4.18.2012

Shawshank Redemption Study




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6 comments:

chengwhich said...

cool studies! one of my favorite films! man, now i want to watch it again. :)

4/18/12, 11:27 PM
k.mediani said...

Thanks, Davin! Yes, one of the best films everrrr! Glad I could suggest people to watch it again... ;)

4/18/12, 11:30 PM
Erik Johnson Illustrator said...

Definately a great movie to watch for the composition. I remember noticing on a recent re-viewing how shots with Andy in them have a lot of space around him, showing not only his isolation from the othera but his desire for freedom, but after his last chance of being re-tried is literary shot, we see him sitting against a wall, and the wall is taking up a good 3/4 of the frame, creating a very claustrophobic feel to the tragedy.

4/19/12, 7:09 AM
k.mediani said...

Wow, thanks a lot for sharing those knowledge and what you noticed, Erik! :) Hope all is well with you!!

4/19/12, 8:50 AM
Erik Johnson Illustrator said...

Oh, another bit that just dawned on me. In the scene were Andy is sitting against the wall, Red kicks a soapstone against the wall. Soapstone is what Andy was using to carve his chess set. By backing that stone into a corner, it is another symbol of defeat, that "the game" is over.

I'm doing alright. Thanks for asking.

4/19/12, 9:14 AM
k.mediani said...

What an insight of the scene! I haven't seen it for a while but I remember that particular scene. I'll make sure to pay better attention next time.
Thank you for sharing these, Erik! Glad to hear from you.

4/19/12, 6:22 PM

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