When I first watched Martin McDonagh’s Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, I was struck by the discipline of the image. With performances this volatile Frances McDormand, Woody Harrelson, and Sam Rockwell are all operating at peak intensity it would have been… Read More »Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017) – Cinematography Analysis
Few films kick open the door to a new decade like Guy Ritchie’s 1998 debut, Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels.Looking back at a film like this isn’t just nostalgia; it’s a reminder of what raw, unbridled vision looks like when… Read More »Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998) – Cinematography Analysis
It is rare to find a film that is so distinctly bisected by its visual language. Hacksaw Ridge is absolutely one of those instances. As filmmakers, we often talk about “visual arcs,” but Mel Gibson and his team created two entirely different… Read More »Hacksaw Ridge (2016) – Cinematography Analysis
As a filmmaker and colorist, I spend a lot of time analyzing how images are built. It’s a craft that marries intuition with technical precision, often under immense pressure. When I think about films that truly embody this, Rocky (1976)invariably comes… Read More »Rocky (1976) – Cinematography Analysis
Million Dollar Baby resonates with me deeply not just for its powerful performances, but for the sheer discipline of its visual craft. Clint Eastwood, acting as director, producer, and composer, stamped his singular vision on this picture. It is a masterclass… Read More »Million Dollar Baby (2004) – Cinematography Analysis
Released in 1996, Danny Boyle’s Trainspotting is adaptation of Irvine Welsh’s novel isn’t just a film about heroin addiction; it’s a raw, uncomfortably exhilarating journey through the veins of Edinburgh. More than two decades on, its visual style still feels… Read More »Trainspotting (1996) – Cinematography Analysis
Gran Torino isn’t really a film about a car; it’s a film centered entirely around race and territory. It’s a raw look at Walt Kowalski, an aging, bigoted Korean War vet who finds an unexpected path to redemption through his Hmong… Read More »Gran Torino (2008) – Cinematography Analysis