A Tales of Cinema (2005), and Night and Day (2008) by Hong Sang-Soo Production analysis is a methodologically neutral tool, which seeks to reckon with the film’s formal and stylistic patterns by charting the various technical strategies its filmmakers employ in its enunciation. These strategies include casting, performance, costume design, color design, lighting, and composition, the rendition of space, rhythm and sound design. In this essay, we will study closely Hong Sang-Soo as well as analyze his two films, A Tales of Cinema (2005), and Night and Day (2008).
Hong Sang Soo An award winning director, Hong Sang-Soo, is known to be one of South Korea’s most respected directors. Hong Sang-Soo is a rarity. His films are so closely linked …show more content…
For example, the importance of travel as excursion. It is a tendency that has gradually become more and more pronounced. Hong has directed seven feature films over the course of roughly ten years (1996–2006). Since switching to digital, Hong has completed eight features and two shorts in roughly six years (2008–2013). The changes in Hong’s working methods as well as the types of films he produces is a result of filmmaking in rapid succession due to the motion of digital age. While there are still films that exhibit the same style as his earlier works such as Like You Know It All (2009) and Hahaha (2010), there are seemingly smaller and more fractured works like Oki’s Movie (2010) and In Another Country (2012) that show a different sensibility coming to the fore (Timothy 80). Although, Unger argues, the use of repetition in Hong’s films makes the audience aware of the film’s construction and that they are aware of watching Hong Sang-Soo’s films. This is what we know as director’s signature style (Unger 153). The use of signature styles in Hollywood is way common than in South Korea. For instance, Wes Anderson’s films are saturated in colors, centered subject, and tracking shots. Another example is Sofia Coppola. Her films are non-verbal with hallway and window
Hong Sang Soo An award winning director, Hong Sang-Soo, is known to be one of South Korea’s most respected directors. Hong Sang-Soo is a rarity. His films are so closely linked …show more content…
For example, the importance of travel as excursion. It is a tendency that has gradually become more and more pronounced. Hong has directed seven feature films over the course of roughly ten years (1996–2006). Since switching to digital, Hong has completed eight features and two shorts in roughly six years (2008–2013). The changes in Hong’s working methods as well as the types of films he produces is a result of filmmaking in rapid succession due to the motion of digital age. While there are still films that exhibit the same style as his earlier works such as Like You Know It All (2009) and Hahaha (2010), there are seemingly smaller and more fractured works like Oki’s Movie (2010) and In Another Country (2012) that show a different sensibility coming to the fore (Timothy 80). Although, Unger argues, the use of repetition in Hong’s films makes the audience aware of the film’s construction and that they are aware of watching Hong Sang-Soo’s films. This is what we know as director’s signature style (Unger 153). The use of signature styles in Hollywood is way common than in South Korea. For instance, Wes Anderson’s films are saturated in colors, centered subject, and tracking shots. Another example is Sofia Coppola. Her films are non-verbal with hallway and window