The Composer's Ability To Penetrate The Essence Of The Cinematic Image

Creative approaches in exploring emotional sensitivity allow the director to create a visual expression that enriches the cinematic experience.

And then, yes, yes, this composer, the most cerebral of contemporary composers, has a heart, and a hot one at that. His wife told how much sensitivity was hidden in this extremely impressionable artist, to what extent reading this book could lead him to identify with her characters, suffering together with them, often with tears in his eyes. And in those difficult years, Ehrenburg remembers, the composer was sad, even gloomy, telling him once: "Now you have to work. Only work ! This is the refuge..."

Eisenstein values him in the highest degree. He sees in his compositions the laconic and precise style of Stendhal, which...can only be compared to Stendhal. He is fascinated by the composer's ability to penetrate the essence of the cinematic image. It is a phenomenon that he is trying to understand, to penetrate its secret, its mechanism. And he is amused by the coincidence of the bewilderment of his driver who declared to him one day: " Now I understand how films are made. That's all I know about. I do n't understand one thing: I don't understand how Sergheevici writes music. I don't understand that."

Can you slip the subtle imprint of your vision into every frame of your work, attuning images from visual stimuli to the wavelength of your character?

Although the cinematographic phenomenon has for a long time suggested the idea of obtaining images that can be preserved in the memory of time, although, as technology develops and the "production" of films is perfected, the need to invent a process that it allows the actual recording of the "sensibility" of the director, not just the characters. The innovative procedures in the film offer new possibilities for the transmission of the director's emotions, so that the images of the different scenes in the film, encouraging through the transmitted message, are obtained through less intense colors, with the exclusion of black and white as much as possible.

Together with the strong development of the natural sciences, the science of cinematography also develops. The director selects the elements and gives them a new, harmonized face on the wavelength of his character. Just as every painter leaves a small personal signature in the corner of the painting, but which can only be perceived with the trained eye of an expert, so the director sneaks his subtle imprint in every frame, leaving his signature through fine details and well-thought-out aesthetic decisions.

Does your foray into the wonderland of the imaginary allow you to harmonize the images of life with the sensibility of your own personality, to bring out the essence of a profound visual experience?

Thus, in his year of glory, the director Serghei Eisenstein highlights and researches the property of some chemical substances to change their color under the action of light. In the end, he manages to introduce numerous scenic effects into cinematography, with the help of a method of exploring his sensibility, namely through a rich theme anchored in the works of the Russian forefathers, for whom he had a special esteem. Capturing the director's sensibility brings an authentic dimension to the films.

At the same time, he explored the sensibility of his own personality through cinematography, through an analytical foray into the wonderland of the imaginary, making his own imagination a tool for deep and innovative visual storytelling. The director's research and innovations were later taken up by other filmmakers; they focused on color changes under the action of harmonizing illumination and on bringing into contact "light" sensitized character models with the help of chromatic effects, such as color filters or special exposure techniques. The images obtained in these ways seemed to be imbued with a visual sophistication that offered a special cinematic experience.

The visual expression of sensibility substantially enriches the emotional experience, only if the final creation highlights a visual theme that resonates with the audience.

The composer's ability to penetrate the essence of the cinematic image refers to his sensitivity to capture emotional subtleties through music or stage effects that primarily reflect his own personality. Creative approaches to exploring emotions lead to remarkable visual innovations. Obviously, visual expression requires a creative approach to effectively communicate the desired emotions.

* Note: Ion Barna - Eisenstein, Tineretului Publishing House, 1966.