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Action scenes

 Geometry is, surprisingly, also used to choreograph the action scenes used in our favourite films. These  scenes often involve complex movements and fight choreography. Geometry helps in precisely blocking the movements of characters, ensuring smooth coordination and enhancing the visual spectacle Filmmakers use angles, distances, and trajectories to establish the spatial relationships between characters, objects, and the environment. This allows the audience to follow the action and understand the positions and movements of the characters, making the scene more coherent and engaging. Choreographed movements, repetitive actions, or symmetrical formations add aesthetic appeal and enhance the impact of the action. These geometric patterns can also contribute to the rhythm and pacing of the scene. These geometry-based simulations ensure that the action sequences adhere to the laws of physics, even in fantastical or sci-fi settings. Finally, geometric positioning of characters an...

Emotions and Geometry

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 Emotions play an important part when geometry is brought into a film. It is used to amplify emotions and create a visual language that can be closer to the spectators.  Symmetrical compositions and geometrically balanced frames can create a sense of harmony, stability, order, calmness and balance. On the other hand, we can find filmmakers that may employ geometric dissonance and symmetry to evoke feelings of chaos, unease, conflict or inestability. Then we have t he use of geometrically enclosed spaces, such as narrow hallways, small rooms, or tight mazes, that evoke feelings of claustrophobia and confinement, uneasem vulnerability and entrapment. On the contrary, open spaces give an impression of freedom. Geometric shapes and patterns can also be used to visually represent character development or emotional transformation; a character initially portrayed in rigid and angular compositions may transition to more organic and flowing geometries as they undergo personal growth an...

Architecture in cinema

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 Architecture itself is created with an incredible influence from geometry, it can't be formed without the use of it, and that's another way of relating geometry to architecture and the sets that are used while filming.  Filmmakers sometimes use geometric shapes to convey symbolic meanings or themes. Triangles, circles, squares, and other geometric forms can represent harmony, balance, order, or the contrast between different forces. An example for this can be seen in "The Da Vinci Code" (2006), where geometric patterns and symbols play a central role in decoding hidden messages and unraveling the mystery. Certain movies also explore architectural spaces that challenge perception and play with geometric illusions. These films often employ unique designs, such as Escher-like staircases or mind-bending geometries, to create a sense of disorientation or surrealism. We can also find many films set in historical periods which structures often display specific geometric ele...