Seven Samurai: The Making of a Masterpiece

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The opening of Seven Samurai, analyzed. Akira Kurosawa has a whole bevy of film making technical tricks up his sleeve – a telephoto lens to compress the background and foreground into a vivid, detailed image, an editing technique known as "axial cut" to efficiently set the tone and layout of the scene, and lateral motion to subconsciously establish the heroes and villains. Akira Kurosawa is one of the greatest directors of Japanese Cinema and here are some of his filmmaking techniques. This video essay dissects these masterful minutes. Seven Samurai is one of the greatest Japanese films of all times.

Sources:
http://fd.noneinc.com/secrethistoryof...
https://akirakurosawa.info/2015/02/13...

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