How to Shoot Movies About Loneliness Like Spike Jonze

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From Her to Where the Wild Things are, we’ve broken down four ways Spike Jonze shoots movies about loneliness. Full article here:

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How To Capture Loneliness On-Screen Like Spike Jonze

1. Get up-close and personal. Close-ups put us in the character's head. We feel their intensity and vulnerability.

2. Go wide. When characters feel small, make them look small. Just look at how isolated he looks. Poor guy.

3. Montage, montage, montage. Isolation usually occurs gradually. Condense it with a montage. Reveal a tragic backstory in under 30 seconds.

4. Turn off the gimmicks. When it comes to loneliness, less is more. Simple shots bring emotional rawness. Super sad, right?

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