smalls who is defending himself against the other boys yelling at him. Smalls is also shown from a medium close up with less headroom than Tommy. Eyeline matching is shown between Timmy, Tommy, and Smalls. Matched action occurs as we hear Squints starting to talk. Smalls turns to his right and the next shot is of Squints still talking. A shot of Smalls talking to someone to his right indicates that he is responding to Squints.
A group shot is then shown of some of the boys. Some facepalm or hang their heads in shame, while Ham exclaims "What?!" A quick close up of Bertram with a shocked face is then shown, followed by a medium close up of Ham repeating "what?!" at Smalls again. The next few shots are quick medium close up shots of different boys stating Babe Ruth's nickname. Each shot follows the 30 degree rule, as each boy is shown yelling at Smalls from a different 30 degree angle. This indicates that the group is almost surrounding Smalls in this moment. A group shot is then shown again of the boys screaming at Smalls together. A close up shot of Ham saying "The Great Bambino!"illustrates to the audience that this an important nickname, since the other nicknames stated by the other boys were not in close ups. A medium close up back to Smalls shows that he finally realizes who Babe Ruth is. The final shot is a group shot of the boys to the left of Smalls affirming Smalls' realization. The quick shots seen in this scene illustrate the severity of the conversation. Emotions are running high because Smalls does not realize his error but everyone else does.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H52N9ojcJAY
A group shot is then shown of some of the boys. Some facepalm or hang their heads in shame, while Ham exclaims "What?!" A quick close up of Bertram with a shocked face is then shown, followed by a medium close up of Ham repeating "what?!" at Smalls again. The next few shots are quick medium close up shots of different boys stating Babe Ruth's nickname. Each shot follows the 30 degree rule, as each boy is shown yelling at Smalls from a different 30 degree angle. This indicates that the group is almost surrounding Smalls in this moment. A group shot is then shown again of the boys screaming at Smalls together. A close up shot of Ham saying "The Great Bambino!"illustrates to the audience that this an important nickname, since the other nicknames stated by the other boys were not in close ups. A medium close up back to Smalls shows that he finally realizes who Babe Ruth is. The final shot is a group shot of the boys to the left of Smalls affirming Smalls' realization. The quick shots seen in this scene illustrate the severity of the conversation. Emotions are running high because Smalls does not realize his error but everyone else does.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H52N9ojcJAY
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