Re-creating Film Stills

THEORY NOTES

1940's
This is a picture taken from the movie from The Third Man from 1949. This image is released from the Selznick Releasing Organization. Even though the man is smiling the body language is similar to the picture from Simone. Both have a reading device in their hands. The lighting has some similarities and differences. The similarity between the two is that both of them have a ligt coming from the backlight, and light that is on the hair. The main difference is there is a more distinct shadow in the Simone photo and in the image to the left the shadow is seen behind the man, so therefore there is a strong lighting source from the right side.














1960's

This is a picture from the movie Bonnie and Clive from 1967. I thought this image related to the image in which I recieved from the movie Simone (below). Even though there aren't as many people in the group, both pctures have the men and women standing. Also in both images, you can see that all the people are wearing work apparel. In addition, both of the pictures have the men and women in different positions. Although the picture from Bonnie and Clive has the people holding guns, the Simone is having the group hold briefcases. However espite the difference, the lighting can be found to be similar as both groups are found outside. Natural lighting is the basic lighting component in both cases. (also the photographer is unknown)



TODAY (2008-9)
Photos of actors taken by Dimitrios Kambouris.
Here is a picture from the film Milk. The movie has been filmed in 2008 yet it will be showing in January 2009. This picture with the two subjects is similar to the picture in which I recieved from Simone (below). The body language is almost identical yet the man on the right, from the image from Milk, doesn't have a phone, yet his body is still faced in the similar direction and his facial expressions are almost matching. The girl on the left has her elbow up life the man in the Simone photo. Her body is facing the man on the right yet her face is the only thing turned. However the man in the Simone photo seems interested in what the man on the phone is doing as the girl is interested in what the man on the right is looking at. In addition, the lighting is similar. There is a light coming from the back, as you can see on the girl's back arm (Milk) and the man's face (Simone). Also the lighting on all four heads, and light set-up are similar.