Cinematography
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Ready for My Close-Up: A Montage Tracing the Intimacy of Proximity
One of the early influences of TV on film.
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Making Beautiful Movies with Cinematographer Emmanuel Lubezki
Considered one of the greatest, if not THE greatest, of all-time.
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Wild Black Yonder: The Wide Shots of Alfonso Cuaron’s ‘Gravity’
In space, no one can hear you scream.
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A Beautiful Lie: The Best Depth of Field Shots in Contemporary Cinema
An elegant, gorgeous montage.
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‘Logan Noir’ and A Brief History of the Black-and-White Cut
In praise of monochrome: why black-and-white remasters aren’t just a gimmick, and what they can teach us about visual storytelling.
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5 Perfect Shots With Ben Wheatley
With ‘Free Fire’ hitting theaters this weekend, we enlist director Ben Wheatley in the selection of a few of his favorite Shots. We’ve been out there…
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Started at the Bottom: The Cinematography of John Alcott
DP of Kubrick’s most memorable productions. For his first job in the industry, John Alcott started as a clapper boy; you know, the guy who…
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Repeating the Past: Recurring Images in Garth Davis’ ‘Lion’
An elegant montage of remembrance.
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Water and Enlightenment in Paul Thomas Anderson’s ‘The Master’
An exclusive video essay. In Paul Thomas Anderson’s The Master, Freddie Quell undertakes a spiritual journey that instead of a straight line takes a crooked kind…