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This document discusses the influence of photography on filmmaking and provides numerous examples. It explores how film directors and cinematographers have been inspired by the work of photographers like Roman Vishniac, Robert Capa, Edward Hopper, Weegee, Robert Frank, Gregory Crewdson, Caravaggio, Philip Lorca di Corcia, Cindy Sherman, Brassai, Otto Dix, and Raoul Hausmann. Their photographic styles are seen in the camera work and compositions of films like Schindler's List, Saving Private Ryan, The Shadow Line, and The City of Lost Children.
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- 2. QUESTIONSA film is never really good unless the camera is an eye in the head of a poet. - Orson Welles . Discuss with examples. How has film-making been influenced by photography? Provide at least 3 examples.Explore how cinematographers have taken influence from photography and other art forms in the development of a film¡¯s aesthetic.
- 3. Roman VishniacPhotos Eastern European Jewish life pre 1939
- 4. Schindler¡¯s ListDirector: Steven SpielbergCinematography: Janusz KaminskiKaminksi based the look of this film upon the photographs of Roman Vishniac
- 5. http://www.imdb.com/video/screenplay/vi4152531737/playerhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TAH3RTRlCHYSchindler¡¯s ListDirector: Steven SpielbergCinematography: Janusz KaminskiKaminksi based the look of this film upon the photographs of Roman Vishniachttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W74jGQ-CDTE
- 6. Saving Private RyanFind an image by Robert Capa that Spielberg (dir) and Kaminski (cinematographer) made reference to in this film. ROBERT CAPA INFLUENCES MODERN CINEMA
- 7. The Shadow LineEdward Hopperhttp://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/2004/apr/25/art hopper influences cinematographers
- 8. What are the key features of Hopper¡¯s paintings that have influenced the makers of Shadow Line?
- 9. Vermeer http://www.essentialvermeer.com/vermeer_in_scale_one.html
- 10. What did Jack Cardiff say about Vermeer¡¯s work?
- 12. Can you think of 5 films that include scenes with the features of Weegee¡¯s photographs?
- 13. Robert Frank ¨C The Americans series
- 15. Gregory CrewdsonCrewdsonStill from Vertigohttp://www.filminfocus.com/article/gregory_crewdson
- 17. Philip Lorca di CorciaName 2 influences on diCorcia found in the preceding slides.
- 18. Cindy Sherman The Untitled Film Stills Series 1977 to 1980Describe the character of the woman with the letter.Who is the letter from?Is she alone in the room?What could the letter be about?What sort of film may have influenced this image?
- 19. http://www.luminous-landscape.com/essays/ten-movies.shtmlA photographer describes his passion for 10 films and what makes them essential viewing for an aspiring photographers or cinematographers.
- 20. City of Lost ChildrenDirected by JeunetFind an image by Brassai that reminds you of this.Alternative trailer
- 21. Otto Dix ¨C associated with the German Expressionism art movementWhere in the trailer can you see this influence?
- 22. Find an image by RaoulHausmann and the character in the trailer that might have been influenced by it.