Nightcrawler (2014) shouldn’t look this good. Usually, when you’re dealing with low-budget night exteriors in Los Angeles, you’re fighting a losing battle against flat digital sensors and muddy shadows. But as a colorist running Color Culture, I look at this film… Read More »Nightcrawler (2014) – Cinematography Analysis
The Notebook (2004) While this one often gets pigeonholed as a “hopeless romantic” tear-jerker or—if you’ve been watching recent YouTube recaps a “toxic” love story, I see it as a masterclass in how cinematography and grading can carry a narrative.… Read More »The Notebook (2004) – Cinematography Analysis
Robert Zemeckis and his team took a massive risk here: no dialogue for nearly an hour, no supporting cast, and a complete rejection of a traditional score for the island sequences. When you strip all that away, the cinematography isn’t… Read More »Cast Away (2000) – Cinematography Analysis
Quentin Tarantino’s The Hateful Eight (2015) is at the top of that list. It isn’t just another Tarantino Western; it’s a stubborn piece of cinema. It refuses to follow modern digital trends, opting instead for a defiant, old-school aesthetic that honestly… Read More »The Hateful Eight (2015) – Cinematography Analysis
John Hughes’s Ferris Bueller Day (1986) might feel like pure, unadulterated fun a “modern-day fairy tale” but beneath that infectious optimism lies a sophisticated visual strategy. It’s a love letter to Chicago that speaks to how to live fully without apology. Visually,… Read More »Ferris Bueller’s Day Off (1986) – Cinematography Analysis
Richard Curtis’s About Time (2013) is exactly that. It isn’t trying to be a technical “masterpiece” in the traditional sense, but there is a specific genius in how it captures the humble and the intimate. I wanted to dive into this one… Read More »About Time (2013) – Cinematography Analysis
The Gentlemen (2019) is a messy, beautiful, labyrinthine beast. It’s an American ex-pat trying to sell off a marijuana empire in London, but the plot is almost secondary to the sheer swagger of the delivery. Right from the jump, you can… Read More »The Gentlemen (2019) – Cinematography Analysis