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Melancholy, Cold, and Passive Blues
Melancholy Blues
The Shipping News
2001. Kevin Spacey, Judi Dench, Julianne Moore,
Cate Blanchett. Directed by Lasse Hallstrom.
Cinematography: Oliver Stapleton; Production Design:
David Gropman.
Flutes, Cables, and Knotted Ropes
In my seminars in Visual Storytelling, we spend a good amount of time studying opening sequences and how they often give clues and establish themes in regard to both character and story. The opening sequence of The Shipping News not only gives us a visceral sense of place but establishes visual metaphors for history and family as well.
A Heritage of Flutes, Drums, and Knots
Accompanied by tribal cadences of Celtic flutes and drums, in extreme close-up, hands knot strands of weathered ...
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