Steven Spielberg Filmmaking Technique

Steven Spielberg uses a technique to introduce a character, the technique is showing parts of his body doing actions. Like the legs of Indiana Jones or the hands of Oscar Schindler.

Why does he do this?,
Because it will add drama to the character without even know who he is.

It’s the same idea for Oscar Schindler.

Crossfade Film Technique

Crossfade is gradual increase or decrease of volume level of a sound. It is used in filmmaking to make invisible the audio change between scenes.

City of God example.

End of the Scene, Little Ze is laughing and begins to

 being heard the song Get up of James Brown.

We hear the “One, two, three,…

“four, ……………., get up ah, “

The song continues in this scene.

Below there is a video that showcased the Crossfade Technique 

Short Horror Film "Necrosis"

How do you feel if you body begins to destroy itself?

Short film written and directed by Shigeru Andrés in the year 2009 with almost no budget for the film school of IAVQ.

Starring the profesional actor Orlando Erazo who is a graduated from the Theater School of the Universidad Central del Ecuador.

Special thanks to Josue Baquero, Santiago Proaño, Fernando Saez, Arturo Maldonado, Hugo Erazo, Lucrecia Oñate, Mario and Wilson.

And Jerry Goldsmith whose excellent score was distorsioned for the film.

Watch it and enjoy it.

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