So in making my trailer I have to decide whether or not I want to present it in a more formalist or realist fashion. According to Tom Eiland, formalism "is the tendency for the filmmaker to make the moviegoer aware that she is watching a movie." Film such as Titanic or Sense and Sensibility would be examples, because they have more of a staged feel. Realism on the other hand, would be exampled by making scenes feel as though they are observed as they happen, and settings are typically real rather than staged.
The trailer I'll be making will utilize cinematography that is more based in realism, although the trailer itself may seem a bit more staged, since it's about a hitman. Often, movies have a mix of both, and lean more towards either formalism or realism, but seldom are one or the other completely. Mine I'm working towards would lean more into realism, as everything is being shown to the audience as the character experiences them, such as in Night Crawler or American Psycho. This will be interesting to see where things go, but I'm using natural settings and natural lighting as well, with very little being staged.
No comments:
Post a Comment