Truman Show

“The Truman Show”

3 Academy Award Nominations:



Best Supporting Actor: Ed Harris (Christof)

Best Director: Peter Weir (Dead Poets Society)

Best Screenplay: Andrew Niccol



Winner of 3 Golden Globes:



Best Actor: Jim Carrey

Best Supporting Actor: Ed Harris

Best Original Score



Objective: You will write on three of the following topics. Each topic should be at least a paragraph.



2. What impact does music have on the movie? Why is particular music used for certain scenes? Why does the music stop when Truman sails into the wall? How does Christof display the importance of music in his television show? How are other sound effects used to add to a particular feeling? Is this movie deserving of a golden globe award for best original score?



The impact that the music has on the movie is a great impact becuase it creates feelings in the movie. It helps create a soothing feeling or a lonley feeling or a feeling when you're determined to accomplish something. It also has a small sense of fear that the music has and sadness when his father was not able to be saved from the storm. Particular music is used for certain scenes so you can get a feel or set the mood on that scene. Whether it's sad or happy. Other sound affects are used when it's flash backs and it lets him relieve the feelings he was having and how he enjoyed it. Or if it was a sad flashback it makes it sad. There is also a suspense sounds to it which also makes some parts suspensful and intriguing. This movie does deserve a golden globe award.


1. How do camera angles and camera movements affect the movie? What unique shots are used in the film and how do they impact the audience? How is framing used to remind the viewer of the cameras themselves? What impact do cameras have on you as a viewer? Pick a particular scene when you think cameras play an important role in the mood of the film.

Cameras and angles movements has a great effect on the movie and keeps the viewer entertained and interested in the movie. The unique shots are the shots that are like the camera shots where you see Truman Looking into something and it's really the camera so it's like we're filming him. That is also a way how framing is used to remind the viewer that a camera is there. The impact cameras have on me as a viewer is it makes us more intuned to the film. The camera had a strong impact in the scene where him and Sylvia had their little moment together at the beach and when he got to see his father again.



10. Did you like this movie? Why or why not? Comment on the cinematography, sound, lighting, special effects or any other technical aspects. Comment on the characters or the actors themselves. Comment on the script or the story used in the movie.


I thought this movie was ok. I did like it, but at some points I didn't think it was that interesting. There were just times where it seemed kind of pointless. I thought they had well sound effects and lighting. The special effects that i thoght were nice when it was like we were filming him. I thought it wasn't right to take a baby and to make his life viewable to the whole world and keeping someone in there like a hostage and they can't leave was ridiculous. The story was nice because it was of an actual person and unedited but it was still not right to have someone's life documented liek that for half of their lives.