Aesthetic view of impressionist films

Delluc strongly emphasized the "photonics" of films, and appreciated and advocated the expression of natural poetic moments through photonics, which even became one of the basic aesthetic standards of French films at that time.

The theoretical connotation of "photogenic" is that film art should look for images and scenery suitable for optical lens expression in natural and real life, emphasize simplicity, advocate the use of natural lighting effects, focus weakening and other means of expression, and create unique poetry of film art, thinking that only moving visual images are the most photogenic. De Luc also stressed that movies should learn from painting, and he pointed out: "Painting is also attractive. At that time, the style and comprehensive way were all simple and simple lines that were popular at that time, and this kind of lines is exactly what we often want to see in movies. "

Impressionist films are influenced by impressionist paintings and attach great importance to the modeling style of film pictures. For example, in the famous "Rollover" section of Abel Gance's film "Wheels", high-speed (upgrade) and slow-speed (downgrade) photography are used, and impressionist flower stands are used to process the light, showing the tragic scene that the train flies to the cliff and finally rolls over.