Visual Design
Before the Close-Up: How Early Cinema Made Faces Legible
Early cinema close-ups made faces and objects legible at a new scale, helping viewers read expression, follow story…
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Visual Design
Consider framing, light, colour and sets as choices that shape the screen world.
Our point of view
A film rewards a closer look.
We slow down the viewing experience without turning it into a test. Attend to a few choices on screen, and the scene can open up in new ways.