Christopher Doyle: The Cinematography Rock Star!

Ryan Patrick O'Hara said:
I'm always curious just how M. Night got Doyle on LITW. Has to be a good story behind that one.
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If you read this book:

http://www.amazon.com/Man-Who-Heard...=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1233300205&sr=1-1

you will see a little insight into their working relationship. Also, some great Chris Doyle antics are covered in it as well.

Say what you will about LITW's story, it is however a beautiful looking film.

I also really like these two quotes by Doyle:

"My best film is always my next film. I couldn't make Chungking Express now, because of the way I live and drink I've forgotten how I did it. I don't believe in film school or film theory. Just try and get in there and make the bloody film, do good work and be with people you love."

"I didn't start making films until I was 34.But that wasted youth was probably the most valuable asset for what I'm doing now. You see the world, you end up in jail three or four times, you accumulate experience. And it gives you something to say. If you don't have anything to say then you shouldn't be making films. It's nothing to do with what lens you're using."
 
Nektonic said:
If you read this book:

http://www.amazon.com/Man-Who-Heard...=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1233300205&sr=1-1

you will see a little insight into their working relationship. Also, some great Chris Doyle antics are covered in it as well.

Say what you will about LITW's story, it is however a beautiful looking film.
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Haha, the front inside flap of the book reads,

He (M. Night) wanted Lady filmed in lush style by a wild man cinematographer no director has ever tamed.
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So Doyle is black beauty? He lives among the Chinese... not wolves. I'm sure Doyle is very eccentric to work with, but that description was hilarious. :huh:

Haha, whatever M. Night.
 
rsbush said:
Really, I thought he just got drunk and waved the camera around a lot while trying to score with the chicks.
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Thrown in a couple lights and that's basically what any outside observer would say if they saw him on set.
 
You all might want to look for "In the Mood for Doyle," a documentary that was playing last week on either IFC or the Sundance Channel. It's a little more artistic than most docs, but it does give you some insight into the man and his style of work. During part of it he goes to several of the locations and explains their thoughts in lighting, camera movement, etc. Interesting.
 
Just a heads up, "In the Mood for Doyle" is playing at 10:05 eastern time on Wednesday the 27th on sundance.
 
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