Boris Kaufman
About
After he had finished at the University Of Paris, Kaufman then turned to cinematography. His first American film was under director Elia Kazan for On The Waterfront where he won an Academy Award and a Golden Globe. he also managed to get a second Oscar nomination for Baby Doll. He has worked with director Sidney Lumet on two occasions: 12 Angry Men and The Pawnbroker.
Notable Films
On The Waterfront - 1954
Baby Doll - 1956 12 Angry Men - 1957
Pawnbroker - 1964
Influence
His work in the film 12 Angry influenced me because of how he is able to use the mostly singular location and a few shot choices to make a simple court drama so rememberable and interesting for an entire film while keeping you hooked.
One of the other shots that caught my eye was this one as one of the jurors is being very rude and said something really nasty, the rest of the jurors just sit or stand and ignore him until he shuts up. The positioning of the actors and the how symmetrical the shot is makes it one of my favourite ones in the film.
About
After he had finished at the University Of Paris, Kaufman then turned to cinematography. His first American film was under director Elia Kazan for On The Waterfront where he won an Academy Award and a Golden Globe. he also managed to get a second Oscar nomination for Baby Doll. He has worked with director Sidney Lumet on two occasions: 12 Angry Men and The Pawnbroker.
Notable Films
On The Waterfront - 1954
Baby Doll - 1956 12 Angry Men - 1957
Pawnbroker - 1964
Influence
His work in the film 12 Angry influenced me because of how he is able to use the mostly singular location and a few shot choices to make a simple court drama so rememberable and interesting for an entire film while keeping you hooked.
The shot above shows the atmosphere that the first third of the film takes: above eye level. This allows allowing you to see all the men go back and forth on the decision and shows the room around as things haven't turned serious.
In the second third of the film close-ups like the shot above become more common with the camera being at eye level and as the heat in the room grows so does the claustrophobia and the men's decisions as slowly each one turns from guilty to not guilty.
In the final third of the film the camera has become below eye level and even more close-ups showing the men sweat even more making the tension build up even further, the use of camera lenses to bring you closer to the action.
Finally during the final shot a wide angle lens is used which finally allows the viewers to breathe as a decision has been reached.
One of the other shots that caught my eye was this one as one of the jurors is being very rude and said something really nasty, the rest of the jurors just sit or stand and ignore him until he shuts up. The positioning of the actors and the how symmetrical the shot is makes it one of my favourite ones in the film.
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