What is Off-Screen Space?
This video, the third in a series on cinematography and framing, explores the concept of off-screen space.
The video includes examples of the use of off-screen space in humor from Edgar Wright, off-screen space and horror in Poltergeist (Hooper), off-screen space and suspense in Inglourious Basterds (Tarantino), and an extensive discussion of the thematics of off-screen space in A Man Escaped (Bresson).
This video is part of a series on cinematography and framing:
Cinematography and Framing Part 1: • What is Cinematography, Part 1: Lens and F...
Cinematography and Framing Part 2: • Why Use a Close-Up?: Shot Scale and Angle
Cinematography and Framing Part 3: • What is Off-Screen Space?