William Wyler
4 titles · american classical
Invisible craft in the service of performance. Wyler used deep focus and long takes so that several characters could be dramatically alive in the same shot, and was famous for shooting until the acting arrived.
Signature
- Deep focus staging with action on multiple planes.
- Long takes preserving performance rather than cutting to it.
- Exhaustive retakes in pursuit of a single reading.
- Genre range unified by attention to actors.
Roman Holiday
The Best Years of Our Lives
The Children's Hour
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