This series of XML files features some highlights from our collection: they have been chosen because they are excellent examples of the detailed analysis made possible by ClipNotes.
| Film | Director | Year | Country | Format | File Description | XML Author |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Days Later | Danny Boyle | 2002 | USA | DVD | Three patterns: surveillence shots from security cameras,obstructed views, and mirrors/reflections. | Alexandra Schroeder |
| City of God | Fernando Meirelles & Kátia Lund | 2002 | Brazil | DVD | Four patterns: chase scenes, strobe lights, photographs, and rooftop transitions. | Amirpour |
| Contempt | Jean-Luc Godard | 1963 | France | DVD | Five patterns: Voice/POV, color represents central characters, characters from Homer's Odyssey, framing separating characters, and critiques of Hollywood. | |
| Days of Heaven | Terrence Malick | 1978 | USA | DVD | Five patterns: overwhelming surroundings that overshadow people, unsettling natural elements, POV shots, mirroring of two main characters, and exchanges of glances with the camera. | Harrison Gish |
| Elephant | Gus Van Sant | 2003 | USA | DVD | Three patterns: intersecting lines and grids, the color red, and reiterations. | Ackerman |
| The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance | John Ford | 1962 | USA | DVD | Six patterns: vertical-horizontal, doorways, doubling, lights/lamps/matches, screen direction violation, and unmotivated camera movement. | Jenni Fong-Govea |
| Paprika | Satoshi Kon | 2006 | Japan | DVD | Ten patterns: head space, costume changes, frame breaking, red lights, dolls, echoes/reflections, eyes/eye contact, use of red/blue, dremes, Wonder Woman | Clifford Galiher |
| Se7en | David Fincher | 1995 | USA | DVD | Five patterns: clues, labyrinths/stairs, Chiaroscuro lighting, title cards, and rain | Burtnett |
| Sexy Beast | Jonathan Glazer | 2000 | UK | DVD | Fourteen patterns: floating, parallelism/opposing images, rabbits, guns, hearts, fast/slow speed, match cuts, flashbacks, back of head, symmetry, overhead shots, glass, revolving objects, and push/pull | Glienke |
| The Sweet Smell of Success | Alexander Mackendrick | 1957 | USA | DVD | Six patterns: looking away, doors, small push ins/pull outs, round corner reveal, subject in middle, and cityscape cross-fade match | Bodie |