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04/09/2004 04:35:41 AM · #1 |
Just wondering if anyone appreciates the similarities between cinematography and photography.. What movies would you give a '10' for, and what would get a '1' ?
Personally my favourite for cinematography has been for a long while, the movie se7en (seven).
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04/09/2004 04:37:43 AM · #2 |
| After finding DPC I've looked at movies differently. Sometimes thinking a particular scene has really nice composition and make a nice photo, stuff like that. |
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04/09/2004 05:32:06 AM · #3 |
I just saw hero last night It was very beautiful! But my favorite is Sleepy Hollow its awesome!  |
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04/09/2004 05:56:16 AM · #4 |
Anyone seen Baraka? That's one thing I saw and I thought its closer to photography than movie, it's just music and images taken on 70mm everything is so beautiful that anywhere you stop it you have a beautiful photo. Impressive stuff. If anyone haven't seen it they should.
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Message edited by author 2004-04-09 05:58:25.
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04/09/2004 06:00:49 AM · #5 |
Baraka's wonderful. One of my favourite films for the cinematography is Zhang Yimou's 'Raise the Red Lantern'. I don't know about the US, but it's not available on DVD in the UK which is a huge shame.
Peter Greenaway is always very inspiring with his use of cinematography.
If you like black and white photography, you must watch the Coen Brothers' 'The Man Who Wasn't There', a homage to film noir. The black and white cinematography has stayed with me for a long time. |
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04/09/2004 06:02:46 AM · #6 |
Originally posted by frumoaznicul:
Anyone seen Baraka? That's one thing I saw and I thought its closer to photography than movie, it's just music and images taken on 70mm everything is so beautiful that anywhere you stop it you have a beautiful photo. Impressive stuff. If anyone haven't seen it they should.
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Looks great, would love too see it! |
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04/09/2004 06:03:46 AM · #7 |
All of Peter Greenaway's movies, in purely cinematographic terms. Babette's Feast has some of the best still life/food photography you'll ever see. The Duellists for absolute mood.
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04/09/2004 06:06:25 AM · #8 |
Originally posted by heida:
Originally posted by frumoaznicul:
Anyone seen Baraka? That's one thing I saw and I thought its closer to photography than movie, it's just music and images taken on 70mm everything is so beautiful that anywhere you stop it you have a beautiful photo. Impressive stuff. If anyone haven't seen it they should.
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Looks great, would love too see it! |
I promise you will not regret it. Wonderful experience, I have the dvd and never get tired of watching it over and over again, I lost the count of how many times I seen it.
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04/09/2004 06:06:36 AM · #9 |
Watch it with a great sound system. We have a Dolby Digital surround system, Baraka is an amazing experience with this as the music is pretty good.
Some of you may prefer Koyanaasqatsi (not sure if I spelt it right) which is a more highbrow version of Baraka. I personally can't stand it as the music is by Phillip Glass, who I'm not a big fan of. But it's all similar stuff and pioneered a lot of the stop motion techniques that Baraka used. |
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04/09/2004 06:13:39 AM · #10 |
My view of movies has changed some from my increasing knowledge of photography, but more so by watching the DVD extra material - like the full length director commentary, unfinished deleted scenes, things like that. It must take an incredible amount of effort to make a movie, even a simple movie (as opposed to something like Lord of the Rings which is just monumental).
The Behind The Scenes of Moulin Rouge was interesting, with all the digital fly in effects, merging photos and sets, etc.
How they pull off the exterior day shots, lighting wise, for any movie, is a mystery to me - that is probably the biggest 'How do they do that' - lighting changes minute by minute, and they shoot all day, and come back later and pick up where they left off..and it all matches in the end! yowsa. |
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07/18/2004 05:57:53 PM · #11 |
Originally posted by bestagents:
How they pull off the exterior day shots, lighting wise, for any movie, is a mystery to me - that is probably the biggest 'How do they do that' - lighting changes minute by minute, and they shoot all day, and come back later and pick up where they left off..and it all matches in the end! yowsa. |
Sometimes it's better NOT to know. Once you've learned the secret, much of the magic or 'wow' is no longer there. After studying up on filmmaking techniques, I have a new respect for filmmakers and their movies but practically in the sense of 99% technical and 1% creative. |
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07/18/2004 06:15:39 PM · #12 |
| Raise the Red Lantern by Zhang Yimou is pretty amazing... |
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