Comments on: Directing Mistakes: Talking Heads http://cinemoose.com/directing-talking-heads/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=directing-talking-heads Down and dirty blog about filmmaking, movies and the entertainment industry. Thu, 29 Mar 2012 16:00:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: admin http://cinemoose.com/directing-talking-heads/comment-page-1/#comment-442 admin Sun, 14 Mar 2010 16:50:17 +0000 http://cinemoose.com/?p=73#comment-442 There are always exceptions. There are always exceptions.

]]> By: Cal Engime http://cinemoose.com/directing-talking-heads/comment-page-1/#comment-382 Cal Engime Wed, 10 Feb 2010 20:57:57 +0000 http://cinemoose.com/?p=73#comment-382 "Watch any well crafted movie and you’ll see that the director tells a lot of the story in wide and medium shots. The close ups are used for emphasis, whether it’s on a character’s face to show their reaction or thoughts on it’s an insert of some important clue. The more sparingly close ups are used, the more power they have when they’re used." I disagree. The Passion of Joan of Arc is composed almost entirely of closeups. “Watch any well crafted movie and you’ll see that the director tells a lot of the story in wide and medium shots. The close ups are used for emphasis, whether it’s on a character’s face to show their reaction or thoughts on it’s an insert of some important clue. The more sparingly close ups are used, the more power they have when they’re used.”

I disagree. The Passion of Joan of Arc is composed almost entirely of closeups.

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