God is a DJ
Oct/11/09 06:14 Filed in: Art on the
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The art of photography in a brilliant short movie.
A long time ago I discovered this great video on youtube. It is the short movie Spin from Double Edge Films.
The storyline is told by a great short film underlayed by fantastic beats. And the photography in this film stroke me. There is great photography in every great movie, however, this was aboslutely down my alley.
Maybe this is because I
like the "rule of thirds" (if there is such a thing
as a rule). You can do amazing things with it, like
split the image in squares, triangles and hexagons
e.g. Which leaves plenty of opportunity to create a
stage in front of your lens. And this movie is full
of either shots which are set by either simply
splitting the screen in thirds horizontally and
vertically - or it is a bullseye approach. Both work
well and are easy enough to use and for the viewer to
digest. I also like them very much personally and
like to use them for most of my images.
Take a close look at the image with the finger at the mixer. The fingertip splits the image horizontally in 1/3 from the top. The entire finger with the knob cut it into two pretty equal triangles. Simple and effective I would say.
The color in the entire film is also interesting. It has a warm, old-ish looking feel to it. It reminds me a bit of Kodachrome Film. Not quite, but close. Maybe a cheaper version of that.
This "portrait at work" style image is the classic bulls eye split by two lines which also split the image in 1/3 in length. This time from the bottom. When you watch the movie, you will see, that most of the shots are staged in this way. I found this rather interesting. Was it coincidence, inexperience or excellence?
You watch the movie and decide. Turn up the volume and enjoy the show.
Take a close look at the image with the finger at the mixer. The fingertip splits the image horizontally in 1/3 from the top. The entire finger with the knob cut it into two pretty equal triangles. Simple and effective I would say.
The color in the entire film is also interesting. It has a warm, old-ish looking feel to it. It reminds me a bit of Kodachrome Film. Not quite, but close. Maybe a cheaper version of that.
This "portrait at work" style image is the classic bulls eye split by two lines which also split the image in 1/3 in length. This time from the bottom. When you watch the movie, you will see, that most of the shots are staged in this way. I found this rather interesting. Was it coincidence, inexperience or excellence?
You watch the movie and decide. Turn up the volume and enjoy the show.