Nosferatu: Phantom Of The Night Movie Review To Use For Practical Writing Help

Nosferatu: Phantom of the night/the Vampyre is a film by Werner Herzog. This movie is about vampires thus its setup somewhat gothic. Consequently, in this paper we are going to analyze how photography has been used in this film since it appears to seep into the bones of the audience. In this film, the color that has been applied in photography can be said to be saturated since it is deep, rich and heavy. The earth appears to be colder and dirty and the use of green has been limited thus the appearance is somewhat wet. The appearance of mountains is gray, sharp edged and craggy. The interiors in the film have been filmed in bold browns, reds and whites. The use of whites has mostly been applied to Dracula.
Almost all parts of the movie have been shot in low key something that adds some eerie feeling, something that the director could have been trying to portray. The director also rarely uses many camera movements in the whole film. The shots in the film are simple with most of the being full shots. The film also has some establishing shots and long shots that gives the movie some setting, however, there is a limited use of close-up shots. Some point-of view shot has been used in some instances such as those where the characters are looking outside the window. There is also the use of a low-angle shot that can be seen when Orlok is walking on the mast. High angle shot has been used in scenes where the director wants to portray a huge crowd such as when Hutter’s employer was being chased by the crowd. In conclusion, photography has contributed to making this film great. This is due to the fact that the mood and invocation of emotions is achieved well through cinematography in this film. This is a film whose beauty is remarkable but it does not make a huge effort to attract or coddle its audience visually.