[ryan elder] “Like in that scene for example, Ryan Gosling’s character has more of a problem with her it seems, than she does with him. So why not use close ups of him, but still keep her at an OTS distance, since she herself is acting at a distance to him? Wouldn’t that make sense?
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I think it may be up for personal interpretation but to me that scene is all about communicating to the audience that their fairytale love story is starting to change and with the change there is tension. This tension relates directly to how each of them is approaching their path to achieving their dreams.
In regards to the editing of that scene, the overarching goal when building that scene is for the editing to aid in maintaining the viewers’ suspension of disbelief so that the viewer fully experiences the drama of the scene and doesn’t get distracted by it’s construction. To that end, when the scene tension comes out, we as viewers want to stay completely connected to the characters so that we feel what they’re feeling and thereby, experience the emotions through them. If only Ryan Gosling’s character was in closeup and not Emma Stone’s then subconsciously we’d experience a disconnect with her as a result of taking us away from her. The power of the scene lies with the close-ups which are saved for when the scene tension is at it’s highest and the tension is heightened further through the use of sound. Ending the music playing on the record player at the height of the tension helps focus the viewers’ attention and really makes that scene shine.
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