FILM Tableau shot

The Power of the Tableau Shot


David Goodman, The Beat, 30 November 2015


David Bordwell discusses tableau in these posts starting at the top with Murnau before NOSFERATU


Bit confusing because he doesn’t just use headings tableau or tableau vivant but persevere and it all become clear and where the links are.


Came back to this by accident when this interesting clip from an Estonian film by Martti Helde, In the Crosswind [2014] came into view.


wiki: In the Crosswind


Distributor Pluto Films for all the details


In the Crosswind
8′ 58″


In the Crosswind
1′ 40″ trailer


Risttuules (In the Crosswind) – Through the window
7′ 15″


Risttuules (In the Crosswind) – Winter photo (letter)
5′ 18″ ~ YouTube captions kept just to distinguish the links.