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The Power of Persuasion


            How does the director position the viewer to perceive Richard's rise to power and his ability to manipulate the truth?.
             The viewer is positioned to become aware of Richard's ability to manipulate the truth through various film techniques, such as the setting of the scene, camera shots and camera angels. The director also uses dramatic irony, symbolism and persuasive techniques to place the audience to recognise Richard's rise to power. Characterisation and costumes, is also used throughout this scene, plays a very important role in how McKellen positions the viewer. Using all the above techniques throughout the scene the viewer is able to perceive Richard's rise to power and his ability to manipulate the truth.
             The director uses various film techniques throughout this scene, such as the setting of the scene. As McKellen chose to set it in a Nazi regime, this indicates to the viewer that no character is completely innocent. The camera shots and angels are another film technique employed by Mckellen. The director uses medium shots to show that all characters are equal, while discussing the coronation at the table. Although earlier on in the scene, when Lord Stanley is having a dream about Richard as a boar, it was a high angel camera shot perceiving Richard as inferior. Later on in the scene there was a low angel shot showing the audience that the Prime Minister, Hastings, was powerful at that point in the film. The director, McKellen used the costumes of each character to position the viewer. With the benefit of the above film techniques, the director is able to position the viewer to become aware of Richard's rise to power and his ability to manipulate the truth. .
             Dramatic irony is used frequently throughout this scene, as everything, which is building up to the scene and the scene itself I has dramatic irony within the film. An example of this technique occurs earlier on in the film, when Hastings said "I would sooner lose my crown then see the crown so fowl misplaced.


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