Up There is a documentry about the art around New York City, particually advertisement that are still painted onto building instead of stuck on with paper, they discribe how dangerous it is. I chose this film mainly because of its cinematography. Opening with a panning shot of the city, the film clearly has a scene, the film constantly cuts from shots of painting, the city and interviews. I love the depth of field used. For example on the interview shown in the top picture, you see every single detail in his face, with the background barely visible. The main focus is him, the director has made a clear decision for the depth of field to be so shallow, also to have the man framed quite tight in the shot, you can see all the expression and emotion in the mans face, really feeling connected to what he does/did and how he felt about it.
One particular angle I like is the one to the left. The camera is positioned above the subjects with the focus being on the paintbrush. This clearly gives the viewer an idea of the concentration and reinforces the idea that it is in fact a type of art. One other thing is that it gives a sense of depth, hence the 'depth of field'. So it is clear that the workers work at a height, the use of depth of field also reinforces this.
The style of this short documentary is very stylistic, with the use of interesting and dramatic camera angles and shallow depth of field. The great panning shots of the city really do give the depth of life there and especially in the third shot, it gives you a sense of space. The interviews in this short are in my opinion great, they give a sense of realism, with the 'nitty gritty' detail. This film has really inspired me in terms of artistic direction.
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