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Memorable Facial Close Up Shots

I'm in the middle of assembling a video of close up shots in movies and, since I'm drawing blanks as to what else to include, I figured I'd ask you guys for suggestions. Here's a list of the films I already have:

The 400 Blows
Apocalypse Now
Battleship Potemkin
The Blair Witch Project
Brief Encounter
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
A Clockwork Orange
Come and See
Das Boot
Dead Man's Letters
Easy Rider
Full Metal Jacket
The Good, The Bad and the Ugly
Gummo
High Noon
Ivan, the Terrible, Part 1
Paris, Texas
The Passion of Joan of Arc
Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid
Persona
Requiem For a Dream
The Seventh Seal
Sunset Boulevard
Taxi Driver
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
The Third Man
Un Chien Andalou
Vampyr
The World of Apu

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Grace Kelly's entrance in Rear Window

If you need more extreme closeups, there's Janet Leigh's eye in Psycho after the shower scene or Denueve's eye in Repulsion (opening credits)

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Originally Posted by SpelingError (Post 2320847)

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre

👍 Classic

I'd add Martyrs (2008). The most important shot of the film.

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Originally Posted by Morphy (Post 2320858)

👍 Classic

I'd add Martyrs (2008). The most important shot of the film.

Since I haven't seen it yet, which shot are you referring to?

City Lights: the tramp holding onto a flower looking at the girl
The Shining: Here’s Jack!
Jaws: the first reveal of the shark and Brody’s reaction
Citizen Kane: Rosebud going into the fire
Casino: the poor slob’s head in a vise

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=naaxJVRuGOQ

Originally Posted by PumaMan (Post 2320915)

I saw this movie with my buds at a theatre when it first came out. The theatre was packed and the only available seats together were in the front row. When the movie opened with those extreme closeups of the ugly bad guys, I thought we were going to be kicked out, we were all laughing so hard.

I'm referring to a different close up, btw. It's the set of close ups during the Mexican standoff at the end.

Originally Posted by SpelingError (Post 2320928)

I'm referring to a different close up, btw. It's the set of close ups during the Mexican standoff at the end.

A little off subject . . .

The movie is not one of my favorites but the music is superb! Especially the last two cuts:
The Ecstasy of Gold and The Trio (the scene you are referring to).

Originally Posted by SpelingError (Post 2320912)

Since I haven't seen it yet, which shot are you referring to?

I’d imagine it’d be one at the very end - curious now if I’m wrong @Morphy.

Originally Posted by SpelingError (Post 2320912)

Since I haven't seen it yet, which shot are you referring to?

You'll know it when you see it. It would spoil it if I told you or posted a screencap of it.

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There are hundreds. Westerns are particularly good at these shots like Leone's shots of the bad guys. Kurosawa's 'Stray Dog is the one that pops into my mind though:

https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/i...vJ4iQ&usqp=CAU

Originally Posted by AgrippinaX (Post 2320943)

I’d imagine it’d be one at the very end - curious now if I’m wrong @Morphy.

You are absolutely right.

Originally Posted by SpelingError (Post 2320847)

Do you edit videos for youtube / vimeo / twitter if you don't mind me asking?

Originally Posted by ScarletLion (Post 2320949)

Do you edit videos for youtube / vimeo / twitter if you don't mind me asking?

No, I keep all the movie edits I make on my computer (I save them to Google Drive though) since I don't want to deal with copyright. Otherwise, I'd definitely post them online. For instance, I remember making a silent film stunt actor montage I really enjoyed that I would've liked to publish (sadly though, I lost the video years ago).

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Also, looks like I need to watch Martyrs.

Originally Posted by thracian dawg (Post 2320923)

The Shining: Here’s Jack!
Jaws: the first reveal of the shark and Brody’s reaction

Can't believe I forgot about those two.

Originally Posted by Morphy (Post 2320947)

You are absolutely right.

All those years later, I bloody LOVE Martyrs. Could it have been sleeker/better written/blah-blah-blah? Sure. But something about it is profoundly horrifying.

Originally Posted by SpelingError (Post 2320952)

You're generally OK with montage clips / educational videos as long as there is no music in them.

Originally Posted by AgrippinaX (Post 2320960)

All those years later, I bloody LOVE Martyrs. Could it have been sleeker/better written/blah-blah-blah? Sure. But something about it is profoundly horrifying.

Yeah Martyrs is disturbing but seminal for anybody who likes that kind of thing.

Originally Posted by ScarletLion (Post 2320963)

Yeah Martyrs is disturbing but seminal for anybody who likes that kind of thing.

Well, it’s all relative/personal imo. Yes, there are far more disturbing and accomplished things, so what? It makes me think of what’s now referred to as “whataboutism”. I do actually like that sort of thing, for the most part, but there’s a balance to strike, as ever. Besides, I like the concept and have always been partial to other genre offerings that try to explore

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afterlife

, eg The Veil, Flatliners, etc. So I judge Martyrs on a slightly different level (and I think it’s in many ways superior to those others). Certainly not in terms of whether or not it’s “disturbing”. To me it’s more philosophically horrifying.

Originally Posted by ScarletLion (Post 2320962)

You're generally OK with montage clips / educational videos as long as there is no music in them.

I suppose I could try it then. I'll probably just stick to the audio from the movies (as long as soundtracks won't cause a problem).

Originally Posted by TONGO (Post 2320972)

https://www.sinclairclarion.com/home...ps-YouTube.png

That's another big one I forgot about.

(as an aside, I'm trying to only include films I've already seen)

Originally Posted by TONGO (Post 2320966)

https://www.sbs.com.au/movies/sites/...?itok=G4ncjGEW

Cricket is pretty awesome, I agree.

