OWARIMONOGATARI Episode 5 – SODACHI Lost, Part 2
In this episode the side view wide shot of Araragi and Oikura was used repeatedly in order to function as a constant for the lighting changes. This made the changes in lighting more perceptible, which helped it visually convey the changes in the mood of Oikura. The first shot was in the beginning of the episode. This shot was at its brightest, which matches the relatively less serious start. As Oikura reveals more about her dysfunctional family, the lighting became dimmer and the shadows heavier which accentuated her state of misery. The third shot was especially apt, since at this point she was describing Araragi’s happy family as so bright to the point of being unsettling. The contrast between her description of his family and the dimmed room visualized how comparatively miserable her family life was. In this second sequence of shots it again started off bright although not as bright as the first couple of shots. At this point she was still using A...