1. Jean Cocteau's Camera Use in La belle et la be
... Beauty's world is full of closed doors and gates. Cocteau also makes good use of the close-up shot to separate Beauty from the two different worlds. In one scene, Cocteau zooms in on a candelabra sitting on the table. When he does this he separates Beauty from Avenant signifying her separation ... . Cocteau wanted to show the unreal as real, and he does this using magical devices and special effects to transport Beauty between her two worlds. First, Cocteau used special effects to emphasize the magic in the enchanted castle. He used reverse motion to give the effect of the candelabras .....
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