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Blog #36 Show, Don’t Tell
Show, don’t tell.
What does that mean?
In this week’s lesson/ramble, I want to share the importance of showing, as opposed to telling.
Hear me out.
When people say “show, don’t tell“, they are outlining the best ways to tell a story. When storytelling, one has two options:
Tell - “I love my family,“ Sophie said.
or
Show - Sophie gave her family a big hug.
See the difference?
One is showing, the other is telling. Why is showing better? There are a few factors to consider, which I’ll give next.
Blog #24 Cinematography Analysis - The Batman (2022)
I couldn’t not examine this film in depth, given I just did the Christopher Nolan trilogy. The Batman is an effective film but the shots are really strange. This film was very “artistic“. They used modern techniques to create an old looking film. I'm going to be breaking them down here so we can gain a deeper insight into the film. Technically speaking, it was delivered in 2.39 to 1 and shot in anamorphic—much like the previous trilogy.
Here are five points on the shooting style.
Blog #21 Cinematography Analysis: The Dark Knight
Continuing on with my analysis of the Christopher Nolan trilogy, this week we’re looking at The Dark Knight, the second film in the trilogy and by far the most quoted and popular. If I had to use one word to describe this film, I would use this: explosive. The film gets the pacing spot on and it does this by starting slow… then exploding into action.
Blog #20 Cinematography Analysis: Batman Begins (2005)
Having just recently rewatched Batman Begins, I thought it worth of a deeper dive into the cinematography and the elements that made it so special. If I was to describe the cinematography of this film I would use one word: cinematic.
I say cinematic because it doesn’t stray too far from the path of cinematic in the traditional sense. The film uses tried and tested techniques to create an engrossing film. I won’t be talking too much about the writing of the film in this post but it has to be said, the writing is great.
So let’s dive into the film and look closer at all the elements that made this film so cinematic.