FS102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Telephoto Lens, Samurai Cinema, Akira Kurosawa
Document Summary
Culture: corruption, knowledge, idealism, refined, humanity. Jidaigeki: japanese period drama set in the edo period (1603-1868) Chanbara: sword fighting films= japanese samurai film (equivalent to westerns and pirate films) after ww2: more action, darker heroes, psychologically scarred, more film noire. Not all jidaigeki are chanbara but all chanbara are jidaigeki. One of the most famous and influential filmmakers style: stylized and exaggerated deaths and violence stories: heroes often loners w/ violent skills. Telephoto lens: flattens frame and further from actors multiple cameras: shoots action from different angles setting and cinematography: borrowed from westerns motifs: barriers (windows/screens/slats) Weather: heighten mood with audio and visual low camera placement: camera at floor level deep focus: all 3 planes of focus.
