Maddock, Daniel (2018) Uncomposed: unconventional cinematographic composition in cinema and television. Australian Art Education, 39 (2). pp. 268-287. ISSN 1032-1942
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Abstract
The rules of composition for cinematography are an entrenched system of mathematical frame division that have remained unquestioned since the advent of the cinema medium. The rules have become convention to a point that, when broken, the result appears radical and stark to both critics and viewers. This article explores several of the leading examples of unconventional composition in the contemporary cinema and television drama genre, including Tom Hooper's 'The King's Speech' (2010) and 'The Danish Girl' (2015), and, briefly, the television series Mr. Robot (Esmail, 2015). The author compares the use of composition in these media to the use of it by the painters Edward Hopper and Vilhelm Hammershoi to suggest that the industrialisation of cinema has restricted the ability of filmmakers to experiment with the form.
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| Item Type: | Article (Commonwealth Reporting Category C) |
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| Refereed: | Yes |
| Item Status: | Live Archive |
| Additional Information: | c. Australian Institute of Art Education. No evidence of copyright restrictions preventing deposit of Submitted version. The Submitted version of this article, as made available here, differs in title from the final Published version, as cited in this record. |
| Faculty/School / Institute/Centre: | Current - USQ Other |
| Faculty/School / Institute/Centre: | Current - USQ Other |
| Date Deposited: | 20 Nov 2018 00:21 |
| Last Modified: | 15 Jan 2019 05:54 |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | cinema, cinematography, conventional composition, composition, framing, rule of thirds, unconventional composition, television |
| Fields of Research (2008): | 19 Studies in Creative Arts and Writing > 1902 Film, Television and Digital Media > 190201 Cinema Studies |
| URI: | http://eprints.usq.edu.au/id/eprint/34996 |
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