{"id":56700,"date":"2015-05-20T08:56:54","date_gmt":"2015-05-20T13:56:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/?p=56700"},"modified":"2015-05-20T09:20:11","modified_gmt":"2015-05-20T14:20:11","slug":"the-art-of-perspective-and-symmetry-in-cinematography","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/the-art-of-perspective-and-symmetry-in-cinematography\/","title":{"rendered":"The Art of Perspective and Symmetry in Cinematography"},"content":{"rendered":"

Explore the use of\u00a0perspective and symmetry in cinematography from films by Paul Thomas Anderson, Wes Anderson, and Stanley Kubrick.<\/h2>\n

Top image from IMDb<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

One-point perspective and symmetry as an expressive art form<\/strong> in film sometimes overlap. Professor Louis Thonsgaard from the University of Aarhus\u00a0has described symmetry<\/a> as:<\/p>\n

…material being organized in such a way that it conveys a sense of unity through repetition of one or more elements.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Meanwhile, one-point perspective works by placing the camera perspective directly opposite from the horizon line and vanishing point. Filmmakers like Paul Thomas Anderson<\/a>, Wes Anderson<\/a>, and Stanley Kubrick<\/a> make use of one-point perspective and symmetry in cinematography\u00a0to frame the action within a scene.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Stanley Kubrick and One-Point Perspective<\/h3>\n

Stanley Kubrick is widely thought of as a genius filmmaker and a master of film composition.<\/strong> Kubrick would use this type of composition to elicit a phycological reaction, to place the audience in an uncomfortable state, as this is the natural reaction to this type of framing. The following video from Vimeo user\u00a0kogonada<\/a> has made the rounds several times, but that’s only because it presents the best evidence for Kubrick and one-point perspective.<\/strong><\/p>\n