Black and white photography sets a completely different mode for the movie. It mainly focuses on a speech from Edward Murrow, but the black and white photography captures the audience into the era. George Clooney wanted to set the stage for the feel of the 1950s. The black ties and crisp white shirts with smoke in the background are a meticulous example. The inside shots also very clearly reveal how people in the 50s worked in offices. Every scene is inside and in the studio. It really shows the seriousness about work and how much work was put into the show. The tightness and extreme close-ups, especially on Edward Murrow, show the seriousness again & focus solely on Edward Murrow. He was the leader and he stood up against McCarthy, so he had to be the sole focus. The picture posted here again demonstrates the closeness of the team working in the studios. The shot is medium closeness so it is not completely focused on one person. They were a team, so it shows how they always worked together. Altogether, the cinematography of black and white gives the movie a sort of history feel to it. It seems as though it is a history movie with the black and white, but it is perfect in black and white. It would definitely not have the same feel if the movie were in color.
This shot is not an extreme close up. The camera proxemics are social as are the character proxemics. Keep that in mind. What is the point of the clocks in the background? They are important.
ReplyDelete