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user-inactivated  ·  2631 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Pubski: February 8, 2017

Thanks for the suggestion.

    It gives me a jumping-off point to begin thinking about some specific aspect of filmmaking. And they are fun.

One of my favorite ways at looking at aspects of film making are comparing two films of the same genre, but from different eras or different cultures. It's real interesting to compare and contrast them sometimes, especially action films. There's so many subtle things about framing, pacing, etc. that gives away when a film was made. The thing is, I can't put my finger on why, which is what made me ask this question to begin with. Maybe if I knew the stylistic choices behind movies and why, I'd be better able to answer that question.