Owen Smith-clark, Cinematographer, New York

Description

A medium close-up shot captures a stylized figure dressed in traditional folk carnival regalia against a blurred, snow-covered forest background. The figure wears an elaborate, architectural headdress adorned with intricate beading and metallic trim, alongside a porcelain-like mask with painted blue eyes, rouged cheeks, and a small daisy held in its mouth. Dressed in white knit sleeves, gloves, and large spherical bronze bells strapped across the chest, the character raises a single gloved finger. The composition includes an official selection laurel graphic for the 2025 International Film Festival Rotterdam centered over the lower portion of the frame. Soft natural winter light illuminates the scene with a cool blue and crisp white palette contrasted by warm metallic tones.

Style

Horizontal, Cinematic, Surreal, Cool

Techniques

Natural light

Color

Background

Office, Forest

Context

Narrative Film