The Many Positive Uses of Negative Space
Sometimes it’s what’s outside your focus that you should pay attention to.“Negative Space” is not the title of a Luc-Besson-produced… Read More
January 25, 2017
Cinematography
Paint It Black: The Silhouettes of Cinematographer Roger Deakins
A montage of the premier cinematographer’s aesthetic signature.There are many facets of the cinematography of Roger Deakins that make him… Read More
January 23, 2017
The House is Not a Home: Comparing the Openings and Endings of Rebecca and Citizen Kane
The striking similarities between Hitchcock and Welles’ Noir-tinged masterpieces.(Spoilers for both films lurk below. Advance with care.)When it was released in… Read More
January 17, 2017
Cinematographers of the Round Table
An extensive conversation with the most-talked about DPs of 2016. One of my favorite things about awards season has to be… Read More
January 9, 2017
Rise: The Cinematography of Bradford Young
If you don’t know the name, you need to learn it. Read More
January 3, 2017
Women Cinematographers Are Primed For a Big Year in 2017
#2017PreviewBecause they deserve way more recognition.First Look: MudboundMovie awards ceremonies are a trivia gold mine. And since I prefer to stuff… Read More
December 28, 2016
The OTHER Long Take in Touch of Evil: A Scene Dissection
How Welles snuck another cinematic masterstroke into his picture. Read More
December 26, 2016
Shifting Perspectives: The Year in Cinematography
A compilation of 2016’s most enduring filmic images.More than direction, than writing, than acting, scoring, lighting, editing, or perhaps any other… Read More
December 26, 2016
Ready, Steady, Go: The Five Best Steadicam Shots in Movie History
From The Shining, Goodfellas, Rocky, Bound for Glory, and - of course - Russian Ark.It’s been exactly four decades since the… Read More
December 19, 2016