The "underground' is a tool that filmmakers use to manipulate the mood of the film. Here are some ways you can use it for your next film. Think back to the beginning of the third act in Parasite, when Moon-gwang (Lee Jeong-eun) stands before the dark staircase to a hidden basement and looks back into the camera and asks, “Want to come down with me?” It’s a terrifying moment because the audience is unaware of what is waiting for them down there. Basements are creepy. They are creepy because they are confined, dark spaces with only one exit for escape, but, even worse, they are underground. There is an ominous feeling about them—how deep are they? What is held inside? Now You See It breaks down the vast collection of symbolic meanings that underground spaces hold that filmmakers use in their stories. Let's venture down together! Read More...
Published By: NoFilmSchool - Wednesday, 9 December, 2020