God-Tier Cinematography

Those outfits look unreasonably uncomfortable

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>>79662891

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best grass-kino

>>79662793
"Good" cinematography isn't just empty pretty pictures but actually telling the story using visual narrative through framing and composition.

There is technically bad cinematography, like too strong obvious night scene lighting or breaking the 180 rule for no reason.
And there is bad cinematography because of the lack of actual substance, empty pretty pictures which only fill the form without actually using framing and composition to propell the visual narrative.
And I think the second one is a bigger problem in today's industry because everyone can learn basic photography and produce balanced pictures, but it takes talent/vision to be able to actually tell the story through the visuals.

End of blog post

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This is the most beautiful film

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>>79662810
No, it looks like they're wearing shorts, but without leaving their lower legs exposed. Great for indoor or outdoor weather.

Heaven's Gate is the best-looking movie ever made

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>1959

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>>79662984

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Matte paintings, locations, and real actors
>Fall of The Roman Empire

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>>79662793

>Thackeray wrote a skittish, fast-moving parody of romantic, sentimental writing. It was about the adventures of an Irish knave who used British hypocrisy for leverage. However, it must have been Barry Lyndon's ruthless pursuit of wealth and social position rather than his spirit that attracted Stanley Kubrick. His images are fastidiously delicate in the inexpressive, peculiarly chilly manner of the English painters of the period-the mid-18th century-and it's an ice-pack of a movie, a masterpiece in every insignificant detail. Kubrick suppresses most of the active elements that make movies pleasurable. The film says that people are disgusting but things are lovely. And a narrator (Sir Michael Hordern) tells you what's going to happen before you see it. It's a coffee-table movie; the stately tour of European high life is like a three-hour slide show for art-history majors.

>>79662793
Baraka and samsara, but they don't have the burden of a plot and actors, etc

So yeah, Barry lyndon is pretty beautiful, i don't know if it is the BEST, but it's up there

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>>79665521

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Only movie I ever saw twice in theaters

>>79665675
If only the actual movie portion was good

>>79662793
anyone got the Sicario scene where the SEALs are descending into the valley during sunset?

/wsg/ it for the fantastic soundtrack would be great to

>>79665697
I don't agree with you. I thought it was a good movie.

>>79665675
why fake the gif

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>>79665711

>>79665714
I disagree

I'll make one of HERO later

>>79665641
fuck, wtf happened to that man?

>>79662793
The Neon Demon fight me, it's literally the best-looking narrative film

>>79665697
film was good, overrated but still good

>>79665427
Barry Lyndon is only considered "good" as a film to pseudo-cinephiles trying to prove how obscure their cinema taste is such that they love Kubrick's most unknown film from the 2nd half of his career
Everyone else acknowledges the horrendous pacing and appalling last third of the film (save the final duel)

>>79665864
Iraq

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Not the best but unexpected kino (this wasn't even the only kino moment from this flick)

>>79665641
yeah, it's really nice, but Baraka is more meaningful imo, Samsara is like, look at all this weird and pretty shit about religion, war and society, Baraka (kinda) tells a story

>>79666178
That's just a closeup of a face though

>>79663304
decent blog post anon

>>79664971
muh nigga

>>79663304
This is true and the reason there are people who hate Lubezki for using unnecessary awe-inspiring shots.
Sometimes I find myself too drawn into pretentious cinematography, beauty and style is substance too, you see. Though I consider subtle hypnotizing cinematography in narration-based films a better achievement.

It all depends on how you use it and how the director uses his cinematographer.

>>79666178
ummmm what the fuck is that in the filename

>>79663540
This anon is absolutley correct.

>>79665864
>>79665906

Is he the guy who suicided after his wife left him?

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>>79663540
This scene is beyond words.

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>>79662793

Lady Lyndon a CUTE!

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>>79666821

>>79666891
Ye

>>79665711
Here you go, managed to get it exactly 4MB too!

