Photo Images

i selected this image because it contained an

interesting and subtle variation of colour and light .

The sharp upwards angle which includes a dramatic

lighting affect is akin to german expressionist

shots.

I chose this shot because it had a sharp transition from

shadow to light at an interesting angle.

This image has a long panoramic view point.

I decided to select this image because it had an extreme

contrast between light and shadow on the wall, and the light

is cast at a sharp angle to emphasise its affect.

The hallway has been photographed at an askew angle to

conjure feelings of confusion and to suggest a warped

persoective.

The stairs have been cast at an interesting angle, and there is

added affect from the reflection of the stairs to both extremities

of the shot.

Again, I used this image to create a feeling of confusion

and to suggest a warped perspective which comes

with the oblique angle being used.

I have selected these images to incorporate a variety of different angles and lighting techniques designed to mimic other filming genres and create an atmosphere in the set.

German Expressionism

German Expressionism

German Expressionism was a cinematic movement rooted in the nascent impressionist art movement which came into force during the late 1800s. German Expressionism was also based on gothic art and concepts, and the scenery of German Expressionist sets tended to incorporate unnatural angles and twisted jagged shapes. Perhaps the best known German Expressionist film was the early Metropolis, which was born out of a rising fear of machines, a bleak image of the future and the rise of fascism primarily in Germany and Europe.

The movement begun during the politically volatile and bleak period before the first world war, and developed and adapted its attitudes during the world war, where machines were used for the first time to kill people and warfare assumed an impersonal facade.

During the interwar years German expressionism went through a period of renaissance, as it was inspired by the rise of fascism in the war traumatized areas of europe and the rapid industrialisation of the United States of America. Another influential factor upon German Expressionism was the paralleled art movement called "Futurism" which pictured a future society dominated by machines and science and encased in new fascist ideologies.

Coupled with Metropolis, Edward Scissor Hands was also a famous exemplar of German expressionism in action, as it was based on a concoction of Gothic and modernist concepts and set in a classical gothic setting which became a visual signature of German Expressionism.