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As the paper highlights Tramp is then made aware of the opportunity at the circus availed by the ringmaster for him to show his talent. At this point, Tramp discovers that his comic or hilarious bits only happen unintentionally. Replacing the circus apple with a banana from his pocket is particularly very funny. The scene is important as it reveals more characters such as Merna and the Circus Ringmaster and Proprietor.From this paper it is clear that it is important to focus on the shot angles.
Medium shot overwhelms the scene with the ordeal between Tramp and Merna ‘fighting’ over the bread, which sends Tramp sitting on the fire he lit to make his food. The medium shot features from 17:35 to 19: 45 capturing the conversation between Tramp and the lady. This is followed by a long shot showing Tramp give Merna the egg then runs off to catch up with the Circus Ringmaster and Proprietor. The long shot continues in Tramp’s circus tryout, covering all the characters present in the event.
Basically, the scene represents an alteration between medium shot and long shot, with the medium shots majorly utilized to show conversations or actions between two characters and the long shot used in showing a bigger audience of characters such as that at the Tramp’s circus try out. The eye level shots have been overwhelmingly used in the circus tryout, with low shots essentially used together with the medium shots in conversations between two characters, such as the instance between Merna and Tramp.
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