Cinematography in Do the Right Thing In Do the Right Thing we can see how carefully are used camera movements,

distance, focus, and angle of the camera shot to emphasize the racial tensions between the characters. In the film are used different camera angles that spectator can have better understanding of relationships between the characters. For example low angles are used in some scenes with Radio Raheem and Tony which highlight dramatic differences in stature between Radio Raheem and Tony and how they see one another, also when they are arguing the camera appears to be flip flopping between two of them to emphasize the anger amongst them. Movements of the camera, also, help that spectator has stronger understanding about the racial tensions between the characters. In most of the film camera's movements are rapid shot-reverse-shots because characters are often arguing. These movements of the camera create sense of tension. The camera's distance from the characters helps to viewer to be more emotionally involved with some characters point of view. For example, the camera is close up on characters, and the viewer has a feeling that is placed in the middle of the action line. It increases the sense of mental and emotional stress that characters endure from dealing with one another in the stressed situations. Some shots which show different usage of camera distance in film Do the Right Thing Camera distance often helps to convey meaning: extreme long shot is often first in new scene (called establishing shot) long shot shows bigger movements and gestures medium shots often show interaction or conversation close-up shows more intimacy or emotion extreme close-up shows significant detail Examples in Do the Right Thing:

Extreme long shot

Long shot

Medium long shot (plan americain)

Medium shot

Medium close-up

Close-up

Extreme close-up

Different usage of camera angles:

Eyeline shot

Low angle shot

High angle shot

Focus and deep space - creating illusion of depth by showing objects in foreground, medium ground, and background at the same time - different uses of focus can show which elements are important - sometimes also achieved by using deep focus lenses - racking: changing focal point without cutting

In Do the Right Thing we can see a real wealth of effects which enrich this film. Because of this spectator has a feeling like he is a part of the situation and he has compassion for what happens in the movie.