Honestly, you should create a channel just about movies and filmmaking you really really know how to talk about them and I could actually see you as a critic kind of an Anthony Fantano of movies ahah
Cheung King Express! I just shot a scene recreation assignment for a group assignment in moving image class. What an exercise in lighting. Our production was very successful. looking forward to actually watching the whole film, after intently studying this one bar scene. Tatiana, as always, your channel is so excellent. I'm so grateful for what you do! Cheers!
@@TatianaHopper The first episode was a treat despite the slow setup, because of BW NYC was all working. Then we get to Italy and I'm torn a bit because I'm thinking about the possibility of warm colors. The inclusion of Caravaggio is pretty cool. Maybe because I watched the Damon movie and know the plot, I'm getting none of the suspense, and twice the dread? 😅
Ahah yeah I can see where you’re coming from. I actually didn’t watch the Damon version or at least not that I can remember, I remember watching a version with John Malkovich and another version with Alain Delon.
In the Mood for Love also manages to use normal focal lengths while shooting in very tiny flats and spaces, without feeling claustrophobic, and coming up with strong compositions.
ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-2h4MQ8zA_Vg.htmlsi=kCwVOm_D9hMXf_Db this is a great video on choosing and using lenses. The Revenant all being shot on 12mm & 14mm lenses was astounding but i never felt it was strange or distorted reality when i saw it. It seemed very natural.
The Third Man by Orson Wells-some amazing cinematography and lighting. Every frame is an incredible photo on its own. The use of the Dutch Tilt is remarkable.
Paris Texas is one of the most beautiful movies ever made. It blindsided me and I haven’t been the same since. It also got me to discover Wim Wenders’ stand-alone photography. He has a photo book on the American West (because of course, Germans) that inspired me in my own photography. Great video.
Agreed, a great example! I decided not to include it because I had seen it always been referenced in many videos so I wanted to reference different movies :)
One film that I haven't seen mentioned anywhere under this video and which absolutely *has* to be seen if you're a photographer is _Himmel über Berlin,_ English adaptation is _Wings of Desire,_ by Wim Wenders. I posted about it in the analog subreddit back when I watched it myself and people were blown away!
Great choices Tatiana. Not quite in this league as it’s sci-fi but I repeatedly watch Blade Runner 2049 for the amazing lighting (Roger Deakins take a bow). Simply superb and inspirational.
Feel like L'Avventura by Antonioni should've been chosen! So insanely well shot, every fame is beautiful, especially the early moments in the landscapes of the ocean
I'm so glad to have found you! I keep telling beginner photographers to watch high quality films. Every frame you put up is so gorgeous! The top directors and cinematographs are just something else. It's hard to even comprehend the level they're operating on.
One that always immediately comes to my mind is The lighthouse from 2019. Blaschke's cinematography is crazy beautiful. Literally every frame is a piece of art by itself.
really interesting choices T 🙂 easy I know, but Tarantino is a cinematographer I admire. In particular Inglorious Basterds contains some fantastic imagery
Barry Lyndon 1975, one of the greatest achievements in photography/cinematography I also would suggest Days of Heaven 1977 too by Terrance Malik any Kubrick film though could be up here Also I loved Mood for love. And I don’t think films vs movie is a real thing. Most people in America, use them interchangeably, especially the ones interested in cinema
Got you, I just wanted to make sure I didn't confuse anyone watching :), cheers for those suggestions I agree with Days of Heaven and Barry Lyndon (the lighting techniques employed during the making of that movie were really ahead of its time and also the lenses were special from what I have read), cheers for watching!
If you want to see a wonderful B&W 1953 English film using beautiful vintage lenses try 'Turn the key softly' staring Joan Collins, it's on RU-vid for free.
The scene in Lawrence of Arabia where Omar Sharif on a camel comes out of the mirage to me Lawrence I fine it funny that you are picking up an American accent my American daughter has lived in London for ten years and sometimes and more and more I have have to break out the American to English dictionary and lately my friends look at me funny when I use a British term
"Lucky " Homenaje a Harry Dean Stanton, Dirigida por el hijo de David Lynch, es una joya, te la recomiendo. n The Mood for Love es de mis preferidas también.
its funny cause some think a "film" is more serious or for education like a documentary. Then they say a "movie" is for fun like a comedy, horror, action/adventure. Get the popcorn!
Good video you did here. As with the movie/film 'Night Of The Hunter', it was composed as photographs with moving figures. In 'All That Heaven Allows', Douglas Sirk and Russell Metty used technicolor to enhance the richness of the image. With '12 Angry Men', the audience is forced watch the jurors from different backgrounds and social classes locked within an enclosed space to decide a young man's fate. 'The Naked Island', we see a family go through the constant struggle of survival on island nearly forgotten by the rest of the world. Never heard of 'Red Desert', but because of the clips shown on here, perhaps I should watch it. With 'Pharaoh', it's the camera that's storyteller more than the director. Through it, we see that it's the high priests who had slowly stolen the power Egypt from the Pharaoh. Making him nothing more than a figure head. 'A Woman Under the Influence' directed by John Cassavetes is interesting, because Cassavetes often starred in other people's films/movies like 'Rosemary's Baby' to finance his independent character studies. By studying these movie/films and the others recommended, it may help improve our photography and/or filmmaking. Good job.
Great video Tatiana, I have watched a few of these films in the past but the others I have not so I'll be searching for them and I'll be looking forward to the next in this series. Thank you I enjoyed this. ♥😎
I actually agree, I wouldn’t say the same about the last season of True Detective, more so from the earlier seasons and Dark totally. I would recommend 1899 if you enjoyed Dark super good and very complex!
