Cinematography

Shooting Star Wars: The Cinematographers of the Franchise

Seven men, eight films, and a universe made between them. PLUS: a look ahead. Read More

The Simple, Exquisite Cinematography of Loving

When less is more.Jeff Nichols’ Loving is the powerful true story of Richard and Mildred Loving, a white man and black… Read More

Imitator or Innovator? Brian DePalma’s Obsession with Alfred Hitchcock

A new video places the directors side-by-side in a series of visual comparisons.If you know anything whatsoever about director Brian… Read More

Power, Pyramids, and Pecking Orders in A Clockwork Orange

Kubrick’s recurring motif has ancient origins and eternal significance. There are many recurring motifs in Stanley Kubrick’s A Clockwork Orange,… Read More

A Man Walks Into A Bar: Analyzing the Tavern Scene in Leone’s Once Upon a Time in the West

One of the genre’s most iconic scenes gets an intricate breakdown.If there is one scene from all of Sergio Leone’s… Read More

The Beauty of Every Moment: Rodrigo Prieto’s Cinematography

Explore the aesthetic and techniques of Inarritu’s first and Scorsese’s latest DP.Personally, if you had me make a list of my… Read More

The Beautiful, Dark, Twisted Synergy of Nightcrawler

Where story, character, direction and cinematography collide. Read More

Windows are the Eyes to Wes Anderson’s Cinema

A montage explores the director’s use of these everyday object.In the very first scene of the very first feature film by… Read More

From Rock Star to Dreamer: The Cinematography of Harris Savides

A look at the style and techniques of one of the most accomplished DP’s in the field.Harris Savides is one of… Read More