Journal+Entry+2_Magic+Realism

Magic realism has an interesting way of revolving the shots around the main character in that the viewer is limited to viewing the film through the main character's point of view. Whether it's tracking shots following behind the main character, or placing the main character closer to the camera. This technique will be explored in our film with tracking shots that follow Eric around, really clarifying that the film's about him and not Kyle. Another interesting feature of magic realism is creating a world in where some aspects don't conform to reality or some creatures that are not real exist, but these aspects are treated well, as being normal. The character and environment doesn't acknowledge these strange features as weird, but rather pass them by as if every day life were continuing. This might apply to our film in that Eric and Kyle go to this strange world, but perhaps in the first world there can be some oddities that reflect the moral of the story, or Eric's character. I also came across the fact that in realism art and even some of the films I watched, the character is quite objective and bare in their character's personality, thoughts, and decisions; that the character was honest and almost unadorned. This could also be in relation to the world that exists around them, so by having this contrast exaggerating the character's decisions and thoughts. This could definitely be applied to the odd world in our film, where Eric enters the house and sees his father. Or perhaps the way Eric speaks throughout the film could possibly be bare and honest.