Looking for a movie....

Undisputed Truth

Undisputed Truth

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or a scene, Which is shot almost completely with telephoto lenses.
Im curious to see how the scene would be set without or with few wide masters,
and to see if it would confuse the viewer without having a geography set of the scene and manly shots just on the actors
Any recommendations.
Thanks ahead of time.
 
If I remember correctly, the park scene in "The Conversation" was mostly shot with telephotos. It has "Telephoto" audio also (watch it, you'll see what I mean)... I recomend that movie even if you aren't looking just for telephoto scenes.
 
Finnegan I vaguely remember Akira Kurosawa in one of the cinematography books ive read, forget in relation to what, I have to definitely get my hands on some of his stuff.

David G Smith. Thanks for the tip, im gonna check that one out, looking forward to hear what your talking about with the audio
 
Anything by the Dardenne bros. While they don't use telephoto lenses, they do not use master wides. their camera is seemingly preoccupied with the characters and any information as to their environment only comes when they directly interact with it. personally recommend "Rosetta" and "The Son".

for extreme and consistent use of telephoto lenses, see any Tony Scott film from the late 80s or early 90s -- days of thunder, revenge, crimson tide, etc. it's relentless.
 
Undisputed Truth said:
Finnegan I vaguely remember Akira Kurosawa in one of the cinematography books ive read, forget in relation to what, I have to definitely get my hands on some of his stuff.

David G Smith. Thanks for the tip, im gonna check that one out, looking forward to hear what your talking about with the audio
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The most famous Akira Kurosawa film is Seven Samurai. Kurosawa is considered one of the true masters of film, along with Hitchcock, Welles, and Kubrick. There's a good chance the books you've read have mentioned him somewhere.
 
Finnegan said:
The most famous Akira Kurosawa film is Seven Samurai. Kurosawa is considered one of the true masters of film, along with Hitchcock, Welles, and Kubrick. There's a good chance the books you've read have mentioned him somewhere.
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Amen to that. I love Kurosawa. Seven Samurai is wonderful, but there are so many more that are are great. Rashomon, Yojimbo, Throne of Blood, Ran, The Bad Sleep Well and one of my favorites, Ikiru.

Just thinking about the last shot in Ikiru makes me want to ball my eyes out. It is not his most accessable films, but it is still great.

You can't go wrong with Kurosawa.
 
Thanks for all the replies, sounds like what im looking for, im gonna check them out.
Dvxusers always have the hook ups with replies, thanks
 
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