Spartacus: Blood and Sand
Taken captive and betrayed by the Romans, who not only take him, but is wife as slave, Spartacus, the main character is craftily moulded and reborn a Gladiator who pledges to kill or die by the sword. Spartacus: Blood and Sand, tells the story of the classical tale, Spartacus through the use of considerable amount of graphics and imagery. Creator Stephen DeKnight not only devises an astounding plot comprising the genres of drama, action and fantasy, but has imprinted top ratings in the minds of viewers worldwide through the various elements of shot size, shot angle, lighting, colour and other important elements of film making that he has incorporated in Spartacus: Blood and Sand.
DeKnight illustrates Spartacus ‘s rise to victory as well as falls by defeat in the gladiatorial arenas that serve as a means of making money to some and entertainment to others. Blood and sand are the predominantly visualized in the series as the cinematographers and directors makes phenomenal use of extreme close ups, close ups, medium shot sizes as well as wide shots to highlight the intricate details of the treacherous, valiant and sexual nature of the characters as well as the location on which the movie was shot. With the extensive use of close up shots for example, the director of the television series, commonly known as Spartacus, gave the viewers a tremendous amount of detail of current actions as well as actions to come.
Spartacus’s, many falls in defeat in and outside of the gladiator pits are captures and given to the viewers through high angles to demonstrate the legend’s fall to inferiority by his competitors and his sometimes powerless state. The angle is surely flipped to low angle when Spartacus assumes his valiant role, and displays his mission to kill or be killed as means of recovering his love and kills anyone in his way. Distant pictures of the spectators in the arena appeared not so distant through the incorporation of slanted angles to create not only a dramatic effect but highlights the enthusiasm of the onlookers in the gladiator games.
So Spartacus journey’s from place to place in the movie, so do the different settings in which the movie takes place. The setting as well as the various emotions released in the series is expressed through the director’s use of lighting and colour. Artificial lights are common throughout the movie. Though the lights used in the arena are clear, and represent the day, it is of note that the natural light of the sun is not used. Fire, an example of artificial light is seen on numerous occasions throughout the movie. This type light is especially seen in the many sexual scenes of the movie, which displays the romanticism of the Roman era, this makes the erotica as real and apparent as it was then in the eyes of the viewers. Darkness is also a colossal feature of the movie, settings of winter and prison cells best illustrate the darkness. This feature perfectly shows the despair of Spartacus and the series of unfortunate events that he has and is to encounter.
“They cheer for blood”. The viewers are left with no choice but to swallow the blood spilling moments of Spartacus. Labelled as the bloodiest movie for the year, blood is splattered on the grounds of the gladiator as well as television screens. This constant display of blood that appears brighter than the characters of Spartacus themselves captures the violent and action packed scenes of the ruthless gladiators at work.
Health hath no fury than the wrath of Spartacus himself, who displays such wrath through the use of the various shot sizes and angles. The constant artificial lighting and darkness takes the viewers through the battles of survival, wealth, and vengeance. Spartacus: Blood and Sand, displays the sense of urgency of the characters to reach the end, and has the viewers on their toes, biting their nails, as their eyes are glued on screen to the different themes that are captured by the elements of shot size, lighting, colour and shot angles that make up the movie.
Taken captive and betrayed by the Romans, who not only take him, but is wife as slave, Spartacus, the main character is craftily moulded and reborn a Gladiator who pledges to kill or die by the sword. Spartacus: Blood and Sand, tells the story of the classical tale, Spartacus through the use of considerable amount of graphics and imagery. Creator Stephen DeKnight not only devises an astounding plot comprising the genres of drama, action and fantasy, but has imprinted top ratings in the minds of viewers worldwide through the various elements of shot size, shot angle, lighting, colour and other important elements of film making that he has incorporated in Spartacus: Blood and Sand.
DeKnight illustrates Spartacus ‘s rise to victory as well as falls by defeat in the gladiatorial arenas that serve as a means of making money to some and entertainment to others. Blood and sand are the predominantly visualized in the series as the cinematographers and directors makes phenomenal use of extreme close ups, close ups, medium shot sizes as well as wide shots to highlight the intricate details of the treacherous, valiant and sexual nature of the characters as well as the location on which the movie was shot. With the extensive use of close up shots for example, the director of the television series, commonly known as Spartacus, gave the viewers a tremendous amount of detail of current actions as well as actions to come.
Spartacus’s, many falls in defeat in and outside of the gladiator pits are captures and given to the viewers through high angles to demonstrate the legend’s fall to inferiority by his competitors and his sometimes powerless state. The angle is surely flipped to low angle when Spartacus assumes his valiant role, and displays his mission to kill or be killed as means of recovering his love and kills anyone in his way. Distant pictures of the spectators in the arena appeared not so distant through the incorporation of slanted angles to create not only a dramatic effect but highlights the enthusiasm of the onlookers in the gladiator games.
So Spartacus journey’s from place to place in the movie, so do the different settings in which the movie takes place. The setting as well as the various emotions released in the series is expressed through the director’s use of lighting and colour. Artificial lights are common throughout the movie. Though the lights used in the arena are clear, and represent the day, it is of note that the natural light of the sun is not used. Fire, an example of artificial light is seen on numerous occasions throughout the movie. This type light is especially seen in the many sexual scenes of the movie, which displays the romanticism of the Roman era, this makes the erotica as real and apparent as it was then in the eyes of the viewers. Darkness is also a colossal feature of the movie, settings of winter and prison cells best illustrate the darkness. This feature perfectly shows the despair of Spartacus and the series of unfortunate events that he has and is to encounter.
“They cheer for blood”. The viewers are left with no choice but to swallow the blood spilling moments of Spartacus. Labelled as the bloodiest movie for the year, blood is splattered on the grounds of the gladiator as well as television screens. This constant display of blood that appears brighter than the characters of Spartacus themselves captures the violent and action packed scenes of the ruthless gladiators at work.Health hath no fury than the wrath of Spartacus himself, who displays such wrath through the use of the various shot sizes and angles. The constant artificial lighting and darkness takes the viewers through the battles of survival, wealth, and vengeance. Spartacus: Blood and Sand, displays the sense of urgency of the characters to reach the end, and has the viewers on their toes, biting their nails, as their eyes are glued on screen to the different themes that are captured by the elements of shot size, lighting, colour and shot angles that make up the movie.
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ReplyDeleteOk, so the animation is good.
ReplyDeleteThe men are poppin'.
Now they need to work on getting the dialogue to sound the least bit 'natural'!
Poor things... they'll get there.
:-p