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Narration] Nearly all of Kubrick's films contain a narration at some point (2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) contains narration in the screenplay and The Shining (1980) has some sparse title cards).
Adapted every film he made from a novel,
excluding his first two films, Killer's Kiss (1955), and Fear and Desire (1953).
Often features shots down the length of tall, parallel walls,
e.g. the head in Full Metal Jacket (1987), the maze and hotel coridors in Shining, The (1980) and the computer room in 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968).
His films have a common theme of dehumanization.
Symmetric image composition and long "zooming out" and/or "zooming in" sequences [zoom].
Constructs three-way conflicts [three-
way].
Extreme close-ups of intensely emotional faces [faces].
[114]: often uses the number 114 in serial numbers, eg. - It's the name of the decoder in Dr. Strangelove - It's the Jupiter explorer's "
licence plate number" in 2001 - Alex is given "Serum 114"
when he undergoes the Ludovico treatment
Bathroom: All of Kubrick's films feature a scene that takes place in a bathroom
Known for his exorbitant shooting ratio and endless takes, he reportedly exposed an incredible 1.3 million feet of film while shooting Shining, The (1980), the release print of which runs for 142 minutes. Thus, he used less than 1% of the exposed film stock, making his shooting ratio an indulgent 102:1 when a ratio of 5 or 10:1 is considered the norm.
Beginning Voice-over - Paths of Glory, A Clockwork Orange, and Dr Strangelove all begin with a voice over, and The Killing features narration.
Involves his wives in his movies. His first wife, Toba Etta Metz Kubrick, was the dialogue director for Stanley's first feature film Fear and Desire (1953). His second wife, Ruth Sobotka Kubrick,
was in Killer's Kiss (1955) as a ballet dancer named Iris in a short sequence for which she also did the choreography. Kubrick's third, and final, wife, Christiane Harlan Kubrick, appeared (as Susanne Christian) in Paths of Glory (1957) before she married him as the only female character (a German singing girl) in the movie. She also did some of the now-infamous paintings for Clockwork Orange, A (1971) and some more for Eyes Wide Shut (1999). In addition, her brother, Jan, was Stanley's assistant for Clockwork Orange,
A (1971) and the executive producer for all of Kubrick's films starting with Barry Lyndon (1975) and going through Shining, The (1980), Full Metal Jacket (1987) and Eyes Wide Shut (1999). Also, his daughter, Vivian Kubrick, is the little girl who asks for a Bush Baby for her birthday in 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968).
Almost always uses previously composed music (such as The Blue Danube in 2001 and Beethoven's 9th Symphony for A Clockwork Orange) for his films rather than commissioning an original score to be written.
Almost always shot his films in the standard 1.33:1 ratio. The exceptions were: Spartacus, in Panavision, and 2001: A Space Odyssey, in Cinerama. Much of his films consist of wide-
angle shots that give the impression of a wide-screen movie, wide up-and-
down as well as wide sideways. From the Killing onward, his films looked increasingly odder, bigger, and more properly viewed from the rows closer to the screen.
His films often story tell about the dark side of human nature.
One of Kubrick's signature shots was "The Glare"
--a character's emotional meltdown is depicted by a close-up shot of the actor with his head tilted slightly down,
but with his eyes looking up--usually directly into the camera. Examples are the opening shot of Alex in "Clockwork Orange", Jack slowly losing it in "The Shining", Pvt. Pyle going mad in "Full Metal Jacket", Tom Cruise's paranoid thoughts inside the taxicab in "
Eyes Wide Shut". Even HAL 9000 has "the glare"
in "2001: A Space Odessey".
Uses the first person viewpoint (the character's perspective) at least once in each film. [first-person]
Credits are always a slide show. Kubrick never used rolling credits except for the opening of "The Shining"
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