Cinematography
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Shooting Star Wars: The Cinematographers of the Franchise
Seven men, eight films, and a universe made between them. PLUS: a look ahead.
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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 woman from Virginia whose…
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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 DePalma (Blow-Out, Body Double,…
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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, adapted from the novel by…
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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 famed westerns – including…
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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 favorite working cinematographers, after…
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The Beautiful, Dark, Twisted Synergy of Nightcrawler
Where story, character, direction and cinematography collide.
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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 Wes Anderson, Bottle Rocket,…
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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 those rare people who…