Stanley Kubrick is a perfectionist, especially when it comes to shot length. The legend of Kubrick grows with every passing year. It feels like the more we analyze him, the closer we get to understanding how his genius worked. Kubrick has a mythos surrounding him that brings me back to his work over and over again. A recent tweet from Vashi Nedomansky went into the details of Kubrick's shot length in some of his movies. Other directors were mentioned in the tweet, and we're going to look at each director individually, but this article obviously focuses on Kubrick. So what can we glean from the shot length in Kubrick's films? There's one caveat. Kubrick's work began at a time when Hollywood focused on longer shots and fewer edits. His movies progressed through so many decades and eras, that these ideas changed. I think the best way to look at them is to think about the intention behind the film, and also the era in which it was made. Let's look closer. Read More...
Published By: NoFilmSchool - Thursday, 17 June, 2021