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Post by spooner5020 on Aug 6, 2021 15:17:38 GMT
I’ve always wondered this. Are you supposed to be able to tell in a certain way that it’s the same director from another movie? I can tell that Craig Gillespie directed the Fright Night remake cause of the way the lighting is, but how else can I find out?
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Post by kolchak92 on Aug 6, 2021 15:19:00 GMT
I can tell that Craig Gillespie directed the Fright Night remake cause of the way the lighting is, but how else can I find out? That's a funny name.
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Post by ck100 on Aug 6, 2021 15:32:11 GMT
I just look at the poster/credits.  |
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Post by spooner5020 on Aug 6, 2021 15:39:45 GMT
I just look at the poster/credits. So there’s not a specific way to tell? I thought each director had their own style or something? |
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Post by jamesbamesy on Aug 6, 2021 15:43:10 GMT
Dialogue, cinematography and well, directing are usually how you can tell.
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Post by moviemouth on Aug 6, 2021 15:47:39 GMT
Cinematography
Editing
Score
That is how I can tell. Only with directors who have very distinct styles though. Every Stanley Kubrick movie is shot very similar, has fade out editing (or whatever it is technically called) and has similar styles of acting. He is one of the most obvious.
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Post by moviemouth on Aug 6, 2021 15:50:48 GMT
Dialogue, cinematography and well, directing are usually how you can tell. Yes, it is easier to tell sometimes if the director writes their own movies. Quentin Tarantino and Woody Allen come to mind immediately.
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Post by ck100 on Aug 6, 2021 15:57:30 GMT
In all seriousness, one way is a lot of directors like to use the same cinematographers, writers, editors, etc. There are also things like tone, camera shots, dialogue (if they write as well), sense of humor, etc.
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Post by sostie on Aug 6, 2021 21:43:37 GMT
Wes Anderson films are pretty recognisable in their design and framing. Ditto John Carpenter with lighting and framing. I find the editing in Takeshi Kitano films fairly recognisable
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Post by jcush on Aug 6, 2021 21:46:21 GMT
Cinematography Editing Score That is how I can tell. Only with directors who have very distinct styles though. Every Stanley Kubrick movie is shot very similar, has fade out editing (or whatever it is technically called) and has similar styles of acting. He is one of the most obvious. Yeah Kubrick is one of those where you can often tell it's him just by how the film looks.
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Post by Fox in the Snow on Aug 7, 2021 0:50:53 GMT
I think most directors that have a unique/distinct visual style, if I'm reasonably familiar with them I can for the most part be able to tell if a film is by them or not.
I can tell an Ozu film for example, due the framing, camera position, lack of camera movement, editing style, actors used, thematic and narrative concerns.
Someone I'm less familiar with, I'd have trouble with even if their style is quite distinct.
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Post by petrolino on Aug 7, 2021 0:54:20 GMT
I'd like to echo what's been said by others on this thread. I think recurring themes and visual motifs are good for recognising directors too. For example, Alfred Hitchcock liked to make surprise cameos in his own movies, and Quentin Tarantino likes to shoot a dainty pair of feet in close surveillance.
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Post by Fox in the Snow on Aug 7, 2021 2:48:43 GMT
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Post by phantomparticle on Aug 7, 2021 10:03:39 GMT
Most of the examples like Kubrick and Hitchcock, who have a very discernible style, have already been cited.
Some directors, however, defy categorization. Michael Curtiz made movies in every conceivable genre and there aren't more than one or two that you can point to as being from the same director.
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