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1. 4 Basic Elements of Paul Thomas Anderson's
Cinematic Style
Every filmmaker has a style. Some are derivative ..
However, Paul Thomas Anderson walks the line between the
two with a subtly wild sensibility -- inspired by artists he
respects, fortified by his vision. This is something Lenny Boyer
of the Fairview Film Club explores in his video essay, sharing
four elements of P.T. Anderson's cinematic style.
So, let's take a look at PTA's approach to these four cinematic
elements:
Camera Movement
Anderson is known for his affinity for kinetic camera work,
namely his long tracking shots. However, he uses plenty of
discombobulating camera moves, like in the opening to Boogie

2. Nights. He frequently collaborates with DP Robert Elswit to
capture these difficult, well-choreographed shots in virtually all
of his films, including Magnolia, Punch-Drunk Love, There Will
Be Blood, and most recently Inherent Vice. He lets the scene
unfold as it would if it were a stage play, with characters coming
in and out, allowing the camera to "look around" with pans and
tilts, which creates a voyeuristic feel to his films.
Use of Light and Color
The way PTA uses light and color in his films is strangely subtle
and garish at the same time. He'll use a rather subdued palette
for most of the objects in the frame, but he'll use a bright color
to bring out key elements -- think Barry's suit in Punch Drunk
Love or the column of flames in There Will Be Blood.
Barry's blue suit stands out in the otherwise fairly

3. neutral world around him in 'Punch Drunk Love'
(2002).
Creating Characters
Paul Thomas Anderson has a knack for writing complicated,
peculiar, multidimensional characters that actors love to sink
their teeth into. His ensemble casts often contain some of the
most highly regarded actors in the business, like Joaquin
Phoenix, Philip Seymour Hoffman, and Julianne Moore. In fact,
he has directed seven actors in Oscar nominated performances,
and one in which Daniel Day Lewis won an Oscar for his role
in There Will Be Blood.
Soundtrack
Anderson once said that the first time he noticed music in a film
was when he watched the scene in Stanley Kubrick's A
Clockwork Orange where Alex sings "Singin' in the Rain"
during a particularly gruesome and violent scene. It's clear that
Anderson is a student of Kubrick (aren't we all?), because he
tends to use similar oppositional musical juxtapositions between
mood and reality.
Furthermore, Anderson has worked with composers (Jon Brion
and Radiohead's Jonny Greenwood) that have written scores that
perfectly capture the atmospheres he wants to create. And being
thoroughly immersed in music culture himself, it's no wonder
why he puts so much emphasis and importance on the music he
uses in his work.
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