Filmmakers and directors often have their own image system. Whether it be just for a specific film, or for all of their work entirely. They use the system for a number of things. One being to establish connections between certain characters, places, and things in a film. They may do this by using certain colors, shots, angles, editing techniques, audio, and more. Sometimes their image system can be so subtle that it’s hard for a even a trained eye to point out these indicators. Other times, it can be so obvious that anybody and everybody can notice it.
I do not have the time to watch enough movies to completely familiarize myself with a director’s image system, unfortunately. However, I can name off a few that I know of and enjoy. J.J. Abrams is great, along with Quentin Tarantino. I like Quentin Tarantino’s bizarre style of randomness. I really do enjoy Frank Miller’s films such as “Sin City” and “The Spirit”. I love the image system he uses in these films and the style they were shot in. It could be classified as dark film noir. I really like the way he shot everything in black and white in “Sin City”, but highlighted some of the colors.