Light of visions is a documentary on world renowned Cinematographers. The documentary has multiple current time Cinematographers staring in this giving their thoughts on what they say are well directed and the techniques that are used in those famous movies that makes those movies so well made. The movie begins with directors like Ernest Dickenson, Caleb Deschanel, Conrad Hall and more talking about how films used to be filmed and what kind of directing was used. The different elements used to direct movies have changed so much as time has gone on. Back then the movies shot were known to be more “freer.” There were no tricks in the studio and were free to move more. Interviewees in the movie mentioned that light is the most important use of element in a movie and coming from the title I think one can agree. …show more content…
Movies you might have heard like “The Graduate” starring Dustin Hoffman, “Scarface” movies starring Al Pacino to “In Cold Blood” directed by Richard Brooks. These older movies are “textbooks” for Cinematographers in this day in age because of the extraordinary techniques used for these more recent cinematographers to use as inspirations. Movies like Citizen kane was a textbook to these directors in the movie. In the documentary they talk about how times have changed a lot. Back then the biggest struggle in a cinematographers work was to make the star of the movie POP. in the 30’s the star was to look as glamorous as possible. As the star is the most important in a film. This is where the elements of light and colors would come into play. They also struggled with trying to make movies with cameras to be “free” once again how they used to be. Now a cinematographer and director can be named by just the use of techniques that are being used and how a movie is
On October 14th, 2016 in class we watched “Two Spirits” by Lydia Nibley. Basically the film explored the cultural context behind a tragic and senseless murder of the main character. Fred was part of an honored “Navajo” youth who was killed at the age of sixteen by a man who bragged to his friends that he was nothing but a “fag”. While walking home from a carnival he was chased by one of his friends. Once his friend caught up to Fred, he pulled him down from a mountain and smashed his head with a heavy rock. Fred laid there for five days straight where two young boys found his body lying there. He was labeled as a “two-spirit” who was possessed of balancing masculine and feminine traits. In the film, there are two parts that are put together effortlessly like the people it discusses. Most of the documentary focuses on Fred’s murder, but the real issues in the film were those of the lesbian, gay, and transgender community and how its members were viewed in a
In cinema, lighting, blocking and panning drastically influence what an audience will notice and take away from a scene. Orson Welles’s 1941 Citizen Kane has numerous examples of effectively using these aspects within mise-en-scène, cinematography and editing to portray the importance of specific events and items in the film. The scene where Kane writes and then publishes his “Declaration of Principles” (37:42-39:42) in the New York Daily Inquirer after buying them focuses on important elements of the film, aiding the audience by combining lighting, blocking and panning to define significant roles and objects that further the movie as a whole.
‘12 years a Slave, award winning film director Steve McQueen associates making a film to, "writing a novel – you're telling a story. " This message is powerful and defines the true purpose of filmmaking that is, ‘to tell a story.’(Victorino) Hollywood has capitalized on the aspect of visual storytelling first introduced in 1985 by the Lumiere brothers with their first movie ever made for projection -- Workers Leaving the Lumiere Factory. They (Hollywood), then designed a Studio System called Classic Hollywood Cinema to Finance, Organize, Produce, Market, Distribute, and Exhibit movies for financial gain while entertaining movie goers. This term was coined by David Bordwell, Janet Staiger and Kristin Thompson to define Hollywood’s film making during the period of 1913 to 1960. From the D.W. Griffith successful 1913 first movie ever shot in Hollywood, ‘In Old California’, to the James Cameron’s 2009 movie Avatar grossing over 760 million in the box office, this process continues to be effective and lives on today.
