Few action films have ever landed with such visceral impact or sheer technical brilliance. From the moment the credits rolled, I knew this wasn’t just another action flick; it was a redefinition of the genre. It wasn’t just good; it… Read More »Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) – Cinematography Analysis
There are certain films that resonate deep in your bones not just for their story, but for the sheer audacity of their visual craft. Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl is undeniably one of those films. When Disney… Read More »Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl – Cinematography Analysis
Casino is an epic in the truest sense. It’s a sprawling saga set against the backdrop of 1970s and 80s Las Vegas—dazzling at first, then rapidly decaying. While often compared to Goodfellas, Casino pushes the visual language much further. Scorsese famously noted that this… Read More »Casino (1995) – Cinematography Analysis
I spend a lot of time deconstructing the visual language of cinema. It’s rarely about just making “pretty pictures”; it’s about how specific technical choices from stock selection to printer lights serve the narrative. Curtis Hanson’s L.A. Confidential (1997) is a film… Read More »L.A. Confidential (1997) – Cinematography Analysis
As a professional colorist at Color Culture, I spend most of my waking hours in a dark room, staring at screens and obsessing over curves. When you look at images all day for a living, you stop seeing just the… Read More »Jurassic Park (1993) – Cinematography Analysis
Let’s be real about Kill Bill: Vol. 1. For those of us who stare at waveforms and vectorscopes all day, this movie is a headache in the best possible way. It’s a visual manifesto that refuses to pick a lane. Quentin… Read More »Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003) – 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