Home Alone (1990), It’s a Christmas staple that, as one reviewer put it, is “one of my favorite movies of all time” and just a “great movie” through and through.While most people remember it for the slapstick and Macaulay Culkin’s legendary… Read More »Home Alone (1990) – Cinematography Analysis & Stills
Spike Lee’s Do the Right Thing (1989) is unequivocally one of those films for me. Thirty-five years later, its portrayal of a sweltering summer day where racial tensions reach a boiling point remains disturbingly relevant. It’s a masterclass in how visual language… Read More »Do the Right Thing (1989) – Cinematography Analysis
Danny Boyle’s 2008 Oscar-winner, Slumdog Millionaire. It’s a drama about a kid winning a game show. But visually, this film was a prototype for modern hybrid filmmaking. It traded resolution for energy and proved that “cinematic” doesn’t necessarily mean “pristine.” I… Read More »Slumdog Millionaire (2008) – Cinematography Analysis
I spend most of my days in a dark room at Color Culture, staring at DaVinci Resolve nodes and obsessing over skin tones. When you do this full-time, it takes a lot to impress you. But there are certain films… Read More »Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) – Cinematography Analysis
As someone who thrives on dissecting cinematic techniques, I find immense joy in understanding how images are crafted to evoke emotions. It’s this passion that fuels my writing for Color Culture, my website dedicated to exploring the visual language of… Read More »Cinematography Analysis Of The Shawshank Redemption
I’m Salik Waquas, a filmmaker and full-time film colorist, and I have the privilege of turning cinematic visions into visual masterpieces. As the founder of Color Culture, my journey has been defined by an unrelenting passion for the art of… Read More »Cinematography Analysis Of Goodfellas (In Depth)