Film Critique

By Kyle Townsend

• 2026
• Educational
• Explainer
• 0 episodes
• Vertical

Watch this scene from Steven Spielberg's movie Munich and count how many cuts there are. Let's break down this camera movement. The camera tilts downward and the dolly moves left. That's your first composition. Actor A becomes visible through the mirror. A quick blocking here but the dolly continues left while the camera slowly tilts up to frame Actor B's face. But here's the trick but as that dolly movement is in motion, the camera pans right and frames Actor C.

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