I think one of the biggest hurdles every single filmmaker faces is how to find their own unique voice and visual style. The reason for this is that it takes some craft mastery to really diversify yourself from what others have done before, but also not to forget all the formative lessons that explain film itself. Now, that might be one of the most daunting things to read, but you should know that every single filmmaker has had to face this hurdle...even the great ones. Enter this video essay from The House of Tabula, which argues that Sergio Leone is in a class of his own as a director because he's not just a master of his own voice, but he successfully blended it with all of film beforehand as well. Today, I want to go over three key lessons for filmmakers that are inspired by the video essay.Let's dive in. - YouTube www.youtube.com 1. The Face is a LandscapeWhen I think about Sergio Leone, I think about the way he shoots people, particularly the way he shoots faces. His auteur style is one of "grandiose scale and spectacle." But it’s how he achieved this storytelling voice that I think holds one of our most important lenses. Leone frequently used some of the widest-angle lenses available during his era. This single choice had two profound, and seemingly contradictory, effects:Deep Focus: It created an immense depth of field where "almost everything that can be seen" became the subject. Instead of just...
Published By: NoFilmSchool - Wednesday, 5 November