Category Archives: Layout
Buster Keaton: Symmetry of Laughter
A great compilation of clips by Vince Di Meglio that prove flat compositions and symmetry are best suited for comedy. Vince writes, “After watching twenty-nine Buster Keaton films, I was struck by his use of symmetry and center framing. This is an attempt to capture that. Before Stanley Kubrick and Wes Anderson made it famous for modern audiences, there was Buster Keaton.”
Black Dynamite Season 2: Opening Process
The Geometry of a Scene
Symmetry in Wes Anderson’s Editing
Notes on Dumbo by Marc Hendry
Analysis of the use of design and animation principles in the 1941 movie Dumbo.
The Book of Life – Shot Breakdown
The Book of Life Director, Jorge R. Gutierrez, just released four behind the scenes videos on Vimeo that effectively illustrate how a key shot in the film was put together from a layout and lighting perspective.
