Or perhaps the trick's most overwrought example: God's teardrop at the
climax of --Passion of the Christ--.

Best,

DO


>>> Jesse Kalin <[log in to unmask]> 10/16/08 7:17 AM >>>
Try the end scenes of Dreyer's "Joan of Arc" for the overhead shots.   
Jesse Kalin

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> Subject: [SCREEN-L] God's-Eye POV
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> Dear all;
> a student of mine is engaged in a research project exploring the  
> history, use and implications of the God (or God's-Eye) POV shot.  
> We've ticked off the usual suspects (Hitchcock; Von Trier etc) and  
> are wondering if you know of any examples off-hand, or of any  
> attempts to theorise this shot in particular?
>
> Best,
> Scott.
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