The scene I selected is from Spike Lee’s Do The Right Thing (1989). In this scene, Pino and Mookie have an argument about race and stereotypes which leads to a heated continuation of racial slurs. This is one of many powerful scenes in this movie.
This is a MCU, OS of Mookie and Pino. Mookie asks Pino if they can have a conversation and you can see the emotion and expression from Pino’s face that he does not want to discuss anything with Mookie.
This is a WS of Pino and Mookie beginning their conversation. You can see by the way Pino is standing up on the cigarette machine that he is not interested in what Mookie has to say. Mookie places both of his hands on the machine and leans over and looks directly at Pino because he is about to engage in the conversation and is interested to know what Pino has to say.
This is a MC of the conversation between Mookie and Pino. In this scene the camera goes back and forth between the characters during their conversation. This was done to acknowledge the reactions and emotions between the two during their conversation.
In this scene, the Character dolly is thoroughly used. He uses the “in your face” method to communicate with the audience. He makes it seem as if the characters were talking to you personally and you may get offended.
