How much does focus affect storytelling? We dig deep. Every week, millions of people flock to the theater to be taken on a journey. They want to experience love, terror, laughter, and action. There are so many different genres and types of movies, but they all have one thing in common—they use visuals to tell the story. Filmmaking is a visual medium. Cinematographers use cameras to capture the images in screenplays, and the director runs the show. But how do they pick shots that add to the story? And how do they know what shots will make people feel what? Today, let's focus on the idea of focus, or in large part, the depth of field of an image. We'll look at six shots where the cinematographer and director made choices that directly affected the story and made the audience feel a certain way. Read More...
Published By: NoFilmSchool - Wednesday, 7 April, 2021