Kitsch Cinematographystrut.

Mr_Lee_PHD

I watched The Virgin Suicides the other night but what really impressed me about it was the cinematography. It reminded me of the way Jackie Brown was filmed.Anyone who has seen either knows what I'm talking about.. all the really unnecessary but simple, carefully thought out shots and cuts that give it such a great and memorable vibe.Eg: In Jackie Brown: The split screen thing, the little added shots like the car ride with Max Cherry where it cuts to a shot of the slider going to 'Drive' on the dashboard and when Jackie slides down the window on the and it cuts to the side view.Anyone know any other films with the same kind of vibe of cinematography?Its the bomb and I need more.Paece. Lee.

Junior

If you're interested in framing and structure of shots rather than the editing can't recommend Wong Kaw Wai's In The Mood For Love highly enough. The thought that has gone into every shot is breathtaking - the film would have half the impact without the mood created by the cinematography.

m_dejean

It's been years since I've seen any of his films, but I think Peter Greenaway has a pretty unconventional approach to cinematography. Speaking of using split screen techniques, "The Pillow Book" comes to mind. His catalogue is pretty tough to digest for the average viewer, and very on the "artsy" side, but he's definitely trying to do something different.

Mr_Lee_PHD

Excellent. I'll czech em both.

Yeah, theres so much to be said for the minor details and how things are done. It brings so much to the film.. even right down to what mm film it was shot on.

pencilface

Any and every Wes Anderson film ("royal tenenbaums", "life aquatic" etc...) has the nuttiest framing and cheeky camera trickery. As does all Michel Gondry stuff(especially in his music videos-- anyone got that 'directors series' dvd of all his music videos???? amazing stuff. Harmony Korine's "gummo" has some pretty beautiful cinematography in it aswell...

Pundit

on the more mainstream tip the coen brothers do some real purdy films. O brother comes to mind.

gravelheadwrap

on the main stream tip as well, i thought little miss sunshine had great cinematography as well as use of color

DrJoel

Paul Thomas Anderson is my main man. Magnolia is a beautiful looking film. Hard Eight had its moments in that regard as well as did Punch Drunk Love.

grandpa_shig

most of the greats of the early 20th century relied heavily on this "kitsch cinematography" thing. though i wouldnt necessarily qualify it as kitsch. pre-digital effects, like wipes and split screens and vignetting n shit. i really like abel gance's shit. and dodes like godard used it to great effect, though im no fan of godard. um, im sure there's more. kurosawa, i mean, the wipes n shit. it really added to the flicks.

ako

Punch Drunk Love.

i rarely hear much talk about this at all, but i liked this movie

Burns

"Before Night Falls" (2000), had the sweetest cinematography in a film than I remember that deserves a watch.

Okem

If you're interested in framing and structure of shots rather than the editing can't recommend Wong Kaw Wai's In The Mood For Love highly enough.
The thought that has gone into every shot is breathtaking
- the film would have half the impact without the mood created by the cinematography.

Nice pick.

The Australian Christopher Doyle is the cinematographer on most of Wong Kar-wai's work, also check 2046, Six Days and Chungking Express.

Though there are many other good films he's worked on, with Wong KAr-Wai, and also with other directors, both in Asia and elsewhere.

definately

Another personal favourite of mine is Fabio Cianchetti (La Terra, Besieged, The dreamers) who's work a lot with Bernardo Bertolucci,
personal favourites at the moment are Besieged and The Sheltering Sky.


I can't say I'm convinced by either Sofia Coppela, or Tarantino though.

SoulOnIce

Just to be clear here, I don't think we are
actually talking about cinematography with
many of these films. Framing and angles are
generally handled by the director, although in
many cases the DP/cinematographer is given complete
control of camera setups (according to the director's
wishes) and will make framing and placement decisions,
so some of these things can fall under cinematgraphy.
Split screens, wipes, and other trickery mostly fall under editing
and post-production, although may have been planned in
advance by the director and/or art director.

Cinematography is mainly in reference to the photographic
quality and atmosphere of the film - so, a well-lit shot
would be good cinematography, and a highly stylized and
maybe say use of saturated color in a scene would be kitsch
cinematography ... but split-screens and tricky segues
are something else altogether.

Aser

christopher doyle is a drunken douchebag, but he is one talented douchebag.

days of being wild is not too shabby either.

erewhon

Just to be clear here, I don't think we are
actually talking about cinematography with
many of these films. Framing and angles are
generally handled by the director, although in
many cases the DP/cinematographer is given complete
control of camera setups (according to the director's
wishes) and will make framing and placement decisions,
so some of these things can fall under cinematgraphy.
Split screens, wipes, and other trickery mostly fall under editing
and post-production, although may have been planned in
advance by the director and/or art director.

Cinematography is mainly in reference to the photographic
quality and atmosphere of the film - so, a well-lit shot
would be good cinematography, and a highly stylized and
maybe say use of saturated color in a scene would be kitsch
cinematography ... but split-screens and tricky segues
are something else altogether.

grandpa_shig

dziga vertov is purdy awesome in this area