The first time I sat down to watch The Straight Story (1999),I kept waiting for the “Lynch” of it all to kick in. I was looking for the jump scares, the red curtains, or the industrial humming. Instead, I got an… Read More »The Straight Story (1999) – Cinematography Analysis
I often find myself digging back into the foundational texts of cinema not just for the history, but for the sheer guts of the visual craft. John Ford’s “The Grapes of Wrath” (1940) is one of those films that serves… Read More »The Grapes of Wrath (1940) – Cinematography Analysis
When I first encountered Julian Schnabel’s The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, it hit me with the force of a revelation. This wasn’t just a story told; it was an experience conjured. It was a total immersion into a reality I couldn’t possibly… Read More »The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007) – Cinematography Analysis
Perfect Blue (1997) hit me like a revelation years ago, long before I formally dedicated myself to the craft of color. It’s a rare blend of Hitchcockian suspense and Kubrickian surrealism, wrapped in an animated package that defies every genre… Read More »Perfect Blue (1997) – Cinematography Analysis
I don’t just watch Krzysztof Kieślowski’s Three Colors: Red; I study it. It’s one of those rare films that actually justifies the time we spend obsessing over a single frame. In my daily work, I’m constantly trying to find that sweet… Read More »Three Colors: Red (1994) – Cinematography Analysis & Stills
Elite Squad (2007) is the one that constantly resurfaces when I’m talking shop with other DPs and editors. It just hits different. It’s raw, it’s ugly, and it’s visually uncompromising a total reminder that cinematography can do so much more than… Read More »Elite Squad (2007) – Cinematography Analysis
There’s a distinct pleasure in revisiting foundational texts like Frank Capra’s It Happened One Night (1934) It’s less like watching a movie and more like an archaeological dig into the bedrock of our craft. For me, dissecting Joseph Walker’s cinematography isn’t… Read More »It Happened One Night (1934) – Cinematography Analysis