Jacob Mitchell Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 Hey everyone! Wanted to open up a discussion of the subliminal effects on an audience/contrasted moods that are conveyed in a push in versus a pull out. I've been thinking a lot about them lately, and of course there's the typical application of these shots opening/ending scenes in a very traditional matter. What does everyone think about these shots from a mood building and emotional point of view? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Field Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 Push-in: subtle intimacy, tension rising, importance Pull-out: uncertainty, exposition, deflating severity of in-universe action 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member David Mullen ASC Posted February 27, 2018 Premium Member Share Posted February 27, 2018 Also, pushing in from a group shot to a single close-up isolates the individual from the crowd, and pulling away does the opposite, folds the individual into the crowd. Spielberg, who is known for his push-ins, does a serious of pull-outs at the end of "Close Encounters", from a single face to a group of faces, to suggest a shared emotional experience taking place. Pulling away from an individual to show empty space around them creates a feeling of isolation and loneliness, abandonment or rejection. In the early part of "Raiders of the Lost Ark", there is a push-in on Indiana Jones as he contemplates how to remove the gold idol from its stone base, and then a pull-out as he decides what to do and does it, which is sort of a red herring, a false relaxation of tension because a moment later everything is going to go wrong. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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