How the Use of Nonverbal Cinematic Techniques Speak for the Women of ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’

In another of their very insightful video essays, film and television analysis platform ScreenPrism shows how the use of such non-verbal and reflective cinematic techniques as framing, color, music, flashbacks and voiceover speak to and for the highly marginalized women of The Handmaid’s Tale.

The show is a masterclass in using audiovisual techniques like framing, color, music, flashbacks and voiceover to express what characters are thinking and feeling.

Lori Dorn
Lori Dorn

Lori is a Laughing Squid Contributing Editor based in New York City who has been writing blog posts for over a decade. She also enjoys making jewelry, playing guitar, taking photos and mixing craft cocktails.