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The Cinematography of "The Incredibles"

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Re: The Cinematography of "The Incredibles"

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This is great stuff that I think everybody should check out, whatever your field- it's just generally interesting. Insights can be useful metaphors for presentation, direction, writing, project management... Relevant link: The use of light in cinema: http://imgur.com/a/cpLno

Exactly. Cant agree more. :)

Re: The Cinematography of "The Incredibles"

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That's cool, but I think if you want to study film, you should study the likes of Akira Kurosawa, Sergio Leone or Krzysztof Kieslowski [1] first. A lot of what Hollywood is doing has been first done by these guys.

Especially computer games and Pixar movies are often directly reusing famous scenes and camera angles.

[1] Disclaimer: I'm a big fan of "Three Colors", especially "Red".

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That's cool, but I think if you want to study film, you should study the likes of Akira Kurosawa, Sergio Leone or Krzysztof Kieslowski [1] first. A lot of what Hollywood is doing has been first done by these guys. Especially computer games and Pixar movies are often directly reusing famous scenes and camera angles. [1] Disclaimer: I'm a big fan of "Three Colors", especially "Red".

Thanks for the reccomendations! I've heard so much about Akira Kurosawa. Gotta check him out.

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That's cool, but I think if you want to study film, you should study the likes of Akira Kurosawa, Sergio Leone or Krzysztof Kieslowski [1] first. A lot of what Hollywood is doing has been first done by these guys. Especially computer games and Pixar movies are often directly reusing famous scenes and camera angles. [1] Disclaimer: I'm a big fan of "Three Colors", especially "Red".

Thanks for the reccomendations! I've heard so much about Akira Kurosawa. Gotta check him out.

Kurosawa has a wide range of styles - which is why I like to compare him to Kubrick, although Kurosawa usually stays within Edo period contexts while Kubrick also had a wide range of themes. My favorites so far are Seven Samurais, Yojimbo and Dreams. Don't be afraid of watching one of his films from the 50ies - because of their relatively quick pace, clear themes and modern looking cuts I find them highly enjoyable, not just as an educational experience, but with a genuinely high entertainment value even today. From an educational standpoint it's amazing to see the strong influences he had on Star Wars for example.

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Check All "hayao miyazaki" films. He defined the animated films.

Um, no. He didn't. He did absolutely great and in many ways groundbreaking work, sure.

But if you're going to talk about who defined animated films (and even more so if it's a Japanese person), then Miyazaki's work pales in scope and influence compared to Osamu Tezuka - and HE in turn readily admitted being inspired and influenced by Disney and Fleischer cartoons.

Re: The Cinematography of "The Incredibles"

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Interesting read, though sometimes it sounds a bit like over-analyzation. Especially the constant mention of "triangular composition" - three points form a triangle (unless they form a line). You'd have to make a conscious effort NOT to have "triangular composition".
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