Stanley Kubrick's 'One-Point Perspective'.

Stanley Kubrick’s ‘One-Point Perspective’ is a subtle component used in many of his shots. Although only a small feature, it makes for very unique cinematography. His background in photography, again, has a great role to play in these creative visuals.

Kubrick // One-Point Perspective from kogonada on Vimeo.

When I first started watching Kubrick's films, I noticed something particular about most of the shots, in terms of perspective. However, I struggled to explain what it was exactly; the way he positions the subject(s) creates the 'one-point', and focus is drawn to this either by other characters or environments which channel the viewers attention to the subject.

*I will try to recreate this effect in an image in a later post.