Bernardo Bertolucci
Bernardo Bertolucci is an expressionist filmmaker in the sense that the style of his films transgresses the realities of everyday life and the traditional cinematic way of depicting it. He achieves this through many techniques such as original camera shots or compositions that only we, behind the camera, could see. Bertolucci also paints his films in a light that creates a surrealist or "metarealist" mood and aura.
The Conformist is shot with camera angles that evoke an avant-guarde style of cinematography. Towards the end of one scene when the chauffeur arrives, the camera is set very low to the ground, and as people begin to depart from the scene, the leaves on the ground blow away from the camera into the air. However, the leaves do not move in a random and natural way, rather they continuously blow outwards and upwards in a stylized manner. It is through the angle that Bertolucci's cinematographer shoots the footage, that this avant-garde interpretation of nature, is shown in such an unnatural and surrealist manner.
When Marcello believes that he is being followed by a car, the camera is pacing with the car but is tilted at a forty-five degree angle. The camera is focused on the car's front grill and mimics the shape of the grill which is a "V" form. Highlighting this pointed area of the car, it creates a sense of uneasiness because we cannot see the driver and since it is a perspective that we do not normally have of an automobile, our senses are prepared for the unexpected to happen. Then the camera rederesses its position achieving a normal shot of the gate and the car, a return to our normal perspective: the sense of danger has passed.
Bertolucci paints the film with light in the sense that ...
... middle of paper ...
...ver, this film is a little different than his other films in that he creates images that are amazing to view, but this time you can't pull yourself away. The brute force of Brando's acting, along with the unbridled lust between Paul (Brando) and Jeanne (Schneider) create images that, although often disturbing, are images that stay in your mind long after you've left the screening. This film also showcases Bertolucci's great use of space, often separating characters by walls but showing them in the same shot. By doing so, Bertolucci shows a division between the characters that is usually achieved by shot/reverse-shot, cut-away, or parallel editing. By showing them in the same shot, using walls as the division rather than camerawork, he lends a realism to the shots that makes it all believable. That's what appealed to me about Bertolucci -- I believed in what I saw.
Cohen points to Cuaron 's fluid lensing, with its emphasis on single wide-angle shots, as a special challenge. "It makes (the effects) considerably harder, because the shots are so much longer, you 've got to think about so many more different elements. With quick cuts you can hide so many things” (A1). The whole move was a new experience not only for the actors, but also to the
When I watching this movie, I notice that I felt less separation from the movie. Initially I could not find a reason for that but, soon after I realize that the camera is not static but it wobbling slightly. In most movie, camera does not move and it creates the frame. In the other hand, this movie’s handheld camera type of camera works imitate the human eyesight feeling and make people feels like to experience the event in a movie as a one of the character. In this perspective, do not explain too much about the detail is emphasizing this experience. Consider these things, I really excited and enjoyed couple of scene which are the running through battle field and engaging to the baby. In the every day world, both scene is pretty rare to experience. For the battle field scene, majority of the people have avoiding to be in there so that is rare. The engaging to the baby experience is quite normal event for most people and of course it is grate experience but, in this movie setting, baby is extremely rare and seeing baby is truly miracle event. To emphasize and provide this miracle event, this camera work is perfect to apply.
The camerawork in the show is very well done because it helps the audience understand the relationships between the characters, as well as helps draw the audience’s attention to important actio...
The portrayal of art cinema is to some extent accurate when considering the time period of this film. Art film was first introduced to the American film industry during the period of time when this film came out. Art cinema utilizes its own set of artistic expression. Hollywood classical films on the other hand, are at odds with the artistic concept, and are considered to be mainstream. When we look at Classical films, we think of the basic Hollywood movie where there is a beginning, middle and end, and the whole movie comes together at the end, with a little bit of romance. In this specific movie, the audience is faced with a confusing dilemma of choosing whether this movie is an art film or a classical film. Most even think it has a documentary approach, but what makes this movie even more successful and even more entertaining, is that it is both art cinema and classical cinema.
Almodovar however, expresses emotions with the colors red and blue. He often has got beautiful women in his movies, and has got a thing for beautiful costumes.
