Hey everyone, Salik Waquas here from Color Culture. There are certain films that stick with you, not just because the story is good, but because the visual language is so distinct it burns into your brain. For me, Luc Besson’s… Read More »Léon: The Professional (1994) – Cinematography Analysis
As an enthusiast filmmaker and a full-time colorist running Color Culture, I spend my days staring at calibrated monitors, dissecting images pixel by pixel. We often talk about “craft” in this industry, but rarely do we see a film where… Read More »The Prestige (2006) – Cinematography Analysis
Hey everyone, Salik Waquas here from Color Culture. As a colorist, I spend most of my life staring at scopes and tweaking curves, trying to manipulate how an audience feels without them realizing it. But sometimes, you watch a film… Read More »Life Is Beautiful (1997) – Cinematography Analysis
Hi, I’m Salik Waquas. If you’ve been following my work at Color Culture, you know I’m usually obsessing over nodes in DaVinci Resolve or arguing about why “teal and orange” needs to die. But today, I’m putting on my filmmaker… Read More »Cinematography Analysis Of The Pianist
I usually spend my days at Color Culture staring at DaVinci Resolve scopes, obsessing over skin tone lines, and arguing that “teal and orange” isn’t a personality trait. But Robert Eggers’ Nosferatu forced me out of the grading suite. It’s a dense,… Read More »Cinematography Analysis Of Nosferatu (2024)
Hi everyone, Salik Waquas here. If you know me, you know I’m not just an enthusiast; I’m the guy obsessively tweaking curves and lift-gamma-gain controls at my grading service, Color Culture. I spend my days staring at waveforms, trying to… Read More »Cinematography Analysis of The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
I usually roll my eyes at reboots. Another Frankenstein? Really? But when you tell me Guillermo del Toro is holding the paddles, I’m already dragging my chair closer than necessary. If you’re new here, I’m Salik—filmmaker, colorist, and someone who has spent… Read More »Frankenstein: A Cinematography Analysis