>>>/wsg/1555545

I'll have hero done in a bit

>>79662810
I agree aside from the pants/socks combo. That looks cozy as fuck.

>>79665641
When will Rin Fricke make another film again?

>>79665675
Every shot in this film would make great wallpaper. Totally worth going to the theaters for.

>>79668973
WHEN THE HURLYBURLY'S COME
WHEN THE BATTLE'S LOST AND WON

>>79664971
I see this shot posted in these threads a lot, and I don't see anything super special about it. Do I need to watch stalker to understand?

>>79662810
How, they look like they belong on a doll
Even the hair

>image ended up being too big for 4chan
Well shit

http://i.imgur.com/ktApLXI.jpg

>>79669488
Nice.

>>79669251
I think it's a nice shot. Stalker is full of great images. This isn't one of them. This actually a still Tarkovsky took, from what I've heard, and it's not in the film. The lighting is different in that room in the film.
The whole visual result in Stalker is pretty good and you should watch it if you want to see a good looking film.

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wow, an actual non shitpost thread on /tv/.

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>>79662793
there isn't one anon
barry lyndon is pure kinotography

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>>79662793
>you cant

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>>79670481
Is he standing in front of a green screen?

>>79670515
no. pretty unbelievable to get such a fnatastic shot like like without greenscreen right? AMC is JUST that good.

>>79662858
the young pope?

>inb4 100 pictures of boring and flat shots praised because le wide empty shots meme

>>79663485
BRRRRAAAAAAAAPPFFFFFTTTTTTTT

>>79670542
Not sure if you're memeing, but it's an actual photo that was taken moments after an assassination.

>>79670481
when exactly did TWD give up?

>>79665891
>Barry Lyndon is only considered "good" as a film to pseudo-cinephiles trying to prove how obscure their cinema taste is such that they love Kubrick's most unknown film from the 2nd half of his career
Barry Lyndon is not an obscure film in the slightest. To be honest, you come across as a 'pseudo-cinephile' yourself with your insecure projection.

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Sergio Leone made some of the most visually gorgeous films ever. Plus, the music made them a transcedental experience.

>>79666081
>that first kill

I just saw it last year. Best slasher ever.

>>79670592
>Barry Lyndon is not an obscure film in the slightest
leave /tv/ and ask 100 normies if they've heard of it
If you got more than 5 I'd be shocked

More importantly, the majority of those 100 would have heard of the Shining, FMJ, 2001, and A Clockwork Orange
And a sizeable amount would have heard of EWS and Dr Strangelove

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seriously, the shot at the end of the lady in the lake receiving Excalibur is my favorite shot of all time

What's your cinematography fetish?

>>79670583
It's the photoshopped version :^)

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Hero. Take your pick

>>79670713
silhouettes and ultra long shots
and coloured/neon lights
and continuous, uninterrupted shots

>>79662858
mad men?

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good thread OP and participants :)

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This shot really hits the spot, almost perfect I think

>>79670713
provocative montage
sharpe lenses and 65mm
source natural lighting

>>79664906
This really isn't that special, Planet Earth gets better shots than this on a regular basis. Thin Red Line isn't impressive at all.

tinker tailor soldier spy was pretty good in cinematography, but i can get why people wouldnt like it because of the subdued browns, grays, and blues

>>79670909
disagree, thin red line looks amazing

>>79666081
that scene legit terrifies me

>>79665375
I loved the shots but its the only movie I haven't been able to finish in a while. It is awful at forming a plot

>>79671107
Plots are for plebs

I mean this unironically. Emotion and Aesthetic are the only things important in a movie. "This happens then this happens then the credits roll" shouldn't be the priority.

>>79670713
Landscapes, cities, long takes, film grain, interesting use of the frame, vibrant colors, and 70mm.

>>79670760
Every shot in that movie is amazing. Where did they shoot this movie at?

>>79671155
I'm the same way but I can only take looking at pretty pictures for so long before I want something to happen.

