Cinematography

language and facial expressions. This makes the character feel more real, and it allows audiences to empathize with her more. In short, it is a very good performance. Of course, people don’t remember “Ida” for its acting, but for its Oscar-nominated cinematography by Ryszard Lenczweski and Lukasz Zal. This facet is probably tied with Kulesza’s performance as the best part of the film. It is shot mostly in long shots and long takes, with minimal camera movement and compositions that often place…

break the code, adding suspense and excitement to the viewing experience. Cinematography In consideration of the use of cinematography, I reviewed the video clip and transcript Miriam’s Last Breath – Strangers on a Train (4/10) Movie Clip (1951). Originally, I was confused because the title was kind of misleading. “Strangers on a Train” is the portion that was misleading because they were actually in boats. The cinematography tools were used by using black and white…

In the movie, Stranger than Fiction, the director develops the major character in the film, which is Harold, by using different elements such as cinematography, visual design, literary concepts, and sound/music. By using these elements, the director guides the viewer to understand the point of view, psychology, and emotional dimension of the character. For instance, at the beginning of the film, sound is used to narrate and describe Harold’s personality. The narrator guides the audience as the…

Earth. It was never meant to die here.” Christopher Nolan is undoubtedly one of the best directors in Hollywood, and he set fire to the film world with his groundbreaking film Interstellar. From its jaw dropping visual effects shown with elegant cinematography to a goosebump inducing score, Interstellar became an instant classic. Visuals are a very important to movies nowadays. But most of these impressive visuals are going towards creating and bringing to life fictional worlds. So it is a…

requires us to analyse and evaluate how well the documentary persuades the audience to adopt the invited reading of feeling empathy for the refugees coming here to Australia (N. Maine, 2016). The techniques of mise-en-scene, post-production and cinematography are used continuously to explore in detail the harsh conditions of which many refugees have lived in their home countries and why they are so determined to come to Australia. A powerful, thought provoking scene, used…

three, Michael Almereyda’s released in 2000. However, there are certain choices that the directors made that enhanced and built-upon the original Hamlet play. Kenneth Branagh’s rendition is the most effective version due to it’s well-thought-out cinematography, and the music. These enhance Hamlet’s internal…

storytelling, and sometimes can rely solely on cinematography and lighting to evoke feeling out of its audience. Three films that are prime examples are a A Fantastic Woman directed by Sebastian Lelio, Outside In directed by Lynn Shelton and You Were Never Really Here directed by Lynne Ramsay. Where all of these films were lacking in terms of thoroughly executing their plots and messages, they made up for in beautiful and meaningful cinematography. A Fantastic…

with a straight face. Audiences are responders to the film therefore exhibit authority in shaping their own conclusions to decide if any kind of truth might be found. Even though Broinowski shapes our understanding of the truth with the use of cinematography, we are ultimately in control in making conclusions on who we believe. Broinswki executes her role as a filmmaker so well. Norma Khouri’s real-life drama is strange yet captivating and is a must watch! We all love watching a successful con…

Literature Review 2.0 Introduction They are various visual concept we can see in every film in scope is comedy film. Comedy is entertainment consist of humor and to amuse by inducing laughter. Why this film can make us laughter, there is no simple answer can answer that question sometimes it doesn’t make sense can make us laugh. Sometime is funny because it is expected and sometime it is unexpected. Nowadays we seen a lot of viral video trolling each other to make it funny and people like to…

Sherlock, Jr (1924) and The Immigrant (1917) are two silent films that share a ground of similarities and differences when their genre, plot, theme, and cinematography are in view. Sherlock Jr, directed, produced, and acted by Buster Keaton, identifies with its audience through a paralleling story telling method, where the reality and the protagonist’s dream it combines to tell a wishful detective story with a romantic twist (Schenck & Keaton, 1924). In The Immigrant, we see Charles Chaplin…