Film Aesthetics

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Any sites with good examples/explanations of film aesthetics (cinematography or otherwise, wardrobe, makeup, art direction, etc) - framing, blocking, lighting, whatever. Not just "This is nice" with a frame from Casablanca, rather "The protagonist is on the left while the antag is on the right, moving left" or "the secondary character is taking up 1/3 of the frame, but as the antag moves in, they occupy nearly the whole frame and then it goes to closeup where the antag is filling the frame" or "in 'American Beauty' why they framed it traditionally and in Brad's office when Lester is weak looking, holding the pen" or when to use 50mm lenses, etc.

Any good sites with photographic examples and explanations?
 
Filmmaking books I've read recently (that didn't suck):

"If Its Purple Someone's Gonna Die - The Power Of Color In Visual Storytelling"

"The Filmmaker's Guide To Production Design"

"The Art Direction Handbook For Film"

And the mind numbingly awesome "Visual Story Creating The Visual Structure Of Film, Tv And Digital Media".
 
pmark23 said:
Filmmaking books I've read recently (that didn't suck):

"If Its Purple Someone's Gonna Die - The Power Of Color In Visual Storytelling"

"The Filmmaker's Guide To Production Design"

"The Art Direction Handbook For Film"

And the mind numbingly awesome "Visual Story Creating The Visual Structure Of Film, Tv And Digital Media".
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Thanks for the suggestions, the first one has a great title~ :laugh:
 
Ha ha

Thanks guys.

I'll be doing a fresh arty very, very soon; spending most of my time sending out resumes, interviews, etc

Not too mention I am without my DVD collection for a couple months :P
 
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