Film Movement(s)
- Cinema of attractions
- Italian Neo-Realism
Film Genre(s)
- Action
- Drama
Filmmaker(s)
Film movement is known as when there is a wave of films that follow the same trend in cinematic style. My two favorite film movements are Cinema of Attractions and Italian Neo-Realism. Cinema of Attraction, according to Tom Gunning is “a cinema that displays its visibility, willing to rupture a self-enclosed fictional world for a chance to solicit the attention of the spectator.” meaning to engage the audience’s curiosity. My second favorite film movement is Italian Neo-Realism is the movement that is based around films that do not shy away from showing realistic locations and had a story line that was not always happy, according to Taste of Cinema. This being one of my favorite film movements because it wasn’t like Hollywood cinema, there wasn’t a need to always have the story line have “perfect” characters. A film genre is known as the category that films are placed under due to the plot of the film. My favorite film genres are action and drama. Action is one of my favorite film genres because of the extent to where a film can go, usually including explosions. Action films allow there to be a use of coloring in films. Drama is a favorite genre of mine because of how the story line draws in the audience, it tends to make the audience feel more emotion compared to other films which is why I favor it. Filmmakers are those who make motion pictures. Luca Guadagnino is one of my favorite filmmakers for many reasons. Examining Call Me By Your Name, the film is so cinematically beautiful. While watching this movie, every scene was so carefully thought out. A technique of Guadagnino, according to an article by Film School Rejects, Guadagnino “values the unconscious in filmmaking…” meaning “ow you attract elements together. You welcome things and you think, ‘That’s an interesting thing,’ but you don’t think rationally about things…” (Film School Rejects). This is one of the many skills that not many directors possess. Another reason why Guadagnino is a favorite is due to the fact that Call Me By Your Name was shot in order, which is not a common occurrence in cinema today. Another favorite filmmaker is Christopher Nolan, who is usually known as the director for the Batman Trilogy, Dunkirk (2017), and Interstellar. Christopher Nolan is a favorite because of the his techniques and preferences when filming. It can be seen how Nolan focuses on lighting as one of the key aspects of his film, examine the two clips below Christopher Nolan’s name for instance. There are similar aspects of coloring and lighting in the clips. According to Indie Film Hustle, Nolan is ” one of one of those rare filmmakers who is able to harness the full power of the Hollywood studio system to his benefit…” demonstrating the passion Nolan has for his films.