Raging Bull

In all movies we see several changes in not only scenery but also camera angle. The average viewer doesn't really take into account the fact that with each camera angle change they have to stop shooting, readjust, and start shooting again. This can be a long and tedious process.

In the movie Raging Bull, we see that the amount of angle changes were minimal compared to current movies coming out. However, by not changing angle as often they gave a certain look and feel to each scene that was very important to the story. In the scene where they are in the hotel and Robert De Niro's wife said she would have a burger, most of the scene was shot from one wall where they could move side to side as people moved or a certain character was talking. The alternative was to shoot from another angle and bounce back and forth as was needed for the two separate groups in the room. Although, with how they shot this, it showed people walking around having multiple conversations in a clear and coherent manor. For other movies where the scenes are shot in the alternative manor, there is a great deal of editing to put all of the scenes together to make them match up with fluency. Not only that, but we can see that an actor may not look the same as they did in one angle as they did in another. A good example would be in "Year One" where Jack Black was speaking to the crowd and half way through his speech he turned around. During this his hair was drenched from the rain at the beginning of the speech. However, when he turned around and the camera angle changed his hair was completely dry. This is one of those instances where the editing wasn't flowing with the whole scene.

As stated, there are several edits in movies that must be performed to have a final product that is clear and fluent. However, if any little part of this is not performed correctly it can draw attention to itself causing issues with viewers understanding it or even liking it.