Visual Language of Film

[Will Vincent]

I just became aware of this blog, and thought I would share...
http://www.cineobscure.com/

There are several posts that break down scenes from some well known films, it seems it might be helpful to those struggling with planning out shot lists to read the breakdowns, here's a couple direct links to those posts:
Visual Language: Braveheart
Visual Language: Raiders of the Lost Ark
Visual Language: Tombstone

Enjoy.. I know I did.

 

[oakstreetphotovideo]

Those were all great, but the Braveheart scene was the most powerful for me. There is definitely a lot to study in those breakdowns. I might have to go back and watch the movies again and single step through those scenes with this information in mind.

Excellent stuff.

Doug

 

[knightly]

cool, thank you for that one! BTW, were you directly affected by the Tornadoes?

 

[Will Vincent]

Not directly, no... it touched down about a mile north of me, took out a few homes and such. Worst we got here was hail -- golf ball sized. The estimates I've heard thus far are about 2.5mil of damage to my townhome development. That's what insurance is for though.

 

[clive]

Thanks Will, great stuff as ever!

 

[barnaclelapse]

I'm definitely bookmarking this one.

Thanks so much, man.

 

[K-Man]

The Raiders analysis was interesting. I think if your background is theater, you would have shot this scene totally differently. I'd like to see an analysis of Ed Burns' Brothers McMullen. I think the diff between Spielberg and Burns is like the diff between cinema and theater, respectively. Has anyone felt that way before?