During this part in the course, we have been learning about documentaries. I learn’t that a observational documentary is when the filmmaker watches what happens in the world around them without interfering. Most documentaries will focus mostly on cinematography, as some documentaries have no dialogue. This is why there is a whole range of different cinematography techniques used for different meanings to make the viewers more engaged when watching the movie.
We have also learn’t about composition, and the different types of composition. Some of them included involve contrast, depth of view, and leading lines. Compositions are used for the arangement of visual information within a camera frame. They’re also mostly used for the attention of certain characters, or points of interest in a scene. In particular the one I learn’t was leading lines. This draws the eye into frame on a particular image, which leads to a point of interest or a subject. This signifies anything can be a leading line as long as it connects the characters to essential subjects, situations, or essential objects.
This scene from Baraka 1992 is using a leading line, this draws the eyes into frame and leads to a subject or point of interest. The director used this technique because it makes the image stand out. Also is used to guide the viewers eyes and attention towards something specific during the movie.