In a new video, Marco Risch from Nerdkultur talks about the greatest trick employed in Dune 2 to depict the development of the main character Paul Atreides and his relationship with the world of Arrakis.
Who is Marco Risch? Since 2015, Marco Risch has been uploading videos with news, reviews, analyses, and interviews about current movies, series, and video games on his YouTube channel Nerdkultur.
In his Podcast Nerd & Kultur he chats every Sunday with his colleague Yves Arievich about topics such as Star Wars, Marvel, and DC. With both, he is part of the Webedia network, of which MeinMMO is also a part.
In a new video, he now explains to you why a simple trick gives Dune 2 a deeper narrative level and how your perception of the story is influenced:
What trick is it actually about? In his video, Marco talks about a trick that runs throughout the entire narrative of Dune 2. The change in camera perspective allows you as the audience to intensely experience and empathize with Paul Atreides’ development.
This way, you experience Arrakis at the beginning of the film from the distant perspective of Paul, who at that point knows the planet only from stories and visions. Wide and distant camera shots emphasize this distance that he himself still feels at the beginning.
Camera perspective pulls you directly into the action of Dune 2
In the video, Marco explains when the camera work in Dune 2 changes drastically. As soon as Paul engages in the active resistance battle, the camera often stays at eye level, pulling you almost directly into the action. This way, a strong identification with Paul and the Fremen is enabled for you as the audience.
Even in action scenes, the camera follows the characters at eye level. This camera perspective ensures that the chaos and violence appear more intense and immediate to you as the audience. How skillfully the film plays with this trick and accompanies the story of Paul Atreides, you can hear in Marco’s video himself. In another video, he talks about a trick that shaped an entire film franchise: How a simple technique helped the Marvel films to success
