Thrilling stills

The miniscule aesthetics of film production has enticed me lately. Ultimately, in masterful films one should be able to pause at any given time and thus discover a strong artistic composition withing the moving images.

Some directors put great effort into designing every single frame – and in a few cases the innovative cinematographic approaches even succeed in stealing attention from the actual storyline.

A few examples:

Peter Weir’s ‘Picnic at Hanging Rock’ (1975)
An all-girl school has ventured into the mountains for a picnic. As they rest on the rocks, the teacher enjoys a banana.


Wes Anderson’s ‘The Royal Tennenbaums’ (2001)
Brother and adopted sister discuss their problematic love relationship as an eagle lands.


David Fincher’s ‘Zodiac’ (2007)
Opening scene of the film – two teenagers about to make out meet a less fortunate destiny.