Originally Posted by SpelingError (Post 2320974)

I suppose I could try it then. I'll probably just stick to the audio from the movies (as long as soundtracks won't cause a problem).

I just use my own music! If you need any underscore type stuff just ask.

Wow, you all just don't like actresses very much do you? Of all the face shots posted there's only been three female faces, sans the horror movie shots. Just an observation and one that I've made before here at MoFo. I do think that preference for male actors by both men and women is the reason actresses historically didn't get equally screen time compared to the men. There's some exceptions of course.

Originally Posted by Citizen Rules (Post 2320982)

Out of curiosity, which close-ups of actresses would you recommend?

Originally Posted by SpelingError (Post 2321003)

Out of curiosity, which close-ups of actresses would you recommend?

The one that first popped into mind was Ingrid Bergman from Casablanca (the end scene at the airport). Though Bette Davis had a number of memorable close-up face shots. Just a few:

The Anniversary (1968)
https://external-content.duckduckgo....6pid%3DApi&f=1

The Letter (1940)
https://www.tasteofcinema.com/wp-con...etter-1940.jpg

Of Human Bondage (1934)
https://external-content.duckduckgo....354&f=1&nofb=1

What Ever Happened to Baby Jane (1962)
https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w1280/fev...Zcshk9zSSu.jpg

An American Werewolf in London
Foxy Brown
Out of the Blue 1980
The Devil's Rejects
The Scarlet Empress
Last House on the Left 1972
Almost Famous
Kurosawa's The Idiot
Boys Don't Cry
Diary of a Lost Girl

Originally Posted by cricket (Post 2321019)

https://stringfixer.com/files/207356775.jpg

Or him in "Big Fish".

https://scontent.fdet1-2.fna.fbcdn.n...lQ&oe=630CE284

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oh this isn't a porn thread?

The first one that came to mind for me was Blair Witch Project.

Also, eyeballs in the Psycho movies.

https://yasminstewart.files.wordpres...ycho-2-ojo.png
https://i.stack.imgur.com/Jwksr.png
https://i.ytimg.com/vi/NsxT2ArRtb4/maxresdefault.jpg

Originally Posted by ueno_station54 (Post 2321028)

oh this isn't a porn thread?

We could make it one.

Originally Posted by ueno_station54 (Post 2321028)

oh this isn't a porn thread?

https://i0.wp.com/caps.pictures/199/...s.com-1962.jpg

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The first two that came to mind were already mentioned: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly and The Silence of the Lambs.

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Not sure if it was mentioned, but Tommy Lee Jones at the end of No Country for Old Men?

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Since Silence of the Lambs was mentioned, it is worth bringing up Philadelphia. Demme had a thing for filming facial close-ups/reactions, and the scene when Joe (Denzel) meets Andrew (Hanks), and the camera focuses on his face as he looks at everything that Andrew touches is brilliant.

Orlando has some great ones, partly because the film frequently breaks the fourth wall. Mostly it's Tilda Swinton, but there's a romantic scene that consists of a lot of close ups of both characters.

This video includes some of them
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZE7...eDarkProjector

This video is the final scene of the film, so sort of spoilers? (But it's not the kind of movie that really matters how it ends, if that makes sense). But it also has my favorite close-ups of Swinton at 0:32, at 0:57, and at 1:27.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vclx...el=cuttysark57

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The Ox-Bow Incident (1942, William Wellman)

Originally Posted by Morphy (Post 2321074)

One of my favorite things about The Silence of the Lambs.

Characters looking directly into the camera is a trademark of director Jonathan Demme. He uses it in most of his films, not just The Silence of the Lambs. Below are examples from Philadelphia, Married to the Mob, Something Wild, Melvin & Howard, Last Embrace, and Beloved...

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Good thread. Here are a few that come to mind:

https://i.imgur.com/5S2YDI7.jpg
Aguirre, The Wrath of God

https://i.imgur.com/DHPOVBk.png
City Lights

https://i.imgur.com/we63b2W.jpg
Manhattan

https://i.imgur.com/Qj0Av4b.jpg
Memories of Murder

https://i.imgur.com/G0ET1kB.jpg
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me

Originally Posted by cricket (Post 2321120)

http://rampages.us/ajmaniia/wp-conte...ith-camera.png

Don't forget:

https://i.imgur.com/4IzHMvk.gif

Bergman's Persona

https://i0.wp.com/minhavisaodocine4....size=640%2C468

Well, all of his works, actually, since he belived that face expression is the soul of a movie. Master of close-ups.

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This is prime territory for the Clue screenie again, but I will resist...for now. ;)

Anyway, can't forget this one...

https://cdn3.whatculture.com/images/...b6-600x338.jpg

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All these screenshots and not a single face caked in semen. Clearly we have different notions of what constitutes a "memorable facial."

Originally Posted by ScannerDarkly (Post 2321381)

https://i.imgur.com/QBlyjmr.png

That's more like it. A memorable facial close-up shot should be thick and ropy featuring nice glutinous threads. I'll see myself out.

Originally Posted by Captain Spaulding (Post 2322189)

All these screenshots and not a single face caked in semen. Clearly we have different notions of what constitutes a "memorable facial."

O' Captain my Captain!

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@Hey Frederick What movie is the fourth image down from?

Originally Posted by dadgumblah (Post 2324691)

@Hey Frederick What movie is the fourth image down from?

Martyrs, the original version

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@Hey Frederick Thanks!

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I know this was a while ago, but I finally decided to publish the video to YouTube:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STmPNfr37LQ

Originally Posted by Captain Terror (Post 2338551)

Excellent work!

Thanks!

Originally Posted by SpelingError (Post 2338552)

Thanks!

Where did you get your clips? I've got a few projects in mind but I don't currently have a way to capture BluRay, which limits my options.