Quilombo
...y lights that are created to look like light from a fire and also from torches held by actors in an attempt to give the village the most natural look. The appearance of shadows is rather frequent also to give a natural appeal. Even thought the light is made to look ordinary there is special lighting given to the speakers to show the importance of them speaking. I believe the most important use of light is when Zumbi is held up and glorified under spears and red light is shining on him. The beam of red light I believe represents the massacre of the Palmares people that would eventually happen. The props that are in the scene of Quilombo are for the most part logical props. In the scene there are walking sticks, torches and a type of wooden serpent, that may of represented a god. There were a few crucial thematic props in the scene. The first is a book that is held by a little girl who shouts out that they whites were nice to her. This book could possibly represent a gift given to the girl and the peace that possibly could be attained. Spears that surround Zumbi are the second thematic props. These spears seem to glorify Zumbi and the idea of staying in Palmares and fighting. The logical props are proportionally place to give an ideal look to the village, while the thematic props seemed to correctly show ideas. The cinematography of the scene is rather simple, but very efficient. As the camera moves from person to person to hear their argument the no shots really show favor or dislike to one individual. Many of the shots seem to be eyelevel shots, close ups or medium shots. Also the rule of thirds seems to be efficiently used by placing characters in the correct places on the screen. An important shot is a shot of Zumbi after the voting, and many of the tribes have chosen to stay and fight with him. The shot is a low angle shot showing his supremacy. Even held no complex camera shots they were effect...