Steven Spielberg's movie Schindler's List is an unforgettable masterpiece about the horrors of the holocaust. To convey his important message to viewers, Spielberg employed every filmmaking technique at his disposal to immerse the audience in this world and ensure that the atrocities depicted in the film would never happen again.Today, I want to dive into one specific thing Spielberg did to emphasize his point, which is to have a girl in a red coat stand out in this black and white movie. The girl in the red coat functions as both a symbol and a motif.Let's dive in. - YouTubewww.youtube.comMaking Schindler's ListNo one had high hopes for this movie. It was supposed to be a bomb. The budget was just $22 million. No one had ever made a profitable film about the Holocaust. Spielberg himself didn't take a salary, calling it "blood money."Janusz Kaminski shot the film in a 1.85:1 theatrical aspect ratio. He used Arriflex 35-III and Zeiss Standard Speed and Super Speed Lenses, the Arriflex 535A and Zeiss Standard Speed and Super Speed Lenses, and the Arriflex 535B and Zeiss Standard Speed and Super Speed Lenses.According to Spielberg's biography, written by Joseph McBride, handheld cameras were used to shoot 40% of the film was shot with handheld cameras. Not only that, but it had to be shot in just 72 days due to budget constraints, which Spielberg felt gave the film "a spontaneity, an edge, and it also serves the subject." He filmed without using Steadicams, elevated shots,...
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