Structural Rhythm

    Sporre explains it best when he says, “Filmmakers create rhythms and patterns based on the way they choose to tell their stories or that indicate deeper meanings and relationships. The manner in which the various shots join together and juxtapose with cinematic images, both visual and aural, we call structural rhythm” (Sporre, pg. 175-176). To create a rhythm, filmmakers often use symbolic images such as there hero dressed in all white and the villain dressed in black (Sporre, pg. 176). The video below shows the trope of black and white between the characters of good and evil in the popular Harry Potter series. I think the point of these images is to give the audience clues into what is happening in the film and also to give additional meaning in to what they are watching. Repetition of images can also be used to set a structural rhythm. After a while the audience will expect it so when the repetition is broken it can surprise the audience into to laughter (Sporre, pg. 177).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Tbffj_04cI