Set It Off: Camera shot

These four women are best friends that work at the same dead-end job. Each of them have different goals in life, but one goal that is the same is that they want to have enough to not ever want again. I like how this shot has repetition. Frankie( first woman to the left) is laying down, Cleo is sitting forward, Tete is sitting back and Stoney is leaning forward. From the women, to the background photos, the director knew how to capture this scene and the emotions with it.

400 Blows: Camera shot

When I look at this picture I automatically look at the man who grabs Antoine. The lighting is perfect for this scene. The man's face is bright, which leads you to his arm reaching out towards Antoine. The man's hand is clenched onto Antoine's shoulder while being on the phone with his father. Antoine's face is half lit. Antoine has his hat tilted the same way his body is leaned to the side. Even though Antoine is standing(means control) and the man is sitting (means less power), the man takes charge while still in his same position.

The 400 Blows

The teacher took his job very seriously and was constantly having trouble with his class. He was very stern and almost seems like he didn't like his class. In one scene, Antoine told him that his mother died and the teacher showed empathy towards him. 

 Antoine was shocked to see his mother kissing another man. Antoine's friend told him to use it to his advantage. Showing there were two different ways you can accept this situation, which is either being hurt or use blackmail.When Antoine's father found out about the mother cheating, he was upset, but didn't say much else about it. They didn't talk about separating or divorce. 

In this scene, Antoine and his family are so happy. There was so much laughter and smiles to go around. It was so great that I thought there was a catch to this. I was waiting for something bad to happen.