Film Making: What You Can Learn From the Cinematography in Children Of Men

Last year the movie Children of Men provided a twist of the usual conventions of the science fiction genre. Instead of lavish sets and greatly disconnected images of the future it had a gritty, down to earth and even realistic vision of what one day might become. If you haven't seen the film basically it goes to say that in the near future humankind, for some reason or another, has become infertile. The story itself centers on the disillusioned Theo, played by Clive Owen, who has to escort the first pregnant woman in eighteen years to safety while being chased by a group that wants to use the pregnancy to advance their own cause. Basically what starts out as a dystopian Sci-fi movie becomes a road-action-thriller. Basically if you haven't seen it go out and rent it right away and watch it at least twice. The first time watch for the story the second time watch it for the cinematography and shot selection which, quite frankly, knocked me on my ass.