directors

  • Check Out The Overhead Shots In Films By Martin Scorsese [NSFW]

    Check Out The Overhead Shots In Films By Martin Scorsese [NSFW]

    Video: It’s fairly easy to recognise a film made by Martin Scorsese: There are scenes in slow motion mixed with wonderful long tracking shots. The stories are often about gangsters or corruption or New York, and you can bet De Niro or DiCaprio will be in them. Oh and his movies almost always include overhead…


  • The Beautiful Extreme Long Shots Of David Fincher

    The Beautiful Extreme Long Shots Of David Fincher

    Video: It’s interesting when a director like David Fincher decides to step away from the action and place his camera far away from the scene to capture the world from an outsider’s point of view. Those long shots can reveal the isolation of his characters and can also provide a unique view that lets us…


  • Why Long Takes In Movies Aren’t Always A Good Thing

    Why Long Takes In Movies Aren’t Always A Good Thing

    Video: It’s simple. Long takes in movies are gorgeous shots that make the movie watcher feel as if they are almost a part of the world inside the film. They’re beautiful and awesome and everybody loves them. Done. We all agree. Well, not quite. They’re not perfect. They’re really limiting, for one. And they can’t…