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Another example of Steven Spielberg's incredible camera placement, blocking and staging in Munich. In this moving master, he combines six shots in one and makes it look obvious and effortless. #spielberg #FilmTwitter #directing

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Scott Jeschke1 year ago

Another great one. 4 shots in 1 moving master. The geography and tension is this one is phenomenal

Scott Jeschke1 year ago

GLOSSARY of Abbreviations for the unfamiliar: ECU - Extreme Close Up CU - Close Up MCU - Medium Close Up M (or MS) Medium Shot MLS - Medium Long Shot LS - Long Shot ELS - Extreme Long Shot

Scott Jeschke1 year ago

Breakdown 4 Here:

Scott Jeschke1 year ago

GLOSSARY of Abbreviations for the unfamiliar: ECU - Extreme Close Up CU - Close Up MCU - Medium Close Up M (or MS) Medium Shot MLS - Medium Long Shot LS - Long Shot ELS - Extreme Long Shot FG - foreground BG - Background OTS - Over The Shoulder

Scott Jeschke1 year ago

Here's another great one broken down:

PoliticalPunkture💙🌻1 year ago

Whats very interesting about this shot, like most of Munich is the way it evokes camera style, movement, staging, film pace & blocking techniques of the 70s Which is obviously when its set But also where Spielberg cut his directorial teeth See this #Columbo shot from his tv debut

Scott Jeschke1 year ago

Totally! It's crazy how commonplace these techniques were until the late 70s. That episode of Columbo is so great. I got hooked because I thought all the episodes were that good, turns out... it's just Spielberg haha.

James (#querying)1 year ago

Spielberg is the king of the blocking, second to none. As a film itself, Munich should be studied by any filmmaker in how to tell a strong story with economic efficiency.

Scott Jeschke1 year ago

Absolutely agree

Scott Jeschke1 year ago

New breakdown from HOOK

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