No Country for Old Men
VISUAL LANGUAGE - The Point of View
My suspicion for some time is that in this day and age of shaky cam epilepsy (see Bourne Ultimatum) that films visual language is slowly being lost. Todays young filmmakers don’t seem interested nor inclined to the study and practice of these fundamentals. Like all artforms, understanding proven methods and techniques only strengthens ones palette.
How long does it take for a man to die in the desert ?
This will be the first article in a series that examines (and hopefully inspires and educates) the visual language of film. Brian De Palma, the visually obsessed master once said “… I try to develop pure visual storytelling. Because to me, it’s one of the most exciting aspects of making movies and almost a lost art at this point.”
Visual Language. It’s a basic core of education for a director, but a complcated one…
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No Country for Old Men is a film written and directed by Joel and Ethan Coen, starring Tommy Lee Jones, Josh Brolin and Javier Bardem. Adapted from the Cormac McCarthy novel of the same name, No Country for Old Men tells the story of a drug deal gone wrong and the ensuing cat-and-mouse drama, as three men crisscross each other’s paths in the desert landscape of 1980 West Texas.
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