Photography
Related: About this forumI speak of Orson Welles' influence on me. Here's a couple links that deal with his
cinematic techniques.
http://www.sparknotes.com/film/citizenkane/section2.rhtml
http://bcs.bedfordstmartins.com/phillips-film4e/content/cat_050/Film2e175-177.pdf
This last link mentions "Dutch Angle." Image below.
I'm not good enough to use it correctly, but when I do, it is accidental.
postatomic
(1,771 posts)Although I had to re-read the bit about Dutch Angles 3 times before I think I understood it.
alfredo
(60,077 posts)it is art. In cinema you use Dutch Angles if you want to show that a character is out of kilter, thrown off balance, and unhinged. In still photography I'd use it only if that is the only way to get a subject in the frame.
Story telling is the theme this month, and that is why I brought up a great story teller and some of the visual techniques he uses.
Film noir taught me of the mystery of the dark. Welles was the master of the dark. I wanted to share what he can teach us about using light and dark, composition, and how setting can advance the story.
A good movie to show how setting can help tell the story is "Barton Fink."
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0101410/
nadinbrzezinski
(154,021 posts)are not good at it
alfredo
(60,077 posts)nadinbrzezinski
(154,021 posts)alfredo
(60,077 posts)nadinbrzezinski
(154,021 posts)Just recent photos at a wedding where they are trying that. AAACCKKKK, we are critics, I know