In this image the men are walking through a still puddle and disturbing it. It would symbolise them disturbing the peace and showing how easy it is for them to destroy things but jut showing up, which means it signifies the power they have. The men all have the same boots on which would signify gang culture and a sense of authority as boots are smart and show wealth. The shot of their feet creates mystery as we don't know who the men are yet and as you know from them disturbing the peace that they are going to be powerful and it allows you to picture how they look in your mind.
In this image there is a group of men together which signifies power and brotherhood. The fire in the background connotes their power as well as it almost shows a hellishness to them and that they are walking into the fire. The bystander has a flame-thrower as it creates danger and power. A profile shot is used because it can show the expressions on the men's faces as also show off their outfits at the same time. There are dark shadows on their faces from their hats which would connote darkness either inside them or from what they are about to do.
In this image there is a group of men together which signifies power and brotherhood. The fire in the background connotes their power as well as it almost shows a hellishness to them and that they are walking into the fire. The bystander has a flame-thrower as it creates danger and power. A profile shot is used because it can show the expressions on the men's faces as also show off their outfits at the same time. There are dark shadows on their faces from their hats which would connote darkness either inside them or from what they are about to do.
In this image it creates a sense of mystery because it has a shot from behind which allows you to see where the men are going but you can barely see where they are as there is smoke and fire blocking there way which signifies that they are walking into hell or walking to meet someone who is more powerful than them. The hat in the middle gives it a western feel as if they are going into a saloon and in most movies where there are saloons they will be violence and murder in them so it allows you to know that they have gone where ever they are going for a fight.
What can we learn about how to shoot characters walking in this scene of Peaky Blinders?
What can we learn about how to shoot characters walking in this scene of Peaky Blinders?
From this scene we can learn that using mystery and tension before introducing character faces can make the audience intrigued as to who the characters are and what they are doing. Also you can use low or high angle shots to show how powerful you want the characters to be. Other camera work that can be used is a long shot, especially when the characters are walking in a group and this allows you to create a sense of gang culture or brotherhood. Finally another thing we can learn is how important the background is to how the person or people walking are viewed, such as in Peaky Blinders there is a flame-thrower in the background which connotes danger and this is a key example of how the background can say what you want to about the characters you are filming.
