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Whats with the characters talking at the camera?

posted 14 years ago by IEatGod
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Why does J. Demme have his actors do that? it's so awkward...

[–] phenom991 14 years ago

Personally, I think that might be a POV shot from the character's perspective. The awkwardness may come from seeing how paranoid the person is about having those dreams they have from having recall.

And if I may add... that just may be John Demme's shooting style, I've seen the same method done in the movie Philadelphia. I hope I helped!

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[–] enriquesinghjr 13 years ago

and many other of his movies...
Silence Of The Lambs, The Truth About Charlie...

[–] thedude00 13 years ago

Just an stylistic choice. Yes, it's a bit awkward, but that's the point.

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[–] koffeenkreame41-1 10 years ago

Just an stylistic choice. Yes, it's a bit awkward, but that's the point.

^^This. I agree and it also places you in the other person's position like they're talking to you. I don't mind that though, I thought it was cool in Silence, Philadelphia, Truth About Charlie & TMC. It's kind of his signature thing.

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[–] txwaho 10 years ago

He mentions it in Director's comments on DVD when Soldier stops Marco after his Boy Scout speech as a tool to show how unraveled he is becoming.

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[–] imjustasking (142) 3 years ago

Demme does that in Silence Of The Lambs also. It gets to you like most,obviously---case closed.