Movies that avoid traditional coverage

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jghenderson

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I've noticed recently that I really love/admire films that do not take the traditional path of coverage (i.e. master, over/over) as their primary tool. I of course don't mind coverage in certain cases, for instance in cars or at tables where it is extremely difficult to get around it.


One film that I think does this extremely well is 'In the Mood For Love'. That films is not afraid to have characters off-screen, behind objects, turned away from the camera, etc. And it works beautifully.

What are some films you could recommend to me that masterfully avoid using coverage?
 
Get yourself Hulu Plus account and check out their streaming Criterion Collection - pretty much ALL their films avoid traditional coverage.
Also ALL great filmmakers avoid it - it's only mediocre guys who do filmmkaing on auto-pilot that engage in it.
 
I haven't watched it in a while but Mirror by Tarkovsky shows the back of people's heads quite frequently from what I recall.
 
study renoir if u like long takes, hes the master..

its about getting dynamic movement in the frame not just the camera but people doing ---interesting---- stuff and interacting with others and the environment in interesting ways (Wong Kar Wai is a master at this of course)

also Godard is good to knock anyone out of habitual thinking.

I just saw Vera Chytilová's "Daisies" oh man it was a blast so refreshing

if you can make movement that creates FEELING(S), thats the real goal

this is about EXCESS (and other stuff):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qxs4P6u1EiI


this is largely about CHAOS:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dFJLuhVvBPM

this is about joyous quirky reckless abandon and decadence, its a political allegory im not smart enough to know about but the movie was JOYOUS to watch:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8IEQybRotk0
 
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