So I recently started appreciating cinematography a bit more and I was wondering what films are essential from a visual standpoint
I thought The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford was quite beautiful, especially the train scene
Happy Together is another that I thought looked great
tl:dr - essential/great cinematography
Check out Pastoral: To die in the country
You should check out the Heaven's Gate Criterion edition
It's one of the best looking movies I've ever seen
Batman v Superman
Kubrick's entire filmography and Coppola's most famous movies are definitely essential.
Others off the top of my head:
Stalker
The Thin Red Line
No Country for Old Men
Lynch's movies and Twin Peaks
Thin red line is exactly what you're looking for
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Welles' framing was perfect in every movie he directed
>"appreciating cinematography"
>LOOK, IT'S A DARK MISTY SCENE, WITH SILHOUETTES
>WOW, ABSOLUTE GENIUS
>HOW COULD ANYONE COME UP WITH THIS BRILLIANCE
>ONLY THE BRAIN OF A TRUE AUTEUR COULD CONCEIVE OF SUCH A BOLD AND STUNNING SHOT
Sicario
Blade Runner
David Vanilla is going to make Blade Runner 2 great.
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if it's so easy then why do 99% of films look like shit?
Thanks m8s
Already seen No Country For Old Men, The Thin Red Line, Apocalypse Now and a handful of Lynch films
I'm not saying it's some sort of groundbreaking visual masterpiece that has never been captured on film before
but the whole film was pleasing to look at for me
take your autism elsewhere fàm
Everything by Kurosawa
t. Marvel cuck
Movies with flat/zero cinematography might as well be a fucking doc
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Subscribe to channels like Cinematography Database, DSLRguide and Every Frame a Painting to get some basic knowledge of actual framing, composition and lighting.
Also if you enjoy a movie visually look up the B roll on youtube to look what was the actual setup on set.
That way you will atleast have a slight grip on what cinematography actually is.
>m-muh misty silhouettes means its good ;_;
>l-look at the "framing", the character is standing slightly off-center, s-such genius ;_;
You just proved his point and ousted yourself a Marvel shiteater.
Please enlighten us with an example of extraordinary cinematography and please explain why it's extraordinary.
Stop projecting my man,
It's okay if you don't understand why some shots and cinematographers are better than others.
>zero cinematography
And there we go, Sup Forums showing how fucking clueless they are. Do you even read what you type?
i filmed the inside of your mother's vagina for two hours and swept sundance
>John Ford
>Akira Kurosawa
>Orson Welles
>Stanley Kubrick
>Terrence Malick
>David Lynch
The filmography of Ridley Scott. Kingdom of Heaven is a must.
STOP RESPONDING TO THESE POSTS
Scott only made two great movies. The Duellist and Alien
mosca grange
Malick
Unironically Ridley Scott. I know he's the ultimate hack as far as Sup Forums is concerned but stop browsing this board and go watch his entire filmography.
>recommends directors in a thread which asks for good cinematography.
Try this list
Greg Tolland
Haskell Wexler
Tonino Delli Colli
Emmanuel Lubezki
Roger Dearkins
Gordon Willis
Vittorio Storaro
Laszlo Kovacs
Vilmos Zisgmund
You want op to watch Free Willy 2 and Miss Congeniality?
>Implying that good cinematography cant be found in mediocre films
Just using Lubezki as an example; The Cat in the Hat, and Series of Unfortunate events are amazing looking if overall un-noteworthy films
Lubezki has only been good with Malick
My point is the cinematographer tends to be limited by the ability of the director.
We recommend good movies with good cinematography, you pretentious cunt.
Most Refn's stuff are pure eye candy.
Try Drive,Only God Forgives and Neon Demon.
Also Prisoners (2013).
cinematography is not still pictures with different hues and lighting, moron!
cinematography is the way the camera moves with the image, you should make a webm of shot compositions you have enjoyed to better demonstrate what the word means
I loved this scene. Sicario is so nice to look at.
I thought Mulholland Drive was pretty dull visually for the most part
Haven't seen it yet but inland empire looks even worse in that regard.
Twin Peaks, Eraserhead, and Blue Velvet are filled with wonderful cinematography.
Yeah Eraserhead was a very nice looking film.
>37 posts
>Literally no posts containing the words "Dead Man".
Looks like has shit taste. Gee who knew.
Dead Man
There's a lot of Dead Man
The Revenant was pretty beautiful desu
Beautiful in a "Google HD Nature Wallpaper" beautiful
It lacks the visual poetry of his work with Malick.
Don't forget Bronson
This would have been my first suggestion. Plus I just love the scenery devoid of any cinematography so it gets bonus points.
I think The Others has great cinematography too.
My point is that in analyzing collaborative medium such as film the director-centric autuer theory is a flawed lens for critiquing cinema.
Look at hitchcocks work with and without burke as cinematographer and tell me its of the same visual quality. Same thing with leone with and without delli colli. Both of those directors are well known as perfrctionists with backgrounds in cinematpgraphy and yet they only make their best work when in collaboration with great cinematographers
>cinematography is only interesting in "good" films
And yet im the pretentious one?
Name a greater kino
Protip: Your opinion is just as valid.
Cinematography was a crucial factor for the overwhelmingly positive reception of Children of Men, among other factors of course, but cinematography was one of them.
Lubezki himself is good at most of the films he has collaborated to, it's not his fault some directors use cinematography just for making the movie good looking and not just within/to enchant the movie's context.
did you just meme a shitty movie?
No
I may have memed an a-okay video game though.
Really enjoyed this film. Mr. Turner was at times a total bro and at times a complete asshat.
oh, didn't even realize it was hitman
Odd to isolate cinematography (basically moving photography with no sound). Weird.
To some people weird is cool.
Watch Kwaidan.
he right
Days of Heaven is gorgeous but the story is fucking boring.
Ani't got the collage, but The Witch photography is amazing
this is one of the most boring shots in that movie
true
I think "Hero" (2002) is very pretty
Also nolans batman trilogy