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The best effect that is used in this movie is definately the lighting. At the start of the movie, the lighting is very dark. This is the point in the movie where Andy first goes to Shawshank, and he is taking it very hard, and he is a loner. He does not talk to anyone. Then, as the movie goes on he starts actually talking to people and getting some friends in the prison. As this happens, the lighting in the movie gets a alot lighter. As the movie comes to a close, the lighting gets darker again, because he is planning in breaking out from prison. Finally, it gets light again after he escapes, because he is finally free again.

The camera angles that the director uses is also pretty interesting. At the start of the movie when Andy first arrives at Shawshank prison with a fresh group of in-mates, the camra is down by the ground looking up at him, because he is basically at his lowest point. At the end of the movie when he finally escapes from prison, the camera is way up in the sky looking up at him, because he is basicaly on top of the world after escaping from prison, and becoming as free man.



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