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THEME EXPLORATION

trick cinematography

11 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Underwater Impressions
Underwater Impressions
2002 · Leni Riefenstahl
January Stories
January Stories
2024 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
45) Director of the Year, the Variety International Film Guide
45) Director of the Year, the Variety International Film Guide
1996 · Abbas Kiarostami
Noto, Mandorli, Vulcano, Stromboli, Carnevale
Noto, Mandorli, Vulcano, Stromboli, Carnevale
1992 · Michelangelo Antonioni
Bullfight: The C and D Rolls
Bullfight: The C and D Rolls
2016 · Shirley Clarke
6-18-67
6-18-67
1967 · George Lucas
Chirurgie fin de siécle
Chirurgie fin de siécle
1902 · Georges Méliès
Matchless (John Papadopoulos, ) production assistant
Matchless (John Papadopoulos, ) production assistant
1974 · Phillip Noyce
Björk: Volumen
Björk: Volumen
1998 · Michel Gondry & Spike Jonze
@ in the mood for love
@ in the mood for love
2001 · Wong Kar-Wai
Bosphore
Bosphore
1964 · Maurice Pialat
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Georges Méliès → France

Pioneer of cinematic illusion who invented trick photography techniques like substitution splices, multiple exposures, and matte paintings to create fantastical worlds.

Alfred Hitchcock → United Kingdom

Master of suspense who innovatively used forced perspective, miniatures, rear projection, and editing tricks to manipulate viewer perception and create psychological tension.

Stanley Kubrick → United States

Visionary who extensively employed front projection, forced perspective, and practical effects to achieve revolutionary visual effects and create immersive, impossible worlds.

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