Dark humor
Uncertainty/instability
Light and carefree
Horror/fear
Sensual/sexy
Do your two films have mood similarities?
Characters and Actors
Sometimes a director includes a recurring character in his films, either major or minor, or a type of actor.
A strong female
A damsel in distress
A clueless person
A mentally unstable person
An anti-hero
A person with a past wanting a fresh start
A femme fatale
A loser
An average, every-guy
A ruthlessly ambitious character
A person who doesn’t want to choose or decide
A motherly figure
A person who takes control
A deceptive or duplicitous person
A goofy sidekick
A physically unusual actor
Racially diverse actors
The same actor, used again
Do your two films use the same actor or type of actor or have the same type of character?
Camerawork
Camera angled up from below
Camera angled down from above
Zoom in / out
A constantly moving camera that follows characters around (tracking shot)
A still camera that lets characters walk in and out of the frame
Shooting a person from the back or over the shoulder
Point of view shots (the camera is the eye of the character)
Off-centered or oblique shots (things look crooked)
Deep focus- everything near and far is in focus
Shallow focus- only what is close is in focus and all the rest is blurred
Do your two films have any similar special camerawork?
Color and Light
Use of bright colors
An overuse of a single color
Dark, somber tones
A pastel, feminine palette
Bright lighting, making everything look flat and equal (also for B/W)
Strong shadows (also for B/W)
Strong black and white contrasts (also for B/W)