From the whole movie, what we first notice is the significant slow and meticulous speed of motion. Different from other narrative films, the Portrait of a Lady on Fire uses extreme slow motion when fi...Read More
Chapter 5 of the book discusses the use of cinematography in films. To me, cinematography is the lifeline of the film and what makes it different from other forms of art. Books can have narratives, bu...Read More
Focusing on this weeks reading “Chapter 5, The Shot: Cinematography”, I will be walking through the cinematography of one of Sofia Coppolla’s first short films, Lick the Star. This 14 minute sho...Read More
The reading in Chapter 5 discusses the various techniques used in films to create a shot, particularly the lighting of a scene, different focal lengths employed, and camera movement. While reading I f...Read More
https://www.vanityfair.com/video/watch/vf-tricks-of-the-trade-adam-stockhausen-on-asteroid-city This video provided an exciting view into how Wes Anderson structures and shapes his unique setpieces to...Read More
In Wes Anderson’s The Grand Budapest Hotel, many elements of mise-en-scené are coherently utilized throughout the film to tell the story of a once bustling hotel during the time under bureaucratic ...Read More
I thought this article was a valuable tool in further understanding the techniques used in the film. I was especially happy to find out my observations concerning the connection between Zero’s emoti...Read More
When investigating further into the details of mise-en-scène and Wes Anderson, I came across an interesting video (linked below) that combines a concept explained in Chapter 3 of Bordwell’s tex...Read More
Something I noticed while watching this film and all the other Wes Anderson films I have seen is that he LOVES to use symmetry in his shots. As I was watching Grand Budapest Hotel, I kept noticing how...Read More
Before diving into my blog post, attached is a visual analysis of The Grand Budapest Hotel from the Medium. https://medium.com/@davidleeds/beauty-at-a-distance-cinematic-techniques-of-the-grand-budape...Read More