The Eye Reflection
What does it look like?
It’s any shot that uses the surface of the eye to reflect what it is seeing for dramatic effect.
How’s it done?
These shots are always done as CGI.
When should I use it?
Use this shot in moments when you want to draw attention to the events being seen by the observer.
Blade Runner (1982)
Synopsis: In a smog-choked dystopian Los Angeles, blade runner Rick Deckard (Harrison Ford) is called out of retirement to kill a quartet of escaped “replicants”—androids consigned to slave labor on remote planets—seeking to extend their short life spans.
Featured Scene: The scene in the opening of the film that reflects the cityscape in a man’s eyeball.
Blade Runner (1982), directed by Ridley Scott
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