Miss Congeniality Essay
Miss Congeniality was the first of three Sandra Bullock films to be directed by Donald Petrie. Rated ‘M’, due to its low level violence, the all American comedy film was released by Warner Bros in 2000. Miss Congeniality later went on to claim the ‘Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy’, ‘Funniest Actress in a Motion Picture,’ and ‘Favourite Actress – Comedy’ .The success of this film is based upon Bullock’s acting abilities and a great script that includes adventure, action, humour and romance all in one.
Gracie Hart, played by Sandra Bullock, is an undercover FBI agent with a reputation for being aggressive, tomboyish and hard-nosed. Her argumentative nature has made her few friends, apart from her trusting, …show more content…
The camera angles included high angle and eyeline matching, with a mixture of long shots, Plan-American shots, medium shots, medium close ups, close ups, extreme closes up and subjective shots. The extreme close up was of Hart getting her fingers waxed, too really show how “rough” of a character she really is and to show what she has to go through in order to be successful undercover agent. All cameras were used at high and level height and were straight and canted frames.
Editing techniques used throughout this extract include shot reverse shots, when characters are having conversations, and establishing shots at the beginning and end of the extract, a reverse establishing shot and expansion. The expansion takes places at the end of the scene when Hart is walking out of the hangar; this has been used to emphasise she is a “changed” person on the outside, but on the inside she is still her normal self.
This movie is fun to watch. The storyline of turning an ugly duckling into a beauty is every teenage girls dream. The bright humour is what makes it stand out. I loved the performance of Sandra Bullock and Michael Caine, who are hilarious; and they pretty much take over the show. But overall, I think if you are a fan of Sandra, is it a must
Gracie Hart, played by Sandra Bullock, is an undercover FBI agent with a reputation for being aggressive, tomboyish and hard-nosed. Her argumentative nature has made her few friends, apart from her trusting, …show more content…
The camera angles included high angle and eyeline matching, with a mixture of long shots, Plan-American shots, medium shots, medium close ups, close ups, extreme closes up and subjective shots. The extreme close up was of Hart getting her fingers waxed, too really show how “rough” of a character she really is and to show what she has to go through in order to be successful undercover agent. All cameras were used at high and level height and were straight and canted frames.
Editing techniques used throughout this extract include shot reverse shots, when characters are having conversations, and establishing shots at the beginning and end of the extract, a reverse establishing shot and expansion. The expansion takes places at the end of the scene when Hart is walking out of the hangar; this has been used to emphasise she is a “changed” person on the outside, but on the inside she is still her normal self.
This movie is fun to watch. The storyline of turning an ugly duckling into a beauty is every teenage girls dream. The bright humour is what makes it stand out. I loved the performance of Sandra Bullock and Michael Caine, who are hilarious; and they pretty much take over the show. But overall, I think if you are a fan of Sandra, is it a must