“I once asked Akira Kurosawa why he had chosen to frame a shot in Ran in a particular way. His answer was that if he’d panned the camera one inch to the left, the Sony factory would be sitting there exposed, and if he’d panned an inch to the right we would see the airport — neither of which belonged in a period movie. Only the person who’s made the movie knows what goes into the decisions piece of work. They can be anything from budget requirements to divine inspiration.”
Sidney Lumet, Making Movies