When the Director Makes You Aware of the Camera

Camera movement is an essential piece of a film’s cinematography, and can often become part of a director’s authorial presence. Think Kubrick’s long tracking shots or Fincher’s subjective camera. However, such movement can often defy the narrative, drawing attention to the camera itself, and momentarily fracturing our film viewing experience. Let’s explore the reasons behind these types of camera moves and how they’re used in film.
//CHAPTERS:
00:00 Camera Movement in Film
02:09 The Breach
04:20 Director’s Style - Fincher, Welles, Hitchcock, Kubrick
06:36 Martin Scorsese/Antonioni’s Pirouette
10:44 Alienation
11:24 Godard’s Weekend
12:48 Fassbinder’s Ali: Fear Eats the Soul
14:21 Memory - Alfonso Cuarón
//SOURCES:
Films credited on screen throughout the video
“The Future of Cinema” (1948) by Alexandre Astruc as translated by The Third Rail
The Shining and the Steadicam®: an interview with inventor Garrett Brown
The Shining - The Making Of Doc
Michelangelo Antonioni Salutes Martin Scorsese at the AFI Life Achievement Award
Film at Lincoln Center: Alfonso Cuarón on Y Tu Mamá También
//MUSIC:
Rain by Twin Musicom is licensed under a CC BY 4.0 license.
Artst: www.twinmusicom.org/
9 by Lex Villena is licensed under a CC BY-SA 3.0 license.
CGI Snake by Chris Zabriskie is licensed under a CC BY 4.0 license.
Source: chriszabriskie.com/divider/
Artist: chraiszabriskie.com/
Scenery by Kai Engel is licensed under a CC BY 3.0 license.
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Thoroughly captivating. Pleased to see Fassbinder's work included here.

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He's definitely a filmmaker whose work deserves that attention. You can see ripples of his influence in a lot of modern films.

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@@fromtheframe Ah really?? I think he is the single most overrated German director! His "Fear eats the soul" did NOT age well, heavy handed "Sozialkitsch", I would say. Schlöndorff and Wenders are MUCH better!

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[@sawyerspecter]

This video made me laugh in many moments because I'd be thinking about a shot that should be mentioned and you show and talk about those specific shots. 😅
So glad you showed that shot. I was just waiting for the tree shot from Prisoners. It's one of my favorite shots ever.
I'll mention the one film that wasn't mentioned. The opening and closing shot of Parasite that slowly booms down from the window to show that they are lower than the ground level. The way they started and ended up with no improvement in their lives.
And also a lot of shots in Birdman. It is filled with shots where camera takes a moment to contemplate and process what happened.
Great video as always. I love that you pick topics that most people in here aren't talking about and your presentation has gotten even better.

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[@davydignatenko8651]

17:20 -- this move,ent remind me soviet film Soy Cuba, one of the greatest camera works in cinema history

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