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Learning Composition from Movies: Part 3

Training the eye to see and recognize good composition

Learning to be a better photography comes from learning to see better. Training your eye and brain to see and compose for strong, compelling compositions.

If I could choose one movie for this training it would be SAMSARA. SAMSARA is a non-verbal exploration of the wonders of the world. One amazing visual after another exploring the natural world, worldwide cultures and even every day events but captured in a visually exciting way.

 It took five years to make, and was shot in over 100 locations in 25 countries. It is one of only a handful of films to be shot on 70mm film in the last forty years.

These movies are a love letter to humanity which reaches beyond borders and politics, timeless images of beauty. And it’s all captured in breathtaking lighting and composition. Each scene is a moving work of art.

Prepare yourself for an unparalleled sensory experience. Filmed over a period of almost five years and in twenty-five countries, SAMSARA explores the wonders of the world from sacred grounds to industrial sites, looking into the unfathomable reaches of man’s spirituality and the human experience.

Photographed entirely in 70mm and transferred to 4K digital projection format, SAMSARA’s mesmerizing images of unprecedented clarity illuminate the links between humanity and the rest of nature, showing how our life cycle mirrors the rhythm of the planet. Neither a traditional documentary nor a travelogue,

SAMSARA is a guided meditation on the current of interconnection that runs through all of our lives.

SAMSARA