This movie is the king of going from a whole minute of trees, to 10 seconds of dialog, to another minute of a shot of a river over and over again

>>79670612
this whole movie desu

>>79671155
I agree with you, but you can't deny it's much easier to deliver an emotion to the viewer through a story than purely through visuals. Visuals and music can be used to boost the emotion that the story carries, but they're harder to deliver all the emotion by themselves. Not to say they can't do that, there are many films that can achieve wonders of provoking strong emotions purely through the use of visual arts, colour, composition, movement and sound. But it's unusual and harder to make.

>>79671155
It really depends on the film. Plot was something that should have been focused on in Blade Runner, but instead opted for pure Aesthetic.

Removing the plot from Batty's character removed any Emotion the audience might feel towards his character. While no film should ever be story bulletpoints, Plot adds context for Emotion, and leaving it out can be harmful to a story structure.

>>79671155
im working on making a character driven kino because of this post, what would you recommend??

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>>79671557
George Lucas truly was a master at taking Williams' score and making the average viewer (even myself, upon first viewing) that there was genuine emotion present through dialogue or "visual storytelling".

>Hear The Throne Room suite
>The fight begins
>mfw remembering these two characters don't have any actual emotional connection; and Luke and Leia have even less

Nice try, George-y.

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>>79671555
wong kars films are gorgeous

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>>79671661

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>>79671596
Study romantic art. The use of visuals and music based on the artist's feelings, the subjectivism, the praise of personnal experience above general view are elements you can try to put in your work. It's try to do it with a character distant of yourself, if you're still an amateur artist, so try to make it really personnal and intimistic.

>>79662793
Sexy beast

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>>79671647
Well, he actually had some good sense of visuals. The story in his films was often contrived and the dialogue was poor, but you can't deny he had a good eye for aesthetics. Not a genius or anything, but still pretty good.

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>>79662984
That's not Harakiri.

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>>79665028
Favorite room of the Movie

>>79662858
John Wick 2 was pretty great

Not sure how relevant this really is but the first atomic breath scene in shin godzilla is one of the most beautiful and haunting things I have ever witnessed in a film

>>79671155
hol up thats too advanced of an opinion for /tv/

>>79671155
What if the film's plot doesn't make any sense but for some reason you still like the film?

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>>79662793
Mr Turner.

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>>79672659
not a fantastic film but the cinematography was on point

>>79664971
Beat me to it

>>79672701
Loved this movie. It really captured the landscape style in film

>>79671155
Yeah this. Movies are generally too short to tell a complete story. I'd read a book if I wanted a good story.

>>79670909
Have you not seen the film? I can't imagine someone just being that wrong

>>79671393

different locations in china

>>79662858
James bond defeats the russians

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anyone here seen this? heard its great

>>79671699
thank you, i appreciate the reply

>>79673288
It was on Netflix for a bit, didn't have time to finish it unfortunately

>>79672558
I definitely have plenty of movies like that; in my opinion, a lot of Seijun Suzuki's films don't have all that great of plots, but it's the way he shoots his films I can't get enough of. I wouldn't show those movies to my parents or a big theater or anything, but if you're really into film I think you can generally look past flaws like that if the rest of the film is upstanding enough.

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This
the spotless lighting that makes the composition readily decipherable, the smoke indicating that a wall just blew up (visual storytelling guys), actor looking concerned at some point outside the camera field of view, everything has been so carefully weighed in this example of modern kino masterpiece

even Quake little fatty strut isn't there by accident or because they were too rushed to make a second take, no, it clearly conveys the struggle she is going through, just as her bent knees and clearly out of shape thighs on a supposedly super-trained agent are there to illustrate a deep sense of disconnect to her environment

>>79662793
What is this, Barry Lyndon. I haven't seen it yet but it's been on my list for a while now.

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A pity it's so boring. Also, everybody who thinks Wes Anderson has an original style needs to watch this.

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>>79673616
Thanks for your opinion. I guess that's probably why I like Birth even though the plot is kind of weak.

