But too often we're left with
a carefully framed shot or travelling camera in search of an idea.
Not exact matches
It is just one in a series of moments where Young flexes impressive chops for visual storytelling, utilizing slo - motion, freeze
frame, patient panning
shots and
carefully chosen soundtrack music to set the mood and advance the dreadful narrative without a spoken word.
With its
carefully framed widescreen
shots and understated soundtrack music it is at times perhaps a bit too tasteful for its own good.
With its
carefully composed and
framed shots, the trailer plays out a bit like a string of potential cover photos or screen savers, but we're reminded that we're actually watching a narrative film because of the intense performances from leads Michael Fassbender (Macbeth) and Marion Cotillard (Lady Macbeth).
The stylistic tics are remarkably similar in all of those films: prolonged takes,
carefully worked out mise - en - scène, a penchant for wide
shots within a 2.35:1
frame.
The
carefully selected, closely
framed shots made using 35 mm film are filled completely by the seemingly impenetrable, monochromatic patterns of the rainforest flora, and — with the exception of the obvious existence of a camera — do not evoke any kind of human presence.