While watching the beginning of Amelie(Jeunet, 2001) I was quite intrigued by the cinematography of the film as it slightly reminded me of something by Wes Anderson. However, even though the overall saturation and warmth of the film seemed similar to something like Moonrise Kingdom, the style in which it was shot was much different than anything I have seen before. Probably the most distinct aspect of this “style” is how frequently cinematographer Bruno Delbonnel shot close ups. So, after gaining some interest in this I decided to do some research on the cameras used to shoot the film. So, I found that Delbonnel used both a  Kodak Vision 250D 5246 and Vision 320T 5277 when filming, and while the majority of the warmth and saturated look was added in digitally, an  81EF filter was occasionally used during day shots. What impressed me the most though was discovering that before shooting close ups of any character Delbonnel and Jeunet actually experimented with a variety of lenses to see which corresponded best with each character’s facial features. Jeunet also chose to film the majority of Amelie with a wide angle lens so as to allow for the majority of  the background to remain in focus, and thus give the viewer a better look at each one of his beautifully made sets. Overall, I thought these two aspects of the cinematography in the film, using different lenses for close ups and using a wide lens to keep the background in focus, provided Amelie with much more subtle charm than it would have had if Jeunet and Delbonnel had shot it differently.