By: Ryan Hamerstadt

Ryan Hamerstadt — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 02:37:33 +0000

I really liked the idea behind this whole post, and I think that there is really a lot more to explore. I haven’t taken an in-depth film class since high school but from what I remember (when I wasn’t falling asleep during citizen cane or that movie where Tom Hanks is dating a fish) is that mise-en-scene is a really complicated process, and also gives the viewer subtle or even subconscious hints into the mood, tone, or message being conveyed in the shot. I think as people begin to push what you can do with the creativity of their design there’s a number of things that would be really cool to explore, like an up-close and a long view or a fish eye view of the same design element. Depth and lighting can guide what you’re looking at, and I think it is something else that you can look at in movies and get inspired about the things your designing. Other movies to consider for various reasons: Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, Matrix, Pulp Fiction, I def agree with inception, and maybe older movies where traveling is an element like Silver Streak (one of my favorite old school comedies)

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By: Ryan Hamerstadt