movies that have the best camera work by a director
04-30-07, 07:36 PM
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movies that have the best camera work by a director
what movies do you think have the best camera work by a director?
if you were to show someone an example of good directing what movie would you use?
i saw "lady in the water" and although the story was horrible i thought the directing was really good.
if you were to show someone an example of good directing what movie would you use?
i saw "lady in the water" and although the story was horrible i thought the directing was really good.
04-30-07, 09:36 PM
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Neat discussion.
I think it's hard to state "by a director". Unless I know a lot about a production, and the director was the driving force, it's like a kick in the gut to the cinematographer.
I'd say...
Out of Sight, Traffic, Oceans 11, etc. Even Solaris had a good look to it - though the movie itself is a bit tedious.
Die Hard 1 and 3
Raising Arizona's camerawork seemed ingenuitive.
Though animated, the Cowboy Bebop series did some amazing stuff.
Brazil. Everything in that movie left me really stressed and really annoyed. Like maybe I'd be a happier person if I never saw it. Good stuff!
I think it's hard to state "by a director". Unless I know a lot about a production, and the director was the driving force, it's like a kick in the gut to the cinematographer.
I'd say...
Out of Sight, Traffic, Oceans 11, etc. Even Solaris had a good look to it - though the movie itself is a bit tedious.
Die Hard 1 and 3
Raising Arizona's camerawork seemed ingenuitive.
Though animated, the Cowboy Bebop series did some amazing stuff.
Brazil. Everything in that movie left me really stressed and really annoyed. Like maybe I'd be a happier person if I never saw it. Good stuff!
04-30-07, 10:40 PM
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if you were to show someone an example of good directing what movie would you use?
04-30-07, 10:53 PM
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The wording to that question seems kind of tricky. When I hear "camera work", I think cinematographer, not director. But maybe that's just me being technical. 
05-01-07, 01:15 PM
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05-01-07, 01:37 PM
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Originally Posted by cultshock
The wording to that question seems kind of tricky. When I hear "camera work", I think cinematographer, not director. But maybe that's just me being technical.
05-01-07, 03:23 PM
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David Fincher, Darren Aronofsky and Quentin Tarantino movies all look fantastic imo.
05-01-07, 05:57 PM
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I like Fincher (Seven & Fight Club) and the guy who did Batman Begins, Memento, Insomnia.
I think Darren Aronofsky is overrated. When I was watching the addiction movie it came off as style over substance.
(Sorry, my pornographic memory is not what it used to be. I can't remember names for the life of me).
I think Darren Aronofsky is overrated. When I was watching the addiction movie it came off as style over substance.
(Sorry, my pornographic memory is not what it used to be. I can't remember names for the life of me).
05-01-07, 09:52 PM
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05-01-07, 10:07 PM
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This isn't really the answer to your question, but Orson Welles maintained a unique camera style through a number of different DPs. I was surprised how assured the photagraphy was in Mr. Arkadin (although DP Jean Bourgoin was no slouch). Is there anyone else who seems to be able to influence the look of a movie without being the director? Viewers comment again and again about how Journey Into Fear, Jane Eyre, and The Third Man seem to have the Welles "look" even though he wasn't credited as director on any of these.
So to answer your question, Touch of Evil, which always impresses me as someone playing with the camera crew, thinking up showy camera angles and moves, and still having the shots work and cohere into a film rather than exist just as an empty series of technical excercises.
So to answer your question, Touch of Evil, which always impresses me as someone playing with the camera crew, thinking up showy camera angles and moves, and still having the shots work and cohere into a film rather than exist just as an empty series of technical excercises.
05-02-07, 06:54 AM
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Originally Posted by her34
what movies do you think have the best camera work by a director?
i saw "lady in the water" and although the story was horrible i thought the directing was really good.
i saw "lady in the water" and although the story was horrible i thought the directing was really good.
I was going to say M. Night. There were some excellent shots in the Village.
Originally Posted by troystiffler
I think it's hard to state "by a director". Unless I know a lot about a production, and the director was the driving force, it's like a kick in the gut to the cinematographer.
