And the next shot is...

[John 2]

and the next shot is "...all at sea."

 

[vintagesnaps]

Catching up... I learned about 'Dutch' tilt in a course thru TCM (Turner Classic Movies). It came from German Expressionism, and was actually Deutsch tilt but evolved into being called 'Dutch' tilt.

Used in movies like - Leo knows this - Orson Welles 'The Third Man', and early German silent films in the '20's like 'Nosferatu' and 'The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari'. It was used to create tension and disorientation.

I think I watched this on Vimeo when I took the class (for class? afterwards??) which shows some great examples of it in more contemporary films.

Around Halloween TCM often digs out some of those from the '20s with tilt, high contrast B&W, lots of shadows, etc.

The Dutch Angle

Is the Dutch angle the black sheep of cinematography? A technique created by tilting the camera any number of degrees to either side, the Dutch angle (also referred to as a Dutch tilt or canted angle) is often met with mixed opinions. Film Noir classics like Carol Reed’s THE THIRD MAN are...

vimeo.com

 

[vintagesnaps]

Boy it takes a lot of searching thru a lot of crap sites to find what you're looking for or something worthwhile. Just sayin'. And pardon the interruption, on with regularly (un)scheduled (non)programming!

I like those rainy green tomatoes Charlie, sometimes simpler is better in a beautifully done photo. And the one of that car John!

 

[limr21]

Underway by limrodrigues, on Flickr

And the next shot is taken from a low angle.

 

[webestang644]

Next shot is a high angle.

 

[Peeb61]

Next shot is a macro

 

[Jeff1537]

The next shot is Breakfast

 

[Dean_Gretsch]

...and the next shot is a mixed drink

 

[limr21]

Day 253 - Martini by limrodrigues, on Flickr

And the next shot is swimming.

 

[Dean_Gretsch]

@limr I thought you might have a shot or two of those

 

[Peeb61]

Synchronized swimming- pelican style by Peeb OK, on Flickr

Next shot is flying

 

[Photo Lady]

The next shot is mountains

 

[John 2]

Two Jack Lake.

....and the next shot has shoes in it.

 

[snowbear104]

cmw3_d40_5743 by Charlie Wrenn, on Flickr

The next shot contains nuts

 

[wobe]

I’m sure there are plenty of nuts in some of these..

The next shot is a wild sea.