How Blade Runner’s Costume Design Draws Attention to Its Women
There's more complexity to the women of Blade Runner and Blade Runner 2049, and it can be found in costume design. Read More
October 16, 2017
Cinematography
The Best Laid Floor Plans: ‘The Tenderness of Wolves’ and Space
A murderer’s house should feel like one. Based on the same real-life horrors as Fritz Lang’s M, 1973’s The Tenderness… Read More
October 12, 2017
Henri Alekan and the Shifting Technology of Film Lighting
Cinematography owes much to the French master. Henri Alekan was the cinematographer behind movies like Jean Cocteau's magical La Belle… Read More
October 12, 2017
Short Film Friday: Modern Dance ‘Ascension’ Finds ‘Planet Earth’ Style
This short will put cinematography fans in helicopter heaven. Silent short films need to lean heavily on their cinematography because… Read More
September 29, 2017
The Elegant Mechanics of the Focus Pull
How to shift an audience’s attention without changing the shot. The rack focus, adjusting the camera midshot to change what’s… Read More
September 18, 2017
Center Frame Centurions: ‘Ben-Hur’ and the Anamorphic Frame
Ben-Hur is shot wide, which gives it a specific and epic style. Ben-Hur was one of the first movies shot… Read More
September 11, 2017
Apparate! Teleport into the Potterverse with the Franchise’s Best Cinematography
A supercut that casts a spell on you. Read More
August 9, 2017
The Best Cinematography of the 21st Century (So Far) in One Supercut
Did your favorite make the list? Read More
July 28, 2017
The Sickness in ‘A Cure for Wellness’
Visually immaculate. Intellectually drab. Read More
June 7, 2017