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Re: JIN-ROH and LotR
> That's why I regard animation as a form of cinematography.
> In essence, its the same thing as regular filmmaking. As
> to why I regard it as the highest form of cinematography,
> I refer to things like Katsuhiro Otomo's "Memories", the
> last segment of which is one continuous shot- no cuts. Has
> this been successfully replicated in live action? Peter?
Hitchcock's "Rope" was an entire film that was ostensibly a single shot. (I
say "ostensibly" because Hitch was limited by the physical length of the
film. Because he could only shoot so long before the film ran out, there
are, I believe, four (maybe five, including credit sequence) actual cuts,
but they are disguised (e.g., the camera will pan in front of a dark surface
and re-emerge on the other side.
I don't think it's really fair to compare animation to live-action in terms
of cinematography. Animation doesn't need to concern itself with physical
limitations the way live-action does. In that sense, it's a bit like
"cheating", and is hardly superior to real, honest-to-god cinematography,
which not only involves moving the camera, but real lighting, lens depth,
etc.
It's not that animation is less admirable, it's just a different animal.
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And count every beautiful thing we can see"
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