The Blocking
Blocking - How the actors use the space and move in relation to the camera and other actors in the scene.
Staging - The positioning of actors within the frame as well as the movement of the camera itself.
If you have a scene from a movie you think is worth adding please let us know.
Thanks to DP Richard Vialet for giving us this idea and access to his ever-growing list.
This page is dedicated to the memory of Director Jonathan Kaplan who would have loved it.
(and The Staging)
The Godfather β’ Michael is Anointed
Kurosawa, The Master of Blocking
Munich - Street Shooting
The Road To Perdition - The Ambush
Citizen Kane - The Union Forever
Catch Me If You Can - TWA Terminal
Shawshank Redemption - The Rooftop
Roger Deakins on Blocking
Fargo - Morning Sickness
Millers Crossing - Begging For Mercy
Taxi Driver - The Phone Call
Children of Men - Opening Sequence
War of the Worlds - Stalked In The Basement
Sicario - Border Crossing
Mildred Pearce - Mildred Makes A Discovery
Children of Men - Car Attack
War of the Worlds - First Attack
Blocking and the Multi Beat Shot
Pulp Fiction - The Basement

