Victor Nhat Nguyen
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What are some of our favorite paintings/drawings that inspire and influence your cinematic style. You can also list artist if you like.
Drawings/Paintings for inspirations
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legrevedotcom
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Gregory Crewdson has always intrigued me with his large photos of set up situations. Such high dynamic range without reaching the disgusting HDR look.
Rembrandt is always good imo... there's something about natural light from one direction.
I can't remember if it was Rembrandt as well, but there's one specific painting that hangs in the Danish National Museum where some people are seated around a table, lit only by candlelight. He hid the candle behind of the of figures of the foreground so it wouldn't steal attention, the resulting scene is amazing!
In general I like french impressionism for that clean natural look...
And then there's Gustave Boulanger who has done some pretty nice paintings.
Rembrandt is always good imo... there's something about natural light from one direction.
I can't remember if it was Rembrandt as well, but there's one specific painting that hangs in the Danish National Museum where some people are seated around a table, lit only by candlelight. He hid the candle behind of the of figures of the foreground so it wouldn't steal attention, the resulting scene is amazing!
In general I like french impressionism for that clean natural look...
And then there's Gustave Boulanger who has done some pretty nice paintings.
cpc
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This one? That's van Honthorst.
For naturalistic lighting I suggest Vermeer.
For classical composition studies any of the Dutch masters, Velazquez, Goya.
For color use - anyone whose work you fancy. But you may want to have a look at the early 20th century realists for subtle color manipulation. For complementary colors - van Gogh.
For the interplay of shapes and masses - the impressionists.
This one? That's van Honthorst.
For naturalistic lighting I suggest Vermeer.
For classical composition studies any of the Dutch masters, Velazquez, Goya.
For color use - anyone whose work you fancy. But you may want to have a look at the early 20th century realists for subtle color manipulation. For complementary colors - van Gogh.
For the interplay of shapes and masses - the impressionists.
troelskirk
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Caravaggio, Rembrandt, Thaulow, Repin, Turner... but most of all Andrew Wyeth inspires me when painting and shooting video. Wonderful thread subject by the way! Being a professional artist I tend to compose, grade and color correct the way I would a painting.
Yes, I've found inspiration in a number of his photos. They're often very cinematic.
j1clark@ucsd.edu
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Here's a couple of Hoppers that I think are inspirational for photography/cinematography.
Here's a comparison between a Hopper sketch and a Hitchcock shot.
"39 Steps"(1939)
Victor Nhat Nguyen
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Thank you for the recommendations. I been looking at some Rembrandts. It seems that to achieve the same lighting in most of his painting, we would just need a large soft source right?
Liam Hall
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Google Rembrandt Lighting & Chiaroscuro. There are lots of tutorials on it for photographers and it's exactly the same for moving pics.
When I first went freelance and needed to kill some time between meetings in London, I would often sit in front of this painting at the National Gallery:
When I first went freelance and needed to kill some time between meetings in London, I would often sit in front of this painting at the National Gallery:
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