The film is cinematically powerful, with shot after shot framed by an artist's eye.
That show's signature shot framed Fieri his cheeks shining, his hair gelled into exclamation points—overlooking a cook's shoulder in a roadside kitchen, yelling his appreciation of the brisket.
That side-mounted arrangement is great for taking surreptitious photos on the subway (if anyone who'd pay $1,275 for a phone takes the subway), but self-portraits are impossible, and even getting the shot framed right can be a challenge.
The layout department, under Craig Good, then placed the models in the shot, framed the shot by setting the location of the virtual camera, and programmed any camera moves.
Yet we're distracted by the filmmaking process itself: the shot framed inexpertly for the sake of authenticity, or the attempt to blend actors in with "real" Tehranis.
Indeed, it is Harbou's awareness of the "possibilities of the camera such as shots, framing, editing, [and] intensification through visually striking details" that distinguishes her work (212).
Both parts are composed almost exclusively of static interior shots framing bright, open doorways where men saunter in and out, bringing news, money, and their fleeting affections.
The family, jawing like Kardashians, flit in and out of long, claustrophobic shots framed by doorjambs and food-caravan windows, often evacuating to reveal one character in private contemplation or solitary dance.
He employed innovative camera angles and editing techniques, and reveled in shots framed to heighten a scene's sense of trepidation.
I mean, shot for shot, frame for frame.
