Shawshank Tarring The Roof

The convict crew that tarred the plate factory roof in the spring of 49 wound up sitting in a row at ten o clock in the morning drinking icy cold bohemia style beer.

Shawshank tarring the roof. Film analysis of the rooftop scene in the shawshank redemption. In this scene the establishing shot lasts from 0 00 to 0 20 it sets the scene perfectly due to the fact that the bucket of tar is followed up onto the roof of the men tarring the roof being guarded by the police this sets the scene immediately as there are no questions on the audiences mind they will know exactly what is happening which is important here so they realise exactly what is happening. It then shows a variety of medium shots and close ups this reveals the characters reactions and emotions towards. And that s how it came to pass that on the second to last day of the job the convict crew that tarred the plate factory roof in the spring of 49 wound up sitting in a row at ten o clock in the morning drinking icy cold bohemia style beer courtesy of the hardest screw that ever walked a turn at shawshank state prison the colossal prick even managed to sound magnanimous.

Andy overhears byron hadley a prison guard complaining to the other guards about the taxes he ll have to pay on the 35 000 he just inherited from his long lost brother. Andy is battling wits with authority. After a few years red and andy both find themselves on a work crew tarring the roof of the prison s license plate factory. Arc shot circling round andy and hadely emphasises the desperation of the scene.

Camera editing the shawshank redemption rooftop scene jamie derek the scene opens with a close up of the tar bucket this pans upward to reveal the men working. That s how on the second to last day of the job the convict crew that tarred the plate factory roof in 1950 ending up sitting in a row at ten o clock on a spring morning drinking black label beer supplied by the hardest screw that ever walked a turn at shawshank prison. The film that i will be analysing is the shawshank redemption.