What is your favorite movie background?

Things seem to come from the title, which usually leads to embarrassment and makes the audience feel uncomfortable. But not all such background settings are wrong. Mastering how to locate the subject and background of shooting can enhance the depth and significance of each shot.

First, linear composition; When your themes overlap in the background, it will show that they are related. Background objects such as railings or lights can create symbolic meanings in the lens. Pay attention to the composition of the lens to avoid meaningless information transmission.

As shown above, in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Part 2), the lamppost in the background of the lens comes out from the head of the character, which doesn't look too bad. Here, the composition highlights the verticality of the two central figures and emphasizes their posture and direction. Cross backgrounds can present interesting symbols and increase the depth of the lens. Let's look at some examples. In many movies, wings appear as cross backgrounds. Although the wings are a little small on the top of the head, they usually highlight the potential personality characteristics of the characters and add mystery to the scene. Wings can express the inner image of birdman and reveal the true colors of vampires, just like in Twilight. In these two cases, the supernatural characteristics of characters become more obvious, which can be known through their relationship with the background objects in the picture. The personality characteristics implied in the background of Wings Crossing are usually positive. But wings can also have darker meanings, such as the subtle angle of wings in the lens of Black Swan.

Second, the flag; Whether in the foreground or in the background, the national flag is always full of symbolic significance. For simplicity, I only introduce the usage of the American flag. In superhero movies, the American flag is very common as a cross background. It is usually to emphasize the hero's patriotism, which can be seen clearly in Spider-Man 3.

But the intersection with the American flag is not always positive. Depending on the content of the film, using the American flag as the cross background may be even more vague and even quite critical. Movies such as Dancing with Wolves and Demons in the Battlefield are about the fate and conflict with the United States (national flag) on the border. The American flag itself is symbolic, and there is no need to intersect with characters at all. Its existence is enough to arouse national identity, history and even politics. The Wolf of Wall Street is full of social and cultural criticism, which is enough to increase the symbolic meaning, and may even lead the audience to interpret the twisted flagpole.

Third, the conclusion; The background of the composition will inevitably cross. The key is to pay attention to potential interference or add symbolic meaning. The symbolism you can create is endless. In the last example, when a character leaves, he uses "X" as a way to indicate the death of the character. In addition, attention should be paid to the elements of the background when designing the composition, which is another important method to form the background. It is very interesting to skillfully use background objects to reveal the potential personality characteristics of characters and increase the depth of works.