Pick ONE movie for cinematography excellence
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SergejIvanovits
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Re: Pick ONE movie for cinematography excellence
Once Upon A Time In America - > best camera work, framing, colors, acting, music, ........ the best one.
Enemy AT The Gates - > almost as good as the first one.
Once Upon A Time In America - > best camera work, framing, colors, acting, music, ........ the best one.
Enemy AT The Gates - > almost as good as the first one.
Final Design Studios
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Re: Pick ONE movie for cinematography excellence
Amelie....wow. Thats a movie to look at. I thought Almost Famous looked good in that "less style more substance" sort of way.
Even Vanilla Sky had some really amazing shots.
And I just watched Black Hawk Down, beautiful shots.
Amelie....wow. Thats a movie to look at. I thought Almost Famous looked good in that "less style more substance" sort of way.
Even Vanilla Sky had some really amazing shots.
And I just watched Black Hawk Down, beautiful shots.
Re: Pick ONE movie for cinematography excellence
So many good one, but I will put for sure : Not in order
Blade Runner
Lawrence of Arabia
Amélie
Apocalypse Now
Heros
Lord of the Rings
Baraka
And I'm sorry for the one I had never saw and there are some others very good too.
But the question was pick ONE movie. :-/
So many good one, but I will put for sure : Not in order
Blade Runner
Lawrence of Arabia
Amélie
Apocalypse Now
Heros
Lord of the Rings
Baraka
And I'm sorry for the one I had never saw and there are some others very good too.
But the question was pick ONE movie. :-/
Re: Pick ONE movie for cinematography excellence
2 great recent movies for cinematography (that are deceptively simple):
Gerry
Elephant
I don't think there is a single shot in Gerry that is not perfect and beautiful. Harris Savides is one of my new favorites. Does any one have the New Cinematographer's book he is featured in?
oh, and In The Mood For Love
2 great recent movies for cinematography (that are deceptively simple):
Gerry
Elephant
I don't think there is a single shot in Gerry that is not perfect and beautiful. Harris Savides is one of my new favorites. Does any one have the New Cinematographer's book he is featured in?
oh, and In The Mood For Love
smithy
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Re: Pick ONE movie for cinematography excellence
My vote would be these:
Tucker
Lawrence of Arabia
Cider House Rules
Harry Potter Movies- British Theatre POV
Gone with the Wind
Gettysberg
Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
Wizard of Oz
Glory
Das Boot
But out of all these it would be Wizard of Oz
My vote would be these:
Tucker
Lawrence of Arabia
Cider House Rules
Harry Potter Movies- British Theatre POV
Gone with the Wind
Gettysberg
Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
Wizard of Oz
Glory
Das Boot
But out of all these it would be Wizard of Oz
Re: Pick ONE movie for cinematography excellence
Ok I have to get in on this.
I have a list as long as my arm of movies that I thought had good cinematography but at the top of my list is one that has only had one tiny mention;
Blackhawk Down - the cinematography in that film was superb. There is not a single scene in the movie that you can not pause it and go 'Wow, that's a fantastic photo' but then play it and it all fits together seemlessly.
Also Man On Fire was very good and Fightclub. All three are fairly similar in style if not completely different movies.
I think it's quite a subjective thing though. What I think looks great someone else may hate.
Ok I have to get in on this.
I have a list as long as my arm of movies that I thought had good cinematography but at the top of my list is one that has only had one tiny mention;
Blackhawk Down - the cinematography in that film was superb. There is not a single scene in the movie that you can not pause it and go 'Wow, that's a fantastic photo' but then play it and it all fits together seemlessly.
Also Man On Fire was very good and Fightclub. All three are fairly similar in style if not completely different movies.
I think it's quite a subjective thing though. What I think looks great someone else may hate.
henrygrins
Member
Re: Pick ONE movie for cinematography excellence
[quote author=DVX100Shooter link=board=news;num=1103614109;start=30#39 date=12/25/04 at 11:07:30]What dreams may come....they used a lot of green screen and mattes with that movie. I interviewed an artist in Virginia sometime ago that was suing the producers of the film because they used his paintings of some mountains and other stuff that you can clearly identify with in the movie without permission.[/quote]
My mom's old boyfriend was one of the matte painters on What Dreams May Come. His name is Steve Hannock. I believe he also painted all of Annie's (the character) work. Amazing stuff.
