To call The Bridge on the River Kwai a “war movie” feels like a disservice. It’s a psychological thriller disguised as an epic. While the backdrop is the brutal reality of a World War II Japanese POW camp, the real battlefield is… Read More »The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) – Cinematography Analysis
As a filmmaker and full-time colorist, I spend most of my waking hours staring at screens, tweaking curves, and obsessing over how an image feels rather than just how it looks. Usually, I’m focused on making things look polished. But every so… Read More »Memories of Murder (2003) – Cinematography Analysis
I often find myself revisiting films that don’t just tell a story but embody it in their visual texture. Blood Diamond(2006) is one of those benchmarks. Edward Zwick’s brutal political thriller, set against the backdrop of Sierra Leone’s civil war in… Read More »Blood Diamond (2006) – Cinematography Analysis
Usually, when I dissect a film, I’m looking for the flashy stuff. But Tom Hooper’s The King’s Speech (2010) is different. On paper, it’s a standard period drama about a stammering royal. But visually? It’s a clinic on how to make an… Read More »The King’s Speech (2010) – Cinematography Analysis
It is rare to find a film that is so distinctly bisected by its visual language. Hacksaw Ridge is absolutely one of those instances. As filmmakers, we often talk about “visual arcs,” but Mel Gibson and his team created two entirely different… Read More »Hacksaw Ridge (2016) – Cinematography Analysis
Few films hit you with the physical force of Nadine Labaki’s Capernaum. It is relentless in its portrayal of poverty in the Beirut slums, yet it never feels exploitative. Watching the world through the eyes of 12-year-old Zain isn’t just a… Read More »Capernaum (2018) – 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