We look at how three very different directors — George Miller, Wes Anderson and Stanley Kubrick — use Center Framing to control our gaze.
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The technique of center framing or placing the focal point in the center of frame
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lets the director of control what we look at it, immerses us in the action
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and creates a balanced harmony which can be pleasing or unsettling
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In almost every shot of George Miller’s Mad Max: Fury Road
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The action is centered in the frame. This way the eye doesn’t have to move between cuts
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so quick cutting action sequences feel fluid
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A very different director, Wes Anderson, uses center framing for an almost opposite feel
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He says his trademark symmetrical framing is like his
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handwriting
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The balanced proportions of Anderson’s poised shots give his visuals a
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fairytale otherworldly quality
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Meanwhile the legendary Stanley Kubrick mastered One-Point Perspective
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where all lines in the frame lead to a single point, often in the center of frame
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Kubrick uses One-Point Perspective to create a sense of almost too perfect order
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making us feel like something is off and danger is lurking
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Whether it’s used to horrify, exhilarate or charm us, center framing makes a strong impression
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pulling and holding our eye in the middle of what’s happening
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