Parent Abandonment: Affected by his parent’s divorce,Spielberg often portrays parenthood as something to be feared, avoided and to run away from. This is one of the main conflicts when the mom loses her child to the third kind.
Streams of light: Spielberg’s films have become increasingly full of interior scenes characterized by their back lit windows, with streams of light that pour in and leave the characters in silhouette. This is used in the scene where the boy see's the ufo outside his door and the set gets a lot brighter bringing in a dramatic affect to the scene.
AwestruckFaces: Spielberg relies heavily on shots of faces,a gape, looking upward or off screen (sometimes with a dolly in as a cherry on top) to telegrapht he wonder or feart hat the viewer should hypothetically be experiencing. In the film when the child sees the third kind for the first time, his face shows curiousity and wonder adding importance and emtion to the scene..
Using Glass: A character sees somethingt hrough a window,wind shield or other piece of glass. The camera sits on the opposite side so that we see what they are seeing as well as the expression ont heir face as they see it, without a need for a cut away shot. When the mom looks out the kitchen window or when the man looks out of his truck window and see's the ufo, adding more depth and dramatic affects the scene.
The Musicof John Williams:The most famous film composer of our day, Williams has worked with Spielberg on everyone of his films,except one (TheColor Purple).
Streams of light: Spielberg’s films have become increasingly full of interior scenes characterized by their back lit windows, with streams of light that pour in and leave the characters in silhouette. This is used in the scene where the boy see's the ufo outside his door and the set gets a lot brighter bringing in a dramatic affect to the scene.
AwestruckFaces: Spielberg relies heavily on shots of faces,a gape, looking upward or off screen (sometimes with a dolly in as a cherry on top) to telegrapht he wonder or feart hat the viewer should hypothetically be experiencing. In the film when the child sees the third kind for the first time, his face shows curiousity and wonder adding importance and emtion to the scene..
Using Glass: A character sees somethingt hrough a window,wind shield or other piece of glass. The camera sits on the opposite side so that we see what they are seeing as well as the expression ont heir face as they see it, without a need for a cut away shot. When the mom looks out the kitchen window or when the man looks out of his truck window and see's the ufo, adding more depth and dramatic affects the scene.
The Musicof John Williams:The most famous film composer of our day, Williams has worked with Spielberg on everyone of his films,except one (TheColor Purple).