richam Posted July 1, 2006 Share #21 Posted July 1, 2006 Advertisement (gone after registration) I agree. "The Third Man" is a film by Carol Reed, but the cinematography is gorgeous. I stand corrected on "The Third Man." I also liked the cinemaphotography on "Touch of Evil," but it was a lousy movie. Don't have my copies of any of these films with me at this time, but I recall it being a Welles film. Mike Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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cbretteville Posted July 1, 2006 Share #22 Posted July 1, 2006 I stand corrected on "The Third Man." I also liked the cinemaphotography on "Touch of Evil," but it was a lousy movie. Don't have my copies of any of these films with me at this time, but I recall it being a Welles film.Mike "Touch of evil" was written and directed by Welles and he started in it as well. In "Third man" he 'just' starred. "Thrid man" should have been on my list. It is one of my all time favourites (my brain must ahev already logged off when I wrote my post last night). - Carl Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brucemcl Posted July 2, 2006 Share #23 Posted July 2, 2006 Here are two relatively recent films I haven't seen mentioned yet that inspired me. Goodnight. and Good Luck http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0433383/ Really superb black and white photography. The images of the Jazz singer stand out for me, as does one sequence with a man at a typewriter. The camera is up close for a bit, then pulls back and there is a pause, and then another pull back and a pause at the end. The near, middle, and far images would each be a great still image. Practical Magic http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120791/ They use color to evoke emotions. Once I started noticing it was almost too blatant and overdone. The home at night is done in warm yellow orange tones, the moonlight is cool blue, the scary oil refinery is purple, the quaint New England town has sort of an old film green tinge. And yet it works and it makes me think about color and emotions. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
meatboy Posted July 2, 2006 Share #24 Posted July 2, 2006 I absolutly learn heaps from watching movies or any cinematography - not sure I put what I see into practice though as when I'm out and about I tend to forget what I have seen them do. I felt the latest version of Pride and Prejdice to be particulary well done. I feel cinemetographers HAVE to be good otherwise they will produce substandard results and waste miles of film. Not something you want to risk on just anybody. Tim Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trevor Hare Posted July 3, 2006 Share #25 Posted July 3, 2006 A few films with cinematography that has inspired me..... 'I know where i'm going' Powell & Pressburger 'Canterbury Tale' Powell & Pressburger 'Foreign correspondent' Alfred Hitchcock (Especially the windmill interior scenes) 'Tess' Roman Polanski 'Akenfield' Peter Hall (Wow!) You have to go to the website to get a copy of the DVD 'Gone to earth' Powell & Pressburger And lately I have just seen 'Good night & good luck' which was quite impressive. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrozenInTime Posted November 7, 2021 Share #26 Posted November 7, 2021 Old thread , but having just watched the remastered "The Battle for Algiers' of 1966; available on Amazon streaming, thought it was worthy of adding to photographers' film noir lists. Every frame has the grain and inky black tonality of prints from pushed Tri-X. "For The Battle of Algiers, Pontecorvo and cinematographer Marcello Gatti filmed in black and white and experimented with various techniques to give the film the look of newsreel and documentary film. The effect was so convincing that American releases carried a notice that "not one foot" of newsreel was used" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Battle_of_Algiers https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0058946/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hiles Posted November 8, 2021 Share #27 Posted November 8, 2021 Advertisement (gone after registration) I am always taken when rewatching "The Third Man" Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Geschlecht Posted November 8, 2021 Share #28 Posted November 8, 2021 (edited) Hello Everybody, Some people might also enjoy looking at the version of "Frankenstein" with Boris Karloff starring as The Monster" from around 1931. This was 1 of the first major movies to use a wide angle lens for its impact. Prior to that time there had not been high quality (Given the time.) wide angle lenses available for cinematography. Altho high quality (Given the time.) normal & telephoto lenses were available before that time. Best Regards, Michael Edited November 8, 2021 by Michael Geschlecht Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
plaidshirts Posted November 8, 2021 Share #29 Posted November 8, 2021 48 minutes ago, Michael Geschlecht said: Hello Everybody, Some people might also enjoy looking at the version of "Frankenstein" with Boris Karloff starring as The Monster" from around 1931. This was 1 of the first major movies to use a wide angle lens for its impact. Prior to that time there had not been high quality (Given the time.) wide angle lenses available for cinematography. Altho high quality (Given the time.) normal & telephoto lenses were available before that time. Best Regards, Michael Great choice. For something more modern, Alfonso Cuaron used wide shots extensively in his film "Roma". Beautiful to watch and learn. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
chasdfg Posted November 8, 2021 Share #30 Posted November 8, 2021 21 minutes ago, plaidshirts said: Great choice. For something more modern, Alfonso Cuaron used wide shots extensively in his film "Roma". Beautiful to watch and learn. I really loved Roma for the cinematography and the b&w processing. I just watched "Mother" by Bong Joon-Ho yesterday and was commenting to my friends that many of the scenes in the movie would make excellent photographs. The compositions were fantastic and there's a clever use of colour and framing. Speaking of b&w and Bong Joon-Ho, I'm keen to rewatch Parasite in black and white. Many of Wong Kar-Wai's films are visually very pleasing as well and I've taken mental notes from a photography perspective when watching his movies. Moving away from Asian cinema, the Revenant and Birdman (both Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu with Emmanuel Lubezki) come to mind. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simone_DF Posted November 8, 2021 Share #31 Posted November 8, 2021 9 hours ago, chasdfg said: Many of Wong Kar-Wai's films are visually very pleasing as well and I've taken mental notes from a photography perspective when watching his movies. Yes, I recently watched again In the Mood for Love, such an elegant movie. Chungking Express and Lost Angels have some striking visuals as well. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
convexferret Posted November 8, 2021 Share #32 Posted November 8, 2021 There are a few interviews with Christopher Doyle, Wong Kar-Wai's usual cinematographer up on Youtube. fascinating man and fascinating visuals. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hiles Posted November 8, 2021 Share #33 Posted November 8, 2021 Don't forget "The Tango Lesson", directed by Sally Potter Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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