Sunday, July 7, 2013

Shoes

Jerry Seinfeld and David Letterman in Comedians in Cars Getting Cofffee
David Letterman and Jerry Seinfeld in Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee 2.2 (2013)


Images of shoes in film are a rare thing. Feet rarely get a close-up of their own, and since the current aspect ratios are not made to accommodate the whole of the human figure, and the feet are the farthest away from the face (the part of the human body most closely associated with personal identity, and as such, the most prevalent in narrative filmmaking), it's unlikely that they will show in the frame accidentally.

Once in a while, however, feet do get a close-up of their own. That choice is worth noting.