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02/16/2005 05:49:10 AM · #1 |
I recentlty saw the movie 'Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow' - wow, what a visual treat! Amazing cinematography and lighting.
Any other visually impressive movies out there?
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02/16/2005 05:57:51 AM · #2 |
That movie is amazing. I love anything from the past that presents their thoughts on the future...I love old Popular Science magazines from the 50's, old comic books about what the year 2000 would be like.
I think Sky Captain did an awesome job of giving that 40's/50's comic book feel, with the WWII warplanes fighting the futuristic aliens and everything.
Reminds me of an early century depiction of what life would look like in the year 2000. Huge, glass cities in the sky with bridges linking them - with a biplane flying across the background!
Actually, here's sort of an example of what I mean:
Message edited by author 2005-02-16 10:59:33.
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02/16/2005 06:01:56 AM · #3 |
What Dreams May Come was another movie where CG environments were used a lot. Not a great movie, but not bad, and I enjoyed the unusual arty edge brought by the visuals.
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02/16/2005 06:04:49 AM · #4 |
'Hero' and 'House of Flying Daggers' both have incredible cinematography.
Sky Captain is amazing especially since there were no actual sets. |
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02/16/2005 06:06:42 AM · #5 |
Big Fish seemed to be sweet on my eyes as well, but I can't remember for sure...
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02/16/2005 06:07:51 AM · #6 |
I was very impressed with Million Dollar Baby, no special effects but get use of light and shadows in the cinematography.
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02/16/2005 06:10:24 AM · #7 |
Movies from Jean Jeunet are quite neat. His 'light engeneer' is working with him for a really long time.
Check out:
- Delicatessen
- City of lost chidren
- Amelie (from Monmartre?) |
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02/16/2005 06:15:54 AM · #8 |
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events.
May have been a kids movie, but fun for adults too, and the cinematography was simply excellent. |
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02/16/2005 06:29:54 AM · #9 |
I love Jean Jeunet's work! I just think his dark visual comedy and lighting are absolutely brilliant.
I just saw "A Very Long Engagement" in the theater a few weeks ago. It was no "Amelie" (which is among my all-time favorite films), but I enjoyed it nonetheless. I'll have to watch it again now that I understand the labyrinthine story which was a little hard to follow on the first viewing; reading subtitles and trying to watch a movie at the same time can make for busy movie watching experience. I'll have to admit I was pleasantly surprised when Jodi Foster showed up in a pivotal minor role.
I have "City of Lost Children" and "Amelie" on DVD and am still waiting for a DVD release of "Delicatessen." |
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02/16/2005 06:39:01 AM · #10 |
Originally posted by bbower1956:
'Hero' and 'House of Flying Daggers' both have incredible cinematography. |
Incredible indeed. The work with colours in Hero was especially good.
Watching Jaws again after I had learned about photography was a revelation.
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02/16/2005 06:42:34 AM · #11 |
If you haven't seen Zhang's 2002 "Hero" then you owe it to yourself. The best use of color I have ever seen in a film. It ain't eye candy its eye mana.
Not as elegant, but a wriggly ton of pop and sizzle is Jeneut's "City of lost children", just keep the kids out of the room, this is the visual kickstart of all nightnmares to come. |
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02/16/2005 06:42:50 AM · #12 |
Frank Tidy's work for Ridley Scott in The Duellists, Scott's debut feature, is phenomenal.
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02/16/2005 06:56:37 AM · #13 |
Originally posted by Prof_Fate:
- wow, what a visual treat! Amazing cinematography and lighting |
haha didn't u read anything about it.....