@@TatianaHopper But reality is that, there are lots of Cinema. But we can't remember all of them. Such as an example, Wim Wenders Perfect Days is bestest in this theoretical discussion.
Danish thriller “Terribly Happy” (“Frygtelig lykkelig”); every scene of the town and landscape would make a great print on a wall! And great use of close ups, light and shadow in interior/ people shots to build tension. Stunning cinematography.
Excellent! Merci!! nd: "By the Ways- A Journey with William Eggleston" (2006) Vincent Gerard | "Kodachrome" 2018 by Mark Raso | "Ivan le Terrible" 1944 Sergueï Eisenstein :)
Your suggestion is really inspiring and worth trying them in making still shots! It's always a handy idea to watch films and learning how innovatively lighting and composition are used to create mood interest drama and intent in almost every shot from sequence to sequence! But the matter has to be kept in mind that learning them photography from films gives us ideas to implement them to make still shots with limited scope of using the same technique single handedly because in films a lot of technicians are involved to get a desired effect and so also lightings use lamps like metal halides and vapour ones and they're super costly and unique to achieve startling effects which nearly impossible in studios of limited capacity space and wiring to have the effects of films but the essence could be maximized when you have limited light sources at hand with reflectors and soft boxes even with single light source! Moreover, the dark room part is indispensable for films while you can get away with without editing your still shots in editing software or darkroom if you are convinced that it's already taken care of while taking the picture!
Great recommendations.Woman Under the Influence also reminded me of Nan Golden. For people who maybe have difficulty accessing classic movies but have Netflix and are into high-contrast black and white photography, the Ripley series is a must watch. Woman Under the Influence also reminded me of Nan Golden.
Yes loads of people recommending Ripley I watched it and really loved it. Also Amazon Prime has a huge catalogue of classic movies that they’ve been buying over the years :)
Classic filmmakers not yet mentioned in the comments: Ozu (An Autumn Afternoon, Banshun), Dreyer (The Passion of Joan of Arc), Murnau (The Last Laugh, Sunrise). Taxi Driver (partly transparent windshields, colorful lights mirrored in wetness - cinematographers like Roger Deakins love that). Tropical Malady.
Agreed! I once watched a Dryer movie (very early one, quite religious, I can't recall the name) in a theatre with live piano music composed especially for the screening, it was an experience I'll never forget! I made a video about Deakin's photography, you might enjoy that!
I just discovered your channel with the importance of the self portrait video. I can’t tell you how inspired I am with your beautiful videos. In a world where everyone seems to be all about equipment and being an influencer, your videos touch on more philosophical and deeper (in my opinion) topics of photography. Thank you so much for what you do, you inspire me to make a channel with a similar approach ❤
Great choices and insights. So glad you included Night of the Hunter, which sadly was Charles Laughton's only directorial effort, but which is visually sublime and just right creepy. I would perhaps add Orson Welles's Touch of Evil. Have you seen La Jetée? It's a unique photography based cinematic experience, though not about photography. OH!. I highly recommend watching the Netflix series Ripley. Every single frame is a visual treasure. Great, as always.
Hi Fernando! Thank you for watching! Yes I know what I shake that this was Laughton’s only directorial effort. I wonder why! Touch of Evil was on my list funny enough, so I definitely need to find a way of including it on the channel. I have watched La Jetée and a couple of other movies by Chris Marker. It’s not really my cup of tea but I appreciate them a whole lot and I know exactly what you’re talking about the cinematic experience is unique. I watched Ripley last weekend and I loved it, right up my alley! Hope you keep well 🤝🏻
Nice. A cinematographer I love for his range is Haskell Wexler who worked on Medium Cool, b&w in Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf, did half of Malick's Days of Heaven, did the opening scene in Union Square in San Francisco for Coppola in The Conversation, Thomas Crown Affair, some of Cassavetes' Faces and more. I don't know what category it goes in but Dreyer's restored b&w silent era The Passion of Joan of Arc can be considered as one of the greatest films ever made.
I'd add the movie "Following" to the list, which is Christopher Nolen's debut from 1988. It's in b/w and in 4:3 format, which adds a bit of nostalgia, although it's quite a recent production. But that's not the only reason why I like it. According to some film reviewers it's a Neo Noir movie, which I mildly disagree to. However, it has interesting lighting and low key scenes and the story is quite intriguing as well.
12 angry men, top 5 film for me, love it. I also thought the cinematography in Sicario was beautiful. The lighting in casino, whilst accentuated, was great.
Excellent list, Tatiana. A whole lotta photographic awe. Many favorites and works that are rarely mentioned that were great to see here in this list. I recently revisited The Black Stallion and Walkabout - both of which I find have some very strong and indelible imagery that could easily lend themselves to still photography.
You’ve shared a great video that inspires photographers and filmmakers . Like it was previously said, you could create a separate channel about film and film making.
Paris, Texas was a wonderful choice. As for other films to consider--any Wes Anderson film, Days of Heaven, Barry Lyndon, The Shape of Water, Across the Universe. Wonderful topic
I love "In the mood for love" Christopher Doyle is my favorite cinematographer. I without a doubt contribute his work with "In the mood for love" and "Hero" as to why I'm a photographer/videographer today.
Fantastic look at how the greats/pros made movies. Now our young generation can make movies with a camera that costs less than $800. Let's keep an eye out for them as they rise in the ranks.
Excellent video , I am also a fan of the movies that indeed have superb lighting , and evocative color , the moving composition , placement in a scene ... all are fascinating in the Art of image making or Photography.
