After reading through this assignment I must admit that I got a little excited, because spy kids is one of my favorite movies and the excuse to watch it again for another blog post was way too good to pass up. I wanted to make sure that I took my time with the movie and really viewed it more critically so I could get a better idea of the types of shots that were taking place. I was having a hard time finding perfect still shots, like where the camera just stopped completely on an object for a moment, so what I tried to do was take still shots of my own where I would pause the film and do my best to try and determine what type of shot it was and what photography techniques were being used. Included below is what I came up with.

Contrast: I felt as though contrast was present in so many places during this film, but to keep things simple I would say that it begins right off the bat with the intro to the movie. At about :41 -1:00 into the movie you see the coastline come into view in stark shadowy contrast to the mountains and ocean surrounding it.

Perspective: This movie is amazing in terms of giving different camera angles and perspective, even though a lot of them are computer generated. One such example that I found to be pretty cool was at about 25:30 in the movie the kids are in a submarine of sorts and traveling underwater. As the camera switches behind them we see and awesome shot of the ocean they are traveling through.

Depth: Pause the movie at exactly 31:34 and you will see an amazing example of depth in a photo. The parents enter a room which projects them into a totally strange land. And as the camera shot goes over their shoulder you can see the enter world expand in front of them. Amazing!

Lighting: As discussed in many of the examples above, lighting is something that is not lacking in many places of this movie. One good example that I found was at 59:47 as they are diving through the cave. This scene functions as both a great perspective and shadow shot while also showing the lighting perfectly as the daylight penetrates the water and shines in through the cave.