Wednesday, February 18, 2015

Akira Kurosawa - blocking and camera

The scene below is from  The Bad Sleep Well  
Kurosawa and Mifune - 2 masters.

It is a video essay by Tony Zhou and it's very effective. When watching, I would add that the simplicity of the coverage serves the scene so well. By not covering the scene in the traditional way: CS/MS/WS, there is more tension in the scene as we feel like we are a part of the interior, right there, seeing/hearing/feeling what happens. Which is what we all want to do; engage the audience in the highest manner we can.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jGc-K7giqKM#t=127

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