Cinematography

All of these pieces come together to create the film, and if any of the pieces are missing the film fails to have an impact. So, which piece has the most importance? Well it’s simple, it’s cinematography. Cinematography by definition is the art of motion picture. However, there’s a lot more to cinematography than what it is defined as. It’s…

When it comes to music in film, it is important to properly capture what is onscreen with the music accompanying the scene. A piece of music that is appropriately orchestrated will allow the viewer to feel as though they have become a part of the film. Because the point of view of the camera is omniscient, the following musical description will attempt to create a piece that will not overpower the scene but rather complement it, and follow the emotion of the main character as the viewer cannot…

city. Through its visual images, without a plot, Vertov allows the audience to make their own interpretations of the events in order to construct an overall meaning of the film. Vertov uses editing, specifically rhythm and continuity, along with cinematography, to convey the theme that life has two sides, birth and death, marriage and divorce, and lastly the young and old. Collectively, they are interconnected and give the meaning of life as it is which as a result, contributes to the meaning of…

the 19th century, the idea came to light that photographs could be compiled in such a way a motion picture was able to be produced; these short films took on a flipbook appearance and could easily be one of the inspirations behind stop motion cinematography that is still alive today. Thomas Edison, in 1888, helped to drastically advance the progress of film with the invention of a Kinetoscope, the very first video camera. Edison used his creative and technological skill to focus on capturing the…

Mona Lisa: The Portrait of London Beyond the plot and the tragedy of main heroes, cinematography is able to reflect the life of the piece of the world where the game of actions takes place. In Neil Jordan’s multi-faceted movie Mona Lisa, London reveals the depths of its underworld: prostitution, crimes, and violence. George, the protagonist of the story, becomes the guide who leads the audience through the streets of London, its representatives, and their hardships on the lines of fortune.…

called deep-focus photography. Scott Higgins and Sara Ross of the Cinema Journal emphasize Toland’s influence on the film by stating, “Gregg Toland’s deep-focus cinematography deftly creates the moody, ethereal atmosphere of haunted love in a film universally acclaimed as one of cinema’s great romances (pg. 174).” Deep-focus cinematography displays the images in both the foreground and background of a shot clearly. Toland’s use of this technique helped produce an atmosphere of volatile,…

In the film “Thanks for Smoking” the cinematographer James Whitaker does a great job giving us a film that is both ailing and entertaining to the viewer through his use of high, distance and overall use of the camera in the ways of movement and selection of space and light for shots. For example, the use of long shots/ wide shots during film allow us to focus on the surroundings and atmosphere of where Nick our main character was, driving up on the Ranch, walking down stairs and through the…

American mystery drama film done in 1941 by Orson Welles. The main characters include Charles Foster Kane, Susan Alexander Kane, Jedediah Leland, and Mary Kane among others. This is a film that is specifically praised due to is the use of the cinematography, narrative structure and music. It is a movie that is worth watching and everyone should consider watching it. The life of Charles foster Kane, who is a newspaper tycoon, is told after his death and it’s told from the perception of those…

father and extracting revenge on his uncle who murdered his father. This essay is evaluating the iconic scene where Hamlet meets his dead father and his father tells him of his uncle's betrayal. These 2 scenes will be evaluated on the quality of cinematography: music, acting, and camera work. In Kenneth Branagh's version of the meeting, the music stands out as the piece de résistance, it’s flush with what is happening in the scene and furthers the atmosphere. When seeing the ghost for the first…

Century. The French Connection still remains an electrifying achievement. Especially, the climatic car chase scene in The French Connection is still jaw-dropping in its suspense and execution. Through this paper, I would like to analyze about the Cinematography and Editing in The French Connection. The plot of the movie is that follows a truculent `bad-boy' police officer Popeye Doyle and his slightly kinder partner (Roy Schneider) in their journey to bust a drug-smuggling ring of French…