As Bordwell goes through the basics of film editing, it is clear that editing is one of the most crucial aspects of making a film. He writes at the beginning, “‘The Social Network’” in finishe...Read More
Editing, at its core, allows the filmmaker decide what shots to include in a film and what shots to not include. For film editing, the editor have different choices to make in term of how they want to...Read More
If you think about the aspects of a film as if they were a band, let’s say, you could think of Mise-en-scene as the lyrics or chords, laying out the scene and the tone. The cinematography could be t...Read More
You probably have heard about editing through short video clips on social media, or you may have noticed the changes from shot to shot in a thriller. Filmmakers tend to use cuts to reveal the relation...Read More
Prior to 1920, films gained criticism on whether it was appropriately categorized as cinematography for it to put so much reliance on editing. After this period film theorists began to realize how exp...Read More
In Portrait of a Lady on Fire, cinematographer Claire Mathon further delves into unspoken aspects of the relationship between Heloise and Marianne through the use of different types of shots. Through ...Read More
To start off, I would like to say that this film is the ultimate antithesis to any Michael Bay movie. The female characters in those movies are only shown in a sexual manner, even if they aren’t...Read More
One of the first things I realized after watching the Film was the intentional use of long takes and still frames during the film, which are important elements in a Cinematography shot. According to F...Read More
This article dives into the cinematography of the movie Portrait of a Lady on Fire. Claire Mathon, the cinematographer, describes some of her ideas behind camera movement in the film. She talks about ...Read More
Céline Sciamma wonderfully portrays the beauty and predestined constraints of Queer love mirrored by the Greek story of Orpheus and Eurydice. Primely signified through color dynamics and long shots t...Read More