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The Ultimate Guide to Modern Cinematography

By  · Published on September 29th, 2016

A series of videos exploring the greats.

For nearly a year now we’ve been sharing with you Sareesh Sudhakaran’s Styles of Great Cinematographers video series, in which he selects a significant D.o.P. and eruditely sashays through their particular approaches, styles, and aesthetics. It is, in my opinion, one of the greatest resources online for burgeoning directors and cinematographers, and indeed anyone who loves the composition of film and how frames are formed from the ether of imagination.

But because these posts come every couple weeks, you might have missed one or two, so we thought we’d form a mega-gallery of Sudhakaran’s videos – all 21 of them – for your perusal pleasure. Everything you ever wanted or needed to know about cinematography is in them, so be sure to bookmark this one, because you’re going to be coming back to it a lot. Each cinematographer is listed before their video, and at the bottom of the page you’ll find all the links you need to keep up with Sudhakaran’s site wolfcrow on social media; if you’re a filmmaker or even just a film aficionado then they need to be on your radar.

Jeff Cronenweth (FIGHT CLUB, GONE GIRL, THE SOCIAL NETWORK)

Roger Deakins (THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION, NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN, SKYFALL)

Robert Richardson (INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS, DJANGO UNCHAINED, SHUTTER ISLAND)

Janusz Kaminski (SAVING PRIVATE RYAN, SCHINDLER’S LIST, CATCH ME IF YOU CAN)

Vittorio Storaro (APOCALYPSE NOW, THE LAST EMPEROR, DICK TRACY)

Conrad Hall (AMERICAN BEAUTY, ROAD TO PERDITION, BUTCH CASSIDY AND THE SUNDANCE KID)

Emmanuel Lubezki (GRAVITY, BIRDMAN, THE REVENANT)

Gordon Willis (THE GODFATHER, THE GODFATHER II, ANNIE HALL)

Wally Pfister (INCEPTION, THE DARK KNIGHT, THE DARK KNIGHT RISES)

Christopher Doyle (HERO, IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE, 2046)

Robert Elswit (THERE WILL BE BLOOD, NIGHTCRAWLER, MAGNOLIA)

Sven Nykvist (CHAPLIN, PERSONA, WHAT’S EATING GILBERT GRAPE?)

Hoyte Van Hoytema (INTERSTELLAR, HER, LET THE RIGHT ONE IN)

Robert Yeoman (THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL, THE ROYAL TENNENBAUMS, BRIDESMAIDS)

Benoit Debie (IRREVERSIBLE, SPRING BREAKERS, ENTER THE VOID)

Bruno Debonnel (AMELIE, INSIDE LLEWYN DAVIS, MISS PEREGRINE’S HOME FOR PECULIAR CHILDREN)

Claudio Miranda (THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON, LIFE OF PI, TRON: LEGACY)

Vilmos Zsigmond (THE DEER HUNTER, CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND, DELIVERANCE)

Darius Khondji (AMOUR, SE7EN, MIDNIGHT IN PARIS)

Robby Muller (DANCER IN THE DARK, DEAD MAN, PARIS TEXAS)

Matthew Libatique (BLACK SWAN, REQUIEM FOR A DREAM, IRON MAN)

Larry Fong (300, SUPER 8, BATMAN V SUPERMAN: DAWN OF JUSTICE)

Harris Savides (MILK, ZODIAC, AMERICAN GANGSTER)

Rodrigo Prieto (BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN, THE WOLF OF WALL STREET, BABEL)

Bradford Young (SELMA, AIN’T THEM BODIES SAINTS, ARRIVAL)

Nestor Almendros (DAYS OF HEAVEN, THE LAST METRO, SOPHIE’S CHOICE)

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