Joel & Ethan Coen - Shot | Reverse Shot

February 25, 2016, 01:31 PM

https://www.aotg.com/joel-ethan-coen-shot-reverse-shot-2/

Tony Zhou covers a lot of ground in his latest video essay, which examines the Coen brothers’ use of shot/reverse shot. Noting that they prefer to film conversations from the middle rather than over the shoulder with a long lens, he finds an appropriate video interview with Roger Deakins that discusses his lens preference. Then it’s on to framing, how the characters are defined by their environments, and the emotional effect of these shot choices: both uncomfortable and funny, Zhou concludes...