One of Akira Kurosawa’s many gifts was staging scenes in ways that were bold, simple and visual.
1. What does Tony mean by "standard coverage"?
2. What shapes are focused on in the scene from The Bad Sleep Well?
3. Why does Kurosawa resist cutting between reactions?
4. What happens to Shirai as the triangle stretches out?
5. Why is the door always in frame in the background?
6. Why does the camera reframe as Moriyama approaches?
7. Why is Nishi's face closest to centre frame?
8. How does Kurosawa break the triangle?
9. How did the scene begin?
10. Which character doesn't say a word in the scene?
11. How does geometry help us to follow the drama?
12. What role does verbal drama play in the scene?
13. How does the sequence 1, 2, 3, 2, 1 relate to the scene?
14. What other geometric shapes does Kurosawa use?
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The Bad Sleep Well
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