I found that the story lines had a lot more to offer than "The Big Lebowski" and there was a larger variety of different scenes to use, especially in "O Brother Where Art Thou".
FARGO: LIGHTING AND COMPOSITION
Lighting:
The lighting throughout the film is very simple. When your outside it looks like it's naturally lit and inside it looks like it's lit by the light of the household lamps. When it's dark the lighting is very simple rembrandt, single light source style. Pays homage to film noir.
Composition:
The composition is for the most part very simple depending on the scene. For informative scenes it's shot at head height of the character which makes you feel like you're there with them and you feel included in what's going on. For more suspense scenes (IE when the kidnappers are pulled over) it's shot so you see what they see, this helps build the tension. There are a few close up shots (IE the crowbar coming through the bathroom door) that are very dramatic and create tension for the viewer. The vantange point is changed again for the violent scenes.
O BROTHER WHERE ART THOU: LIGHTING AND COMPOSITION
Lighting:
the lighting is simple yet effective. The daytime scenes look like they're naturally lit and the night scenes are lit with usually one light source (rembrandt), generally a lamp or a camp fire. Lots of scenes are lit by fire and this generally gives either a dangerous or intimate feel depending on the situation.
Composition:
A lot of the shots focus on just one person (usually the one who's talking). Lots of head shots with the background. These are usually straight on shots or if focusing on the bad guy or a dramatic scene from a lower vantage point.
Lots of the scenes are shot at head height (especially intimate scenes) which makes the viewer feel like they're there with the characters and more included in the scene.
Dramatic scenes tend to be shot from a different vantage point to increase tension.
There are lots of shots of just important props.
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