Uploaded July 2021 | Updated September 2026, 3 days ago

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This video, the third in a series on cinematography and framing, explores the concept of off-screen space.

The video includes examples of the use of off-screen space in humor from Edgar Wright, off-screen space and horror in Poltergeist (Hooper), off-screen space and suspense in Inglourious Basterds (Tarantino), and an extensive discussion of the thematics of off-screen space in A Man Escaped (Bresson).

This video is part of a series on cinematography and framing:

Cinematography and Framing Part 1: youtu.be/IS-Z0Jo5cbw
Cinematography and Framing Part 2: youtu.be/YTbZtP4_SbU
Cinematography and Framing Part 3: youtu.be/lKQDLf-Nt6c