Friends Summarized, do you like watching movies? If so, what made you interested in the film? Is it the story, the acting, the music, or the visuals? In this article, we will discuss one important aspect of film, namely visual beauty.
Visuals are everything that can be seen by our eyes when watching a film. Visuals include elements such as cinematography, lighting, color, special effects, settings, costumes, and so on. Visuals are very influential in conveying the message and atmosphere of the film to the audience.
The visual beauty in film does not only spoil the eyes of the audience, but also has other functions, such as:
Build character.
Visuals can help us get to know more about the characters in the film, such as their personalities, backgrounds, emotions, motivations, and conflicts. In The Joker (2019), we can see the change in Arthur Fleck’s character from a downtrodden clown to an insane criminal through visuals such as costumes, facial makeup, expressions and gestures.
Make settings.
Visuals can create the atmosphere and setting of the place from the film according to the genre and theme raised. For example, in the film Avatar: The Way of Water (2022), we can see the visual beauty of the Pandora world full of exotic creatures and plants that are colorful and glow at night.
Visuals can contain hidden meanings that implicitly describe ideas or messages from the film. In the film Schindler’s List (1993), we can see the symbolism of a little girl in red who appears in the middle of a black and white image as a representation of hope and humanity amidst the Nazi atrocities.
Adds charm.
Visuals can attract the attention and interest of the audience to watch the film by presenting spectacular, tense, funny, romantic or touching scenes. For example, in The Avengers: Endgame (2019), we can see stunning visuals of the battle between the superheroes and Thanos and his army.
To create visual beauty in films, there are several things that filmmakers need to pay attention to, such as:
Visual concept.
The visual concept is a general description of how the film will look visually. The visual concept must match the genre, theme, and story of the film. The visual concept is usually created by the director together with the production team such as cinematographers, production designers, costume designers, and others.
Visual technique.
Visual techniques are ways to realize visual concepts into images that appear on the screen. Visual techniques include using cameras, lenses, filters, tripods, dollies, cranes, drones and other tools to take pictures from different angles and give a certain effect.
Visual editing.
Visual editing is the process of compiling and processing the images that have been taken into a complete and harmonious whole. Visual editing involves using software such as Adobe Premiere, Final Cut Pro, DaVinci Resolve, and others to cut, join, add, subtract, or change images as needed.
Visual effects are additions or changes to images that aim to improve quality or create something that is not possible in reality. Visual effects can be divided into two types, namely practical effects and digital effects. Practical effects are effects created using physical objects such as models, miniatures, dolls, explosions, blood, and so on. Digital effects are effects created using computers such as animation, CGI, green screen, motion capture, and others.
Thus a brief explanation of the visual beauty in the film. We hope that this article can provide information and inspiration for Summarized friends who are interested in the world of cinema. If you have questions or feedback regarding this article, please write in the comments column below. Thank you for reading this article to the end. See you in the next article!
