In the February 2004 issue of Millimeter Magazine, Director Jim Sheridan (My Left Foot), discusses simple, clean shots in his movies:
I think it's better to have a lack of visual information than to have too much. When you have a lack of information the audience has to become interactive with it. They have to figure out what they're looking at. I think a lot of films are overcrowded with information. There's too much going on: too much light, too much acting, too much story.
...The more you put in the way that is visible, the less chance you have of getting true emotions.
Some movies spend an awful lot of time on carefully planned shots where everybody hits their marks, and it looks great. But working that way can also take the soul out of a show.
If the audience is watching the characters and focused on the story, they're more likely to get the emotion of the moment. The less you put in the way of that, the better.
I think it's better to have a lack of visual information than to have too much. When you have a lack of information the audience has to become interactive with it. They have to figure out what they're looking at. I think a lot of films are overcrowded with information. There's too much going on: too much light, too much acting, too much story.
...The more you put in the way that is visible, the less chance you have of getting true emotions.
Some movies spend an awful lot of time on carefully planned shots where everybody hits their marks, and it looks great. But working that way can also take the soul out of a show.
If the audience is watching the characters and focused on the story, they're more likely to get the emotion of the moment. The less you put in the way of that, the better.
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