trying to come up with your own visual style is somewhat difficult, as i feel it changes with each project. however, i think that there is a general style people have, and i went to some of my favorite movies to figure out my general style. i really like uneven lighting. i like the chiaroscuro look on alot of things, i like the light to be very prevalent in one area then not in the others. here is a chiaroscuro idea seen in the sky, and i like how the clouds are very lit up in the middle and get darker on the way out.
another image i like is this still shot from oceans 11 movie, a shot at the end of the movie. i think this is a beautiful image, and again we have a major source of light and everything else is dark or silhouetted against it. even the line up of the people is visually compelling, as the heads of the people are in a 'mountain range' shape moving gradually up then down. this is one of my favorite movies and this may be my favorite shot from it.
the third image is a shot from the movie 'let the right one in'. it is a swedish film about a vampire girl. i love the way snow plays in movies, especially with the blood and night. anytime blood is used with snow, milk, or other white items it has a very good contrast.
Another thing I enjoy about that Ocean's 11 shot is the symmetry. I like how the fountains meet at a low point in the middle, and it also has street lights on both side. You can tell they took some time to find the perfect spot for this shot.
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