They say necessity is the mother of invention. That was certainly the case for director Doug Liman, who needed to film a quick scene for a movie and accidentally created an entirely new trend of movie aesthetics. The “shaky cam” technique is used in a number of films today, particularly “found footage” films, but its use was popularized by Matt Damon’s Jason Bourne films and from one scene in particular from the first film.
Director Doug Liman needed to get a scene filmed quickly, and ended up pioneering a popular movie aesthetic. Read More