One of the most prominent and influential directors in New Hollywood was Italian-American Martin Scorsese. His first major critical success, and what is often considered his “breakthrough” film, was 1973’s Mean Streets. This film helped to establish Scorsese’s signature style in regards to narrative and thematics as well as aesthetically. Scorsese developed a unique and distinct directorial flair to his films, with reoccurring themes, settings, cinematography, and editing techniques, among other elements. This led a number of film critics to declare Scorsese an “auteur,” similar to Jean-Luc Godard, Francois Truffaut, and other auteur directors of the French New Wave.
enough to feed his growing desire for kinky sex. He was content to just watch
The way that a movie is pieced together by the director/producers has a huge impact on the viewer’s experience. Stylistic elements are used to help engage the viewer; however, without these techniques the viewer will most likely loose interest. In this essay I will be taking a look at a scene within the movie Casablanca directed by Michael Curtiz in 1942. Casablanca is a classic film that is reviewed to be one of the greatest movies of all time. This could be due to the notable quotes used throughout the movie, or its ability to follow a historic, comical, and romantic storyline throughout the course of the film. It caters to several different viewers, making this movie favorable to many. This scene in Casablanca uses specific editing techniques
Francisco Pizarro Francisco Pizarro, born in Trujillo, Estremadura, Spain, in 1471. He was the son of Gonzalo Pizarro and Francisca Gonzalez, Francisco did not know how to read or write. He had little education throughout his life. His father was a captain of infantry and had fought in many battles. Pizarro always wanted to explore and sail.
Think about your favorite movie. When watching that movie, was there anything about the style of the movie that makes it your favorite? Have you ever thought about why that movie is just so darn good? The answer is because of the the Auteur. An Auteur is the artists behind the movie. They have and individual style and control over all elements of production, which make their movies exclusively unique. If you could put a finger on who the director of a movie is without even seeing the whole film, then the person that made the movie is most likely an auteur director. They have a unique stamp on each of their movies. This essay will be covering Martin Scorsese, you will soon find out that he is one of the best auteur directors in the film industry. This paper will include, but is not limited to two of his movies, Good Fellas, and The Wolf of Wall Street. We will also cover the details on what makes Martin Scorsese's movies unique, such as the common themes, recurring motifs, and filming practices found in their work. Then on
Vespucci was the one person for whom North and South America was named after. Vespucci had a wonderful life and found many things on his voyages. Amerigo Vespucci was born in Florence, Italy in March of 1451, and grew up in a considerable mansion near the river.
... In the beginning, of Contempt, Paul and Camille are talking to each other, but the dialogue can barely be heard. This is caused by the use of diegetic music. In a way, this cuts off the viewer as a voyeur but it still creates a heightened interest because the film begins after their moment of intimacy. Works Cited Berliner, Todd and Cohen, Dale J. "The Illusion of Continuity: Active Perception and the Classical Editing System.
...both suggested that lighting and the style of chiaroscuro is probably the single most important element of cinematic Expressionism. However Dietrich Scheunemann disagrees claiming that many of the first films to claim to be expressionist pieces are simply not, and no amount of lighting will make them so. Scheunemann criticises the cinematography of the film 'The Cabinet of Dr.Caligari' stating that it is distinctively unimpressive He instead suggests that it is through the curved walls, oblique windows, slanting doors and strange radical patterns on the floor that the film establishes it's nightmarish atmosphere. In light of Schunemann's views on the visual representation of Expressionism, I hope to analyse the impact Expressionism had on other genres and how contemporary filmmaker Tim Burton has evolved these visual techniques to relate to a modern day audience.
...movie that I fell in love with. But most of all I love how the story line is a great overlap into the cinematically engaging movie. There is a great use of camera, timing, shots and story line that are portrayed in this movie without being too overwhelming. This allows the audience to relax during the movie and just take in the scenes as a story from reality. To this day, and even still doing this paper I still come to find different aspects of the movie that I missed the previous times I have watched it.
Due to the film’s quality and interest it became an award winning film. The film had excellent sound effects such as the battle scenes. The image quality was also outstanding; it used many different angles to depict the actor to make you feel involved in the scenes. In the action scenes the most common viewpoint used was a close up shot which allows the audience to see and feel the intensity of the scene. The second viewpoint mostly used was a tracking shot due to the actors c...