The Genius Of Moving Image – Part 2
What is the role of a
cinematographer in film making?
The
Cinematographer helps to tell the story. They tell people where to look. The
cinematographer is the author and the creator of light and how it contributes
to the story.
Why did Roman Polanski insist on
using a hand held camera in the film Chinatown?
Polanski
used a hand held camera as it gave an intense close up feeling, more intimate
and the actors gave a spontaneous response. He wanted to give a voyeuristic
look to the film. As well as being easier to handle and control to get
different angles.
Name two films which use colour
in a very symbolic way and describe what they suggest?
The Wizard of Oz 1939 - Harold Rosson: The use of colour and
black and white, helped to show the division between the real world (black
& White) and Dorothy’s “Fantasy World” (colour).
Becky
Sharp 1939 – Ray Rennahan. It was the
first feature film to use three strip colour, Technicolor process. It created a
separate film register for each of the Primary colours. The use of colour
created a Sophisticated, yet subtle and beautiful feeling to the film. It
starred Miriam Hopkins who played the lead role of “Becky”, who was nominated
for an Academy Award for Best Actress for her role in the film.
In the film raging bull why was
the fight scene filmed at different speeds?
The
Fight Scene in Raging Bull was filmed at different speeds purely to draw the
audience in to the emotions of the character. Whilst the speed was slowed down,
it was calming before speeding up and throwing the character back into the action.
Who is the cinematographer for
the film Apocalypse now? And what was his philosophy?
Vittorio
Storaro, is the cinematographer for Apocalypse Now. He believes Cinematography
is a “Common Art” that cannot be expressed by one single person. There has to
be a Director, a Main Author to be in control, as everyone is expressing in art
form it can go in many different directions. Photography on the other hand, he
considers to be a “Single” Art” form like painting or writing.
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