A few of my faves:
City Of God (impeccable)
Eternal Sunshine (amazing what you can do with a few bare 75w bulbs)
Interview With A Vampire
O Brother, Where Art Thou? <----- best cinematography I've ever seen
Henry
[quote author=DVX100Shooter link=board=news;num=1103614109;start=30#39 date=12/25/04 at 11:07:30]What dreams may come....they used a lot of green screen and mattes with that movie. I interviewed an artist in Virginia sometime ago that was suing the producers of the film because they used his paintings of some mountains and other stuff that you can clearly identify with in the movie without permission.[/quote]
My mom's old boyfriend was one of the matte painters on What Dreams May Come. His name is Steve Hannock. I believe he also painted all of Annie's (the character) work. Amazing stuff.
A few of my faves:
City Of God (impeccable)
Eternal Sunshine (amazing what you can do with a few bare 75w bulbs)
Interview With A Vampire
O Brother, Where Art Thou? <----- best cinematography I've ever seen
Henry
henrygrins
Member
Re: Pick ONE movie for cinematography excellence
[quote author=Prairieboy link=board=news;num=1103614109;start=45#56 date=01/01/05 at 15:55:42]Another trend lately that I am not sure how I feel about is colour grading. I was blown away by Amilie, but after watching the DVD features and seeing the raw images, and how it was graded I believe that the timer/grader was much more valuable than the DOP.[/quote]
I fully agree!! Just came off a Super-16 music video, and the things that you can do with film just can't be touched with DV. Put the 12-stop tonal range to use! Mixed color temps? No Prob! It's upsetting to see all of these Vision2 stocks coming out during a period when film is merely a storage medium. On that note, I just saw A Very Long Engagement, and I thought that the grading was overwhelming. It definitely detracted from the otherwise beautiful cinematography. It even looked like video in certain scenes because of the amount of gain manipulation that took place in post! Power windows need some blinds!
Henry, DP NYC
[quote author=Prairieboy link=board=news;num=1103614109;start=45#56 date=01/01/05 at 15:55:42]Another trend lately that I am not sure how I feel about is colour grading. I was blown away by Amilie, but after watching the DVD features and seeing the raw images, and how it was graded I believe that the timer/grader was much more valuable than the DOP.[/quote]
I fully agree!! Just came off a Super-16 music video, and the things that you can do with film just can't be touched with DV. Put the 12-stop tonal range to use! Mixed color temps? No Prob! It's upsetting to see all of these Vision2 stocks coming out during a period when film is merely a storage medium. On that note, I just saw A Very Long Engagement, and I thought that the grading was overwhelming. It definitely detracted from the otherwise beautiful cinematography. It even looked like video in certain scenes because of the amount of gain manipulation that took place in post! Power windows need some blinds!
Henry, DP NYC
Re: Pick ONE movie for cinematography excellence
Orson welles "othello"
If you knew how hard it was for him to make that film.......
Orson welles "othello"
If you knew how hard it was for him to make that film.......
Soulfabric
Active member
Re: Pick ONE movie for cinematography excellence
For documentary film work -
Robert Gardner's - "Forest of Bliss"
It's incredible, and it's mostly shot from the shoulder.
For documentary film work -
Robert Gardner's - "Forest of Bliss"
It's incredible, and it's mostly shot from the shoulder.
The_Mindbrother
Member
Re: Pick ONE movie for cinematography excellence
Most of the movies I would call are already mentioned. There is one that I will see the coming weekend that needs to be added: "2046".
Check the trailer to see it for yourself:
http://www.dvxuser.com/articles/shoot3/
It's the best quality trailer I could find, but it has French subtitles (and the original movie is Chinese). Check www.imdb.com for further info about this movie.
Most of the movies I would call are already mentioned. There is one that I will see the coming weekend that needs to be added: "2046".
Check the trailer to see it for yourself:
http://www.dvxuser.com/articles/shoot3/
It's the best quality trailer I could find, but it has French subtitles (and the original movie is Chinese). Check www.imdb.com for further info about this movie.
Re: Pick ONE movie for cinematography excellence
In terms of the dp vs color grading in Amelie - if I remember correctly, it was very difficult to keep the proper color/light ratios so that everything would look correct when they did the timing. So even if the original footage did not look amazing, it was done in away to allow for optimal timing later. That really seems like a team effort.
In terms of the dp vs color grading in Amelie - if I remember correctly, it was very difficult to keep the proper color/light ratios so that everything would look correct when they did the timing. So even if the original footage did not look amazing, it was done in away to allow for optimal timing later. That really seems like a team effort.
Jacques_Meov
Carbonite Member
Re: Pick ONE movie for cinematography excellence
Doctor Zhivago...and it gives you 3+ hours to marvel at the great cinematography!
Also, if I'm not mistaken, wasn't one of its Oscars for cinematography?
Doctor Zhivago...and it gives you 3+ hours to marvel at the great cinematography!
Also, if I'm not mistaken, wasn't one of its Oscars for cinematography?