Movement, framework, cut

Abstract

In the three short films Cinema, The Keeper and Flow, the director Rodrigo Areias utilises the cinematographic medium to establish a seamless relation between character and environment. All three regard different themes, but share remarkable similarities in style, concept and visual language, pointing to the concise work of the director. This essay, Movement, Framework, Cut, explores some techniques of video editing to analyse exactly how Areias masters the filmic landscape, through the movement of characters and the framework of the shots. Cutting between the three short films, and cutting the shots themselves, allows for a new perspective on how the various elements of the films flow organically together.