So I went and saw the King's Speech on Friday. Wow. It is the most successful independent film of all time and won 4 Academy Awards and deserves every single one. The entire thing was shot in a way that highlights heads and faces. They will have a shot of a head where usually it would be composed with the eyes on the upper third of the screen and the head on either the right or left third of the screen but the way that they chose to compose the shot was with the head in the lower left corner with most of the shot showing the wall. As you watch they focus on heads and faces because that is what the story is about a man who is constantly in the public view and can't speak. The cast is incredible. Colin Firth, Geoffery Rush, Helena Bonham Carter, Guy Pierce (who was the bad guy in the Count of Monte Cristo), Jennifer Ehle (who was Elizabeth in the Colin Firth Pride and Prejudice), Michael Gambon (Dumbledore), and Timothy Spall (Wormtail). The fact that the film had the budget of 10 Million gives all the more credit to the film. I enjoyed it immensely and am going to see it again tomorrow. (it's at the cheep theatre)
So the head is very centered? Is that right? As if he (the king) is speaking to us (the audience? I really want to see it.
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