Interesting read, though sometimes it sounds a bit like over-analyzation. Especially the constant mention of "triangular composition" - three points form a triangle (unless they form a line). You'd have to make a conscious effort NOT to have "triangular composition".
That's cool, but I think if you want to study film, you should study the likes of Akira Kurosawa, Sergio Leone or Krzysztof Kieslowski [1] first. A lot of what Hollywood is doing has been first done by these guys.
Especially computer games and Pixar movies are often directly reusing famous scenes and camera angles.
[1] Disclaimer: I'm a big fan of "Three Colors", especially "Red".
This is great stuff that I think everybody should check out, whatever your field- it's just generally interesting. Insights can be useful metaphors for presentation, direction, writing, project management...
Relevant link: The use of light in cinema: http://imgur.com/a/cpLno
Somewhat related: A collection of the different types of chairs in The Incredibles
Check All "hayao miyazaki" films. He defined the animated films.
This is awesome it adds a whole other perspective to movies.
Holy shit, look at this:
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-AQTRoWPB3n4/Tbn5O99q6lI/AAAAAAAARG...
Though it wasn't mentioned in the movie, Brad Bird described Edna as "half-German and half-Japanese". The walls of this room resemble Japanese rice-paper walls -- but the divisions are arranged as in a Piet Mondrian painting. Mondrian was Dutch, not German, but there's still a sense of Asian and European art styles mixed here. I never noticed that before.
Fuck this movie is so good.