Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

As I watched Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, one thing that stood out to me was how cinematic elements were used to help portray the image of the dwarfs. Although the dwarfs were small in size, throughout the movie they were portrayed as "large" and powerful. One cinematic element that was used were the camera angles. The cameras were angled up at the dwarfs, also called low angle shots. This angling of the camera help to make the dwarfs seems larger in size, therefore having the viewer perceive them as more powerful; the opposite of Snow White. Another cinematic element that was used throughout the movie was the zooming of the camera. Although the dwarfs were small and would not normally take up as much of the screen, the producer had the cameras zoomed in. This zooming technic created a false image that the dwarfs were much larger than they seemed. This helps to portray them as holding more power than if the cameras were not zoomed. A third cinematic element that Disney used throughout Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs were the shadows of the dwarfs. The shadows also tie into the camera angles. In the scene where the dwarfs are marching and singing on their way home from work, as they pass through the cavern their shadows are cast onto the wall behind them more than twice their size. As the shadows are casts, this makes the dwarfs seem larger than they are in reality. All of these cinematic elements that are used throughout the movie help the producer to share his image of the dwarfs with the viewers. Although the dwarfs were small, they were still portrayed as large in the movie. Holding more power than Snow White ever did during the film. The dwarfs played a masculine a masculine roles during the movie, and the cinematic elements helped to do this.