How Wong Kar-Wai Cooks up a Mood
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Chapters:
00:00 - Intro to John Carpenter’s Halloween
00:54 - Wong Kar-wai history
02:12 - Chapter 1: Writing
04:36 - Chapter 2: Cinematography
07:33 - Chapter 3: Post-Production
09:47 - Takeaways
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WONG KAR WAI CINEMA
There are few filmmakers who are revered as much today as Wong Kar Wai. The Hong Kong writer/director works sparingly these days, but his run of movies in the 1990s land at the top of many a cinephile's list. To an entire generation of filmmakers, Wong Kar Wai is the quintessential indie filmmaker— someone who makes movies on his own terms, telling stories in a way no one else could. So what exactly makes Wong so influential? Let's dive in.
WONG KAR WAI STORYTELLING
Wong Kar Wai’s films are built less around plot and more around emotion: loneliness, desire, nostalgia, and the ache of time passing. His scripts are famously fluid; he often begins without a finished screenplay, letting the story evolve on set. This improvisational approach allows mood to take precedence over structure. The writing places characters in liminal states: between love and loss, memory and present, connection and isolation. It’s through this emotional ambiguity, rather than clear resolution, that his films create their lingering, dreamlike mood.
WONG KAR WAI CINEMATOGRAPHY
Working primarily with cinematographer Christopher Doyle, Wong Kar Wai’s world is steeped in sensuality and atmosphere. Their use of saturated colors imbues scenes with emotional waves. Neon reflections, cigarette smoke, and rain-streaked windows turn ordinary moments into visual poetry. The camera often lingers on textures: silk dresses, the glisten of noodles, the glow of a lamp. Wong’s cinematography doesn’t just show mood, it is mood.
WONG KAR WAI EDITING
Wong’s editing style completes his singular mood through rhythm and fragmentation. Scenes flow less through cause-and-effect logic than emotional continuity. Jump cuts and abrupt transitions mirror the disjointed nature of memory. Repeated motifs reappear like recollections resurfacing unbidden. The pacing alternates between languid and abrupt. Music, too, is vital: songs are played over and over again. The result is a cinematic tempo that feels like a distant recollection.
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♬ SONGS USED:
"Sweat, Rain, and Tears" - Frankie Chan, Roel A. Gracia
"The Journey Home" - Will Van De Crommert
"Tech Talk" - Rex Banner
"Clockwork" - Hans Johnson
"Lost on Earth" - Marek Jakubowicz
"Drift Apart" - Break of Reality
"Glass" - Claudio Laucci
"Quizas, Quizas, Quizas (Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps)" - Nat King Cole
"Liminal Space" - Theatre of Delays
"In Love with Emi" - Fabien Fustinoni
"Yumeji's Theme" - Shigeru Umebayashi
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"Yumeji's Theme" - Shigeru Umebayashi
"Llamama" - Semo
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