>>79671155
The plot is the thing that makes you care about the characters. If plot doesn't matter then why even watch a movie? There are more realistic character IRL.

>>79662793
Any Tarkovsky film

>>79662793
I would hang that painting on my wall if it was a painting

>>79674045
>realistic is a virtue
how is it being twelve?

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See this single frame and the monologue will automatically start in your head.

Always
Be
Closing

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AO_t7GtXO6w

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In 1966, Orson Welles was fat enough to be perfect for this part.

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>>79674305
Original for comparison.

sans soleil>samsara>baraka

>>79674305
the first 10 mins of this film is pretty kino.
goes a bit standard and dull after that, tho.

>>79674305
Which movie?

>>79675151
A Man for All Seasons

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>>79673288

One of my all time favorites.

How does Kwaidan hold up? I've had a rip of the Criterion for a while now but haven't gotten around to watching it.

>>79670707
>if you ask people not interested in film about film they won't know film
Thanks for stating the obvious.

>>79675773
>How does Kwaidan hold up?
>hold up

if you are only judging a films aesthetics by comparing to modern digital films (pleb), then its probably not for you.

>>79675908
I guess I should have said "How does the transfer look in comparison to what was out before, will it be grainy and decolorized like some shitty transfers or will it be a good Criterion transfer, because some of their stuff has been dodgy in my experience but I don't blame them they're dealing with ancient negatives"

>>79671448
i think this movie has great cinematography but you could have chosen better scenes that these

obligatory
>MUH ORANGE/REDS

>>79671699
i wonder if the Into Darkness poster was referencing this painting

>>79670481
Hahaha is this a commercial?

>be in board for television and film
>visual mediums
>can't upload images


WOOOOW

>>79664851
>that file name
kek

>>79662891
Film namr?

>>79663304
Good cinematography has more to do with the art of lighting than framing shots.

It took them hours just to set up the lights for some of the interior scenes in blade runner for example

>>79676793
tv framing in movies annoys the shit out of me tbqfhwy familia

>>79664929

im not a huge western guy but i loved that movie

>>79670713

weather

one of my favorite scenes ive ever seen was in one of the cheesiest, miami vice remake, when they were on top of the parking garage talking with (the chief?) talking about going after a cartel or some shit.

real lightning in the background, and the thunder in the surround sound made the feel as if i were there.

fake weather like torrential downpours out of nowhwere and 3000 lightning strikes per second brighter than the sun ruins scenes for me.

scenery porn is nice too when its not CG
on location > studio

Did I just miss it or has there really not been a single Dark Knight Rising post in this thread?

>>79668000
Holy cinematography, Robin!

>>79677342
dude rain in movies triggers me so hard. I've NEVER seen it rain like it does in the movies, much less at the drop of a hat, and people literally never stand in heavy rain.

Fuck, that shit pulls me right out of a movie.

>>79671112
Honestly, this is more kino than much of this thread.

>>79663304
This guy gets it

>>79671155
you are right. I used to not watch movies because the plot synopsis didn't interest me. Once I stopped doing that I learned that the plot is the least important part of a movie.

>>79670713
>cities full of colorful lights
>or just generally colored lights
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>>79671155
This. Movies are only valuable as far as they let us explore the human condition. The relationships between characters and the dynamics of their choices are what make a film.

>>79663273
What film?

>>79679164
I am 90% sure it's the sacrifice

>>79677206
you're not a huge western guy, but you are a big one

>>79670713
dusk

superwide shots

shots that mean something

>>79665641
>went to see The Master in Hollywood for the 70mm
>Samsara is playing afterward in 70mm too
>didn't have time to catch it because of my flight
I always feel that sense of regret when people post this.

Empire Strikes Back

>>79673288
amazing

>>79662830

How does BL compare to the rest of Kubrick's work?

I've heard sweet smell of success has top notch cinematography, but I never see anyone talk about it here. Should I skip watching it?
>>79670481
>He is in a studio thinking "What the duck are they going to do now"