Citizen Kane is a timeless movie that revolutionized the film industry by bringing new techniques and ways to go about making a film that changed the Cinema forever. Orson Welles created a timeless picture by dedicated himself to the Mise-en-scene, he pushed the boundaries and found different ways to utilize what he already knew. The Mise-En-Scene of this narrative creates a film that is ahead of it’s time and a genius innovation to
The film, Out in the Night documents a 2006 case in which a group of young African American lesbians were accused of gang assault and attempted murder. The film portrays how unconscious bias, institutional discrimination and racism contributed to the convictions of seven African American lesbian women. Three of the women pleaded guilty to avoid going to trial, but four did not. Renata Hill, Patreese Johnson, Venice Brown, and Terrain Dandridge maintained their innocence and each were charged with several years in prison. I cried through out the documentary because it dawned on me that it’s not safe for women, especially gay women of color. The four-minute incident occurred in Greenwich Village where Dwayne Buckle sexually and physically harassed
The 18th century has marked the commencement of the innovation of cinematography. The invention of cinema owes its existence to a few investors and scientists who are broadly known for laying down its foundation. Among those pioneers are the Lumiere brothers who were some of the earliest contributors to cinema, inventing the first real film camera called the "cinematographe", which effectively functioned as a camera, projector and printer all in one (Barnauw, 1993:6). Thus giving rise to the art of film making. Initially, in the early years of cinema since there was no developed structure [or language] to tell cinematic stories, the early Lumiere brother?s films such as Workers leaving the Lumiere factory (1895) and The Arrival of a Train at the Station (1895), were composed of a single shot, no camera movement and only one continuous action from beginning to end (Obalil, 2007).
This was due to his usage of effective film techniques and having a great
A lot of directors try so hard to become a game changer, to be able to redefine the filming industry by using their own unique techniques. Many succeeded and left a legacy. One of the most inventive directors nowadays is Christopher Nolan. Christopher Nolan’s auteurship has successfully make him the ‘author of the movie’. In three of his most iconic works, Inception, The Prestige and Interstellar, Nolan combines elements of bending the storyline’s chronology, using labyrinth both metaphorically and literally, making using of Victorian aesthetics and elements of suspense as his creative signature in the movies.
The contemporary cinematography is a huge and diverse world where everyone can find a movie and/or genre they love the most. A lot of directors with different views and backgrounds are making movies and it is hard to pick one to analyse as everyone’s work is beautiful and deep in their own way. But for this assignment, I decided to choose David Fincher and try to lift the curtain of the complex world of his movies. David Fincher wanted to be a director since the early childhood. And particularly, two events in his life established the choice of becoming a movie director.
What makes a film interesting? What makes it stand out from other films? What makes it unique? The visual design aspects of color and lighting in a film play a major role in giving the film meaning and depth. A lot of thought goes into what colors and lighting should be used that will help convey a mood and theme central to the film. You wouldn’t see dark colors and lighting used in a children cartoon, instead you see bright color and bright lighting. And vice versa; most horror films don’t focus on bright colors and bright lighting. In The Wizard of Oz (Dir. Victor Fleming, 1939) , the director uses bright colors and lighting to portray the moods of happiness, joy and innocence in Dorothy’s life. In contrast, dark colors and lighting that go hand in hand with the evil parts of Oz portray the
Aims and the objectives In this the research I have analyzed three characters Bill Morrison (American filmmaker), Dziga Vertov (Soviet film director) and Jodie Mack (film director). The filmmaker I have concentrated on is Bill Morrison, he is popular for his recontextualization and montage to understand his style and how to apply it to my work I had to: Execute an analysis to understand how did Bill Morrison approach that level of recontextualization and montage. Review some of his project to visualize methods he uses. Morrison at some point was largely concentrating on the archival footage, which then has benefited the work he has developed and the method he had built.
Along with this modern day lighting emphasizes colour, reflection and atmosphere. In the earlier days of film it was necessary to use extreme amounts of lighting. This was because earlier film
My opinion about the film “City Lights” by Charlie Chaplin is that it is a great movie. It is the first time that I watch a silent romantic comedy film, my thought at the beginning of the movie was that it was going to be bored but once the story began my way of see this film was so different in the way how the story connect from the beginning to the end. This film was great how the images black and white, the fast motion scenes, and the orchestra music, give the story a taste of pantomime as an art of body language. Also playing a huge role in the story between the characters, in how Chaplin falls in love with this blind lady and his friend ship with this alcoholic
Bazin states that “today we can say at last that the director writes the film” [Murphet, J. and Rainford, L (2003)]. The primary belief of the theory is that directors will use mise-en-scene, also known as production design to bring their vision to life. There are some directors who are known to have the auteur style, which Bazin describes as “choosing personal factor in artistic creation
The highly acclaimed Citizen Kane creates drama and suspense to the viewer. Orson Welles designed this film to enhance the viewer’s opinion about light and darkness, staging, proxemics, personal theme development, and materialism. Creating one of the most astounding films to the cinematography world, Welles conveys many stylistic features as well as fundamentals of cinematography. It is an amazing film and will have an everlasting impact on the world of film.