Blade Runner

Based on

"Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick

Clip #5 - Station

Empty space with few people, completely shifts to full space going into office.

Clip #3 - Holden

Furthering of the limbo setting. Asymmetrical composition to the right, creating tension.

Stars

Harrison Ford - Rick Deckard Rutger Hauer - Roy Batty Sean Young - Rachael Brion James - Leon Kowalski

Release date

Multiple. First in 1982, second in 1992 (Director's Cut), lastly in 2007 (Final Cut)

Awards

Nominated - Golden Globe for Best Original Score, Academy Award for Best Art Direction - Set Direction, Academy Award for Best Visual Effects * Not well received.

Clip #1 - Los Angeles

Opening of the movie. Introduces audience to a non-realistic setting. It is an establishing shot.

Clip #4 - Leon and Holden

Perfect symmetry, both characters sitting on their respective side. Mise-en-scene is established.

Director

Ridley Scott, who has a theatrical and graphic design background. "Sometimes design is the statement"

Clip #6 - Taffy Lewis

Scene in bar smoking. Usage of full space, creating a cluttered picture that is common in the movie.

Genre

Science Fiction, Film Noir

Clip #2 - Leon

Still cut. Limbo setting seen in focus / hues. Asymmetrical composition to the left.