I think some of the guys before me said it pretty well, but I found your video very entertaining and inspiring as a cinematographer. I'm now looking forward to see more of your videos. It's a shame that Bordwell doesn't do vlogs this way, having the images rolling with the text being narrated. Anyway, thanks, keep it up, etc. I wish the best for you!
That's really interesting. I hadn't noticed that Yates used this composition so often. I'm not very fond of over the shoulder shots, so I quite like that Yates mostly avoids it. He's a good thing that happened to Harry Potter.
Great work. While watching your essay, I was reminded of Greenaway's A Zed and Two Noughts. It uses this sort of shot very frequently. Greenaway was trying to approximate Vermeer's style in cinema. Incidentally, Vermeer and similar artists (e.g. Jan van Eyck) use this 'shot' a lot too.
I haven't seen any Greenaway before, but after a brief browse through YouTube videos of his work, I'm surprised by how much of his filmmaking is purely tableau compositions. As a mainstream film with requisite action scenes, "Order of the Phoenix" obviously has nothing on Greenaway's employment of this technique, but it's enough to titilate me with what Harry Potter would look like if filmed as art cinema. ZOO looks fascinating. Thanks for the recommendation.
Dude, you rock! That was amazing! Learned so much about how camera styles can show different meanings. It seems logical and right, anyways. Everything you said is very relevant and agreeable. Keep it up, man!
:).Bravo,bravo.A very interesting essay. I hadn't notised all these "straight - on shots",whne watching the movie the first time around, but now I realize how much they develope the characters and Rowling's storylines. Looking forward to hear more on such topics from you.:)
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IzettaaWass 7 months ago
The final shot of the final film is a straight-on shot of Harry. How perfect haha.
cinemaker006 7 months ago
I think some of the guys before me said it pretty well, but I found your video very entertaining and inspiring as a cinematographer. I'm now looking forward to see more of your videos. It's a shame that Bordwell doesn't do vlogs this way, having the images rolling with the text being narrated. Anyway, thanks, keep it up, etc. I wish the best for you!
347UMOM 7 months ago
That's really interesting. I hadn't noticed that Yates used this composition so often. I'm not very fond of over the shoulder shots, so I quite like that Yates mostly avoids it. He's a good thing that happened to Harry Potter.
Grissha 11 months ago
Great work. While watching your essay, I was reminded of Greenaway's A Zed and Two Noughts. It uses this sort of shot very frequently. Greenaway was trying to approximate Vermeer's style in cinema. Incidentally, Vermeer and similar artists (e.g. Jan van Eyck) use this 'shot' a lot too.
Roubiere 2 years ago
I haven't seen any Greenaway before, but after a brief browse through YouTube videos of his work, I'm surprised by how much of his filmmaking is purely tableau compositions. As a mainstream film with requisite action scenes, "Order of the Phoenix" obviously has nothing on Greenaway's employment of this technique, but it's enough to titilate me with what Harry Potter would look like if filmed as art cinema. ZOO looks fascinating. Thanks for the recommendation.
CogsnCave 2 years ago
Dude, you rock! That was amazing! Learned so much about how camera styles can show different meanings. It seems logical and right, anyways. Everything you said is very relevant and agreeable. Keep it up, man!
LeftHandOfLink 2 years ago
Thanks! It's great to hear someone getting something out of the video essay.
CogsnCave 2 years ago
:).Bravo,bravo.A very interesting essay. I hadn't notised all these "straight - on shots",whne watching the movie the first time around, but now I realize how much they develope the characters and Rowling's storylines. Looking forward to hear more on such topics from you.:)
SnitchSeeker 2 years ago
Thanks very much for the encouraging feedback! I hope to do more video essays in the future.
CogsnCave 2 years ago