1960s is the age of innovation, the age of reformation and the age of integration. It does not require superb director skills, sixties century itself is just like a haunting film with strong rhythm and unexpected plot: Beatles, counterculture movement, Free Speech Movement etc. Ideal and rebellion, glory and decadence, become the spirit background color of this era. People in sixties did change the world, especially the world for Hollywood. In the process of continuous breakthrough, post-classical Hollywood reduced the harm from Paramount Decrees little by little, established new relationship with television industry and seized the heart of younger audience (Richard, 23). Compare to Classical Hollywood, Post-classical Hollywood makes lots of
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To do it, filmmakers start to use widescreen and 3-D processes (Alan, 78). It provided a new way of viewing films and attracted more and more audiences to sit in the cinema to watch the movie. Bonnie and Clyde used 1.85: 1 as its aspect ratio (IMBD), which was so-called “flat widescreen” and was distinct from aspect ratio of television (4:3). The using of widescreen stopped Hollywood movie to be replicated on TV. In Bonnie and Clyde, Penn did his best to find out innovative, characterized, and even adventurous shooting styles. When Bonnie ran down from the narrow stairs to see Clyde, Penn used low angle shot and backlighting bravely to shot from the next of Bonnie’s skirt. No matter in technical approach or in moral perception, it had made a huge progress compared to convention of Classical Hollywood and had some obvious sighs of the imitation of the New Wave. Moreover, Penn tried to be out of the shot reverse shot method in Classical Hollywood and used a long shot instead to describe dialogues. In the scene, when Bonnie and Clyde were chatting through the road, there was a long shot with French romantic style continued for approximately 60 seconds. With the deepening of their dialogues, this shot was moved upwards slowly, which indicated that they were getting closer and closer to each other. In this way, Penn established the main shooting style of the film. However, imagine if the movie were played on the TV using Letterbox or Pan & Scan methods, it would seriously change the structure of frame, even change the intention of director. Therefore, the use of widescreen in Post-classical Hollywood did change its relationship with television industry and mean the while, there also came to more ingenious shooting techniques, which can be
To do it, filmmakers start to use widescreen and 3-D processes (Alan, 78). It provided a new way of viewing films and attracted more and more audiences to sit in the cinema to watch the movie. Bonnie and Clyde used 1.85: 1 as its aspect ratio (IMBD), which was so-called “flat widescreen” and was distinct from aspect ratio of television (4:3). The using of widescreen stopped Hollywood movie to be replicated on TV. In Bonnie and Clyde, Penn did his best to find out innovative, characterized, and even adventurous shooting styles. When Bonnie ran down from the narrow stairs to see Clyde, Penn used low angle shot and backlighting bravely to shot from the next of Bonnie’s skirt. No matter in technical approach or in moral perception, it had made a huge progress compared to convention of Classical Hollywood and had some obvious sighs of the imitation of the New Wave. Moreover, Penn tried to be out of the shot reverse shot method in Classical Hollywood and used a long shot instead to describe dialogues. In the scene, when Bonnie and Clyde were chatting through the road, there was a long shot with French romantic style continued for approximately 60 seconds. With the deepening of their dialogues, this shot was moved upwards slowly, which indicated that they were getting closer and closer to each other. In this way, Penn established the main shooting style of the film. However, imagine if the movie were played on the TV using Letterbox or Pan & Scan methods, it would seriously change the structure of frame, even change the intention of director. Therefore, the use of widescreen in Post-classical Hollywood did change its relationship with television industry and mean the while, there also came to more ingenious shooting techniques, which can be