Discuss how important cinematography is in establishing strong responses from spectators to a key characaters

This sequence opens with a close up shop of Sebastian's hand playing the piano, the shot is lit to highlight his hands and the rest of the shot is dim. This feature, aslong side the fast piano music creates an intensity to the scene, establishing Seb's passion for music. The camera zooms out to show the rest of the band, but Seb stays illuminated compared to the dark shadowed room. This implies that his position at this time is good for him and his career in music, highlighting him could also be a way of establishing him happiness. I dont believe that you would have to be an active viewer to notice this lighting and music choice, any passive spectator could see the way seb is set apart from the crowd.

As the shot continues to zoom out, revealing a crowd of dancing people, we see the way that Mia is lit from above, making her stand out. These two characters being shot in this way would tell an active audience that there is a relationship between them.

The camera quickly whip pans from Mia to Seb repeatedly, showing her dancing and him playing the piano, this emphasises on their relationship and how she supports him. They are both smile because they are happy  to be where they are. Whip pans are signature to the directors style and have used it alot in other films, active spectators will notice this feature of an auteur.