16th November 2016

Zodiac: The Recreations

After some work on the analysis of the film and its conventions, it was time to start looking into detail of the composition and each types of shots used. A perfect scene to recreate and study was the scene when the suspect met with the detectives. Below are the recreations edited, produced, and shot by Ryu, and directed by myself.

The Long shot of three detectives onto the
single suspect on the other end of the rounded table

An interested detective in a blue jacket behind a
machine labelled Hot Foods

The bald detective acknowledges the action
of  the suspect taking power by raising his foot to
block the detectives hand

The detective studying a watch labelled Zodiac, given
from the suspect as an item he possessed at the time

Three detectives seen clueless and stuck within a train of thought that is symbolically presented by the display
of a "wall" that constricts their investigation to go further, due to no new ideas or clues

Ryu had used paint.net and the techniques of a set background with multiple layers of each same photo in the same position, but different positioning of the person and action. The use of eraser tool was effective alongside the mover arrows to place the figures into one photo. This creates the illusion of a paradox that three figures are exactly the same person but seen present throughout every shot representing multiple characters.