Special Effects:
In this movie they had 65 people doing the special effects, which is understandable because this is a fantasy adventure movie that has a lot of “magic” in it. The jobs of the special effect people ranged from being a prop/model maker to being on-set technicians, technicians in different units, and the senior technicians. One of the senior special effects technicians includes Mark Haddenham (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 &2, Sherlock Holmes, & Batman Begins). There was also Matthew G. Armstrong who was the on-set special Effects technician as well as the second unit special effects technician (Captain America: The First Avenger, Robin Hood, & Hellboy 2).
There were many special effects throughout the movie like making the star shine, seeing the ghosts of the 7 princes, making objects move and explode, and the witches using their powers to transform objects and people. These effects were used to make the story believable in a sense to the story that was full of magical things. In this scene it’s the star shining, after the Witch and Tristan were fighting, that is the big special effect.
Key Graffer- Head Electrician/Lighting:
Also, this movie had many people working on the electric and lighting part of the movie. John Higgins (Mamma Mia, Captain America, Sweeney Todd, and Finding Neverland) and Ashley Palin-second unit (Troy, The Da Vinci Code) were the chief lighting technicians in this movie. This movie had a lot of scenes shot outside in both cloudy and sunny conditions. This movie also had a lot of scenes that were shot at night with light from the candles- period of time- that gave it a believable orange glow. In this scene the candles are still visible but it’s brighter than what candles put out, makes it look like there are sun lights in the ceiling. Also, the star is giving off a lot of bright light making the room seem super bright.
Gestalt Principles: 1:41
The texture can be seen from the glass and debris laying on the floor also the shadows give the staircase and the pillars texture.
Figure/Back ground relationship with the use of the chairs and other debris looking blurry close to the front and everything in the background looking clear.
Contrast with the use of the bright light lighting up the dark shadows.
The law of continuity is seen by the line of the lighting going horizontal across the scene and the use of the lines from the staircases leading your eyes up.
Balance, though, off center a little bit the balance comes from the two staircases and the placement of the candles.
The law of closure also works because of the light shining so brightly and what looks like figures standing in the middle of it.
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