The Dynamic Frame: Camera Movement in Classical Hollywood

4.10 Laura

This example demonstrates the “fluid camera” in action. One could imagine the same series of actions depicted in a series of shots, but this alternate version would lack the expressivity of the fluid version, where the camera’s motions mimic both characters’ shifting emotions: Waldo’s agitation, then Laura’s composure, then Waldo’s aggression.

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