Personal View site logo

3 Things 'The Farewell' Can Teach You About How to Frame Your Shots

Great cinematography is one of the key ingredients to making a superb film. One of the first things any filmmaker thinks about when they start a project is what it's ultimately going to look like. What kinds of colors and textures are you going to use? What angles, lighting, and lenses are going to serve your story the best? To a beginner, those thoughts might be overwhelming as they bang around in your brain, especially if you don't know much about aesthetics and basic conventions of cinematography. In this video, In Depth Cine offers a great primer on cinematography by exploring Lulu Wang’s The Farewell, namely how Wang and DP Anna Franquesa-Solano overcame visual challenges, used visuals to create subtext, and ultimately portrayed the organized chaos of Billi and the rest of her clan. Check it out below: Read More...

read more...

Published By: NoFilmSchool - Wednesday, 9 December, 2020

Search News