In the film Cinema Paradiso, there are different camera positions/ angles that was used to emphasize a character. Here are some of the positions that was used, first was the close up, it was used in the scene where in Toto and Elena where kissing intensely. For me the director emphasized the kissing scene because it's been a long time since Toto and Elena have seen each other that's why the kiss was like, it's to tell us how much they missed each other during the times they were away from one another. Second example is low angle position, it was used when Toto is with Alfredo at the window watching the movie from outside. The camera was positioned low to make Toto and Alfredo look bigger and higher compared to the crowd below. I can really relate reality in this certain movie because as we can see the ending didn't end like the way we expected it. It ended so real, why? Because for me life is more biased than films.


In discussing the elements of cinema, it is said that when we are watching a certain movie, that movie will take us to another world, a world where we've never been to. Well, do all movies have the capacity to bring us to another world?


The activity we did before we started our class really overwhelmed me. At first, i really didn't get what we're suppose to find, but after a few minutes i started understanding what's the game all about. It is about language, communication, and understanding each other. In films, the director must be very good in expressing what he/ she wants to let the viewers understand, because if it is not that understandable then like the activity the viewers wouldn't understand the real meaning of the movie.


"How can we define what a good director is if each and every one of us has it's own view of what is good and bad?"