FILM TECHNIQUES The composer of the film, ‘Witness’, uses various film techniques to illustrate the contrast between the English world and the Amish way of life. Two techniques that stand out from the rest in this film are the dialogue, and the camera angles from which every scene is taken. Dialogue: The dialogue between the actors is an essential film technique because without it, it would be impossible for the audience to understand the film’…showed first 75 words of 470 total…

…showed last 75 words of 470 total…Book took Rachel and Samuel to eat hot dogs, the composer uses a half-body shot to show how uncomfortable Book was when Rachel and Samuel started praying, revealing the fact that he, and probably most of the city-based people are not used to that. The composer uses full shot to present the calm and very close-to-nature environment that the Amish live in, as opposed to the hectic and industrialised city where the English dwell in.