Emphasizing the confusing world of the main character can be accomplished by focusing on these four elements. Film has a unique ability to show stories as they are being told to the audience. When those stories rely heavily on the uncertain mind of the main character, filmmakers have to be creative in their approach to set design and editing. One of the most recent films to focus on the perspective of someone whose world is constantly disoriented is The Father. The Father is a film that masterfully tells the story of a father named Anthony (Anthony Hopkins) who is suffering from dementia. The story is simple, but the way the film tells the story and forces the audiences into the disorientated state of mind of the father. To create this state of disorientation, The Father focuses heavily on four elements: space, time, repetition, and the sense of recognition. Check out how Lessons from the Screen broke down the audience’s experience in the video below: Read More...
Published By: NoFilmSchool - Friday, 15 October, 2021