Chapter 1
The birth of the auteur
Chapter 2
Sculpting time and space
Chapter 3
Breaking the visual rules
Chapter 4
Real lives on the global screen
YOUR GOAL
Master of Cinema as art
Ch 2 · Sculpting time and space
andy Sculpting time and space
Tarkovsky's camera, Time feels so free, Crafting worlds for you to see.
andy Iranian director Abbas Kiarostami transformed simple car journeys into profound philosophical explorations of life and death.
andy Japanese master Yasujirō Ozu captured domestic life by placing his camera at the eye level of someone sitting on a traditional mat.
BETA
andy Sort films by their director to understand the artistic impact of cinematic auteurs.
Fun Fact
Long takes: Hungarian director Béla Tarr's 1994 film 'Sátántangó' is over seven hours long and consists of only 150 highly choreographed camera shots.
Glossary
long take (noun)
A film shot of unusually long duration that remains uninterrupted by editing. Director Andrei Tarkovsky famously used this technique for a nine minute candlelit shot in Nostalghia in 1983.
A film shot of unusually long duration that remains uninterrupted by editing. Director Andrei Tarkovsky famously used this technique for a nine minute candlelit shot in Nostalghia in 1983.
Quiz
Which 1953 Yasujirō Ozu film about aging parents visiting their busy children in the city is widely ranked among the greatest films ever made?
Quiz
Approximately how many individual camera shots are in Andrei Tarkovsky's 161-minute film 'Stalker'?
Quiz
Which Iranian director won the Palme d'Or in 1997 for 'Taste of Cherry', which takes place almost entirely inside a car?
Quiz
What is the name of Yasujirō Ozu's signature camera angle, which sits about three feet off the floor?
Quiz
How long is Hungarian director Béla Tarr's legendary slow cinema masterpiece 'Sátántangó'?
Quiz
Why did director Abbas Kiarostami frequently cast non-professional actors in his films?