Children Of Men Cinematography Analysis

We are said to be now in the age of dark cinema with films like The Dark Night, The Avengers, and Gone Girl and many more, that all take the path of using dark cinematography as a way to also highlight the dark tone of the movies plot. In a film like Children of Men creating a dark setting helps aid to the plot of the world in its current state of despair. With an abundance of close ups creating intimacy and then vast medium shots to show the miseenscene created for some scenes with extensive props. The films uses cinematography to help it create the dark world needed to tell the story of people trying to save the human race.
The cinematography of this films has a clear continuity style often found in many of the directors films, the movie features many long takes. Also shot entirely on mobile frame cameras, with movement throughout to give the viewer the appearance of being there themselves. Much like when a person plays a video game and sees the world their playing through the animations eyes. The color scheme also is a huge aspect of the cinematography in this film with washed out coloring displayed in the scenery and even in actors costumes, all in dark colors like blue, black, grey,

and brown. The film is shot in an aspect ratio of 1.85: 1 and the duration of the movie is 109 minutes.
Clive Owen the lead actor i the film lends to the over miseenscene of the film. A block buster english film star, in a number of dark films as the leading man. Films like Last Knights, Sin City, and Blood Ties also take the direction of using dark seedy coloring to go along with the films dark and mysterious story line. Even his voice is dark and rich a character of its own, and distantly recognizable to the principle actor. Having an extensive history with this particular type of movie making style lends to the audiences over all perception of how the film will be before the movie even began. The cast also included Juliannne Moore, Michael Caine, and Chiwetel, that have also stared in films that have taken this particular creative approach. Films like The Dark Knight Rises, Interstellar, The Hunger Games: MockingJay part 1, and Z for Zachariah.
The director of the film is said to be the chief or primary creative presence and manger in a films production.

The director of Children of Men is Alfonso Cuaron who also co wrote the film. He has directed, written, and produced many films which include A little Princess, Y Tu Mama Tambien, Gravity, and Harry Potter and The Prisoner of Azkaban. Many directors have a specific style that is constant in their films that they begin to become know for. For instance director and writer Quentin Tarantino known for dark action packed dramas, he hasn't been apart of a film that didn't have blood being spilled at some point. Same goes for director Alfonso Cuaron many of his films use very saturated and dark coloring to play off the dark plot of the film and Children of Men is no

exception.