Chapter 1
Crafting the master plan
Chapter 2
The choreography of the camera
Chapter 3
The director and actor connection
Chapter 4
The final rewrite in editing
Chapter 5
The rise of the auteur
YOUR GOAL
Master of How film directors build visual worlds
Ch 2 · The choreography of the camera
andy Camera Choreography
We glide through the kitchen and slide past the door, Our camera is dancing across the whole floor.
andy Putting the camera on wheels for the Italian epic Cabiria allowed viewers to glide through massive ancient temples.
Fun Fact
The low camera: Japanese director Yasujiro Ozu filmed almost all his scenes from a height of three feet to match the eye level of someone sitting on a tatami mat.
Glossary
tracking shot (noun)
A film sequence in which the camera physically moves through space, often alongside a moving subject. Orson Welles designed a legendary three-minute tracking shot for the 1958 opening of Touch of Evil.
A film sequence in which the camera physically moves through space, often alongside a moving subject. Orson Welles designed a legendary three-minute tracking shot for the 1958 opening of Touch of Evil.
Quiz
What is the official title of the cinematographer who works as the director's main visual partner?
Quiz
What is the photographic rule of dividing an image into a nine-box grid to place subjects called?
Quiz
Which 1941 masterpiece used 'deep focus' to keep both foreground and background characters sharp?
Quiz
Which Japanese director is famous for placing his camera just three feet off the ground?
Quiz
How did director Bong Joon-ho visually represent social class divisions in the 2019 film 'Parasite'?