Usually, we look for technical perfection, but sometimes a film comes along that prioritizes texture over cleanliness. Christopher Nolan’s Batman Begins (2005) is exactly that. Before the “Nolanverse” became a massive brand, this film had to do the heavy lifting of erasing the neon-soaked… Read More »Batman Begins (2005) – Cinematography Analysis
As a colorist, I spend most of my waking hours in a dark room staring at high-end displays, tweaking curves, and obsessed with the “emotional logic” of an image. We often talk about color science and DCTLs, but sometimes a… Read More »Harakiri (1962) – Cinematography Analysis
Most submarine movies make the same mistake: they treat the vessel like a stage set. You get the ping of the sonar and the periscope shot, but you never really feel the weight of the water. Das Boot is the exception. It… Read More »Das Boot (1981) – Cinematography Analysis
As the founder of Color Culture, I spend most of my waking hours staring at reference monitors, tweaking curves, and obsessing over signal flows. Usually, I’m dissecting live-action footage, trying to make digital sensors look like organic memory. But when… Read More »Your Name. (2016) – Cinematography Analysis
Hey everyone, Salik Waquas here from Color Culture. I’ve been wanting to sit down and dissect the cinematography of The Lives of Others (2006) for a while now. As a colorist, I spend most of my days staring at waveforms and stressing… Read More »The Lives of Others (2006) – Cinematography Analysis
Alright, let’s talk Amadeus. I spend most of my days grading digital footage at Color Culture, so revisiting a film like this is a stark reminder of what we’ve lost and gained in the shift from celluloid to digital. There are… Read More »Amadeus (1984) – Cinematography Analysis
Most people remember Dr. Strangelove for Peter Sellers’ legendary triple performance or the dark satire. But as a filmmaker and the owner of Color Culture, I find myself obsessing over something else entirely: the density of the blacks and the geometry of… Read More »Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb- Cinematography Analysis