Thursday, 15 May 2014

Stanley Kubrick's fondness for one-point perspective


I recently shared with my Film class students this montage of scenes from the films of the great director Stanley Kubrick, which highlights his conspicuous penchant for compositions with a one-point perspective.

Lots of directors like shots looking down a highway... or a corridor... or a path through the woods, but... maybe not as much as dear old Kubrick! As we see here, he managed to create that vertiginous, sucking-you-into-the-frame feeling in many other situations too. 


For anyone who's not too familiar with Kubrick's reputation, here's a good rundown on his creative 'insanity'.


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