It was entirly done on green screens
none of it was cinomographic at all but hey to each their own, personaly i like an untapered photo over a computer made image (ie.digital art)
yes it was ritch but there was no lighting in it at all........
if u want a list of great films i can provide u with 1.
if i had to say something about cinomographic "eye candy" it would be "Lemony Snickette And a Series Of Unfortuinit Events" not the best writing in the worl jim carry does a great job though and the entire film was shot in earth tones making it splended to the eye and a crisp clean film.
on an older note a MUST see would be "Nicholas Nickleby" (from 2002)
great film of corse a touching story as it is very true to Dickens novel...but the cinomatog. is done by 1 of the best in the world. and it is absolutly amazing the light and color and sharpness he work into the film.
if u want me to go into forn films i can but the list there is huge.
sky capton and the world of tomarrow.......lol........acted on green screens and created on Mac. G5 networks........
(pg. 22 of Mac World (January 2005) under "Mac Beat" has all the info)
_brando_
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02/16/2005 07:02:09 AM · #14 |
Originally posted by fotodude:
Originally posted by Prof_Fate:
- wow, what a visual treat! Amazing cinematography and lighting |
haha didn't u read anything about it.....
It was entirly done on green screens
none of it was cinomographic at all but hey to each their own, personaly i like an untapered photo over a computer made image (ie.digital art)
yes it was ritch but there was no lighting in it at all........
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True, lots of green screen - that is part of what is cool about it. But hte actors were real and lit and made to fit. Try and take a camera and make an image look like it did in that movie - you may use your Mac.
//www.skycaptain.com/
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02/16/2005 07:43:18 AM · #15 |
Feel free to laugh at me, but Smallville on WB is eye candy for me, and not because of the actors. If you watch the lighting... the catch lights on the eyes etc., it's like moving portraits.
Not as dramatic as great cinema, but piped into your house for free once a week.
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02/16/2005 07:45:04 AM · #16 |
another vote for "Hero"
also "Kill Bill Vol 1 & 2", and Terry Gillaim's "Brazil"
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02/16/2005 08:46:28 AM · #17 |
The 'Kill Bill's are classics. Snubbed by the Academy for God knows why. Carradine deserved something for his role as Bill in 2.
'Brazil' is still one of my favorite movies of all time. Each time I see it, I catch something new. |
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02/16/2005 11:13:30 AM · #18 |
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02/16/2005 11:18:15 AM · #19 |
No CG effects in these, but here are some good ones for scenery and light:
Motorcycle Diaries - One of the best movies I've seen in a looong time. Shot all in South America with incredible scenery.
Il Postino - In Italian but you'll like it anyway.
The Starmaker - Also in Italian but great scenery of Sicily. |
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02/16/2005 11:22:16 AM · #20 |
I'd have to agree with "Hero" one of my favorites.
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02/16/2005 11:32:57 AM · #21 |
I dont know how many hindi movies you guys have there and how many of you watch them. I find a lot of them a visual treat for the vibrancy of the colors. In recent times I just saw a very emotionally moving movie - 'Black'. I dont know if its released there yet. If any of ou get a chance watch it. In terms of a visual treat also its mind blowing with amazing camera work. I thought half the appeal of the movie lies in the way it was depicted.
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02/16/2005 11:46:27 AM · #22 |
Originally posted by saurabhv:
I dont know how many hindi movies you guys have there and how many of you watch them. I find a lot of them a visual treat for the vibrancy of the colors. In recent times I just saw a very emotionally moving movie - 'Black'. I dont know if its released there yet. If any of ou get a chance watch it. In terms of a visual treat also its mind blowing with amazing camera work. I thought half the appeal of the movie lies in the way it was depicted. |
The only one I saw so far was Monsoon Wedding which I thought was quite interesting. |
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02/16/2005 11:53:11 AM · #23 |
Eye Candy movie? âHeroâ - by a long shot.
Not that itâs my favorite movie, but I saw it for the first time last month and had a reaction to the absolute beauty of the fight scenes. Thatâs a reaction Iâve never had before from a movie. If you havenât seen âHero,â as a photographer, you must go rent it.
There are a few other movies to list as runners-up, where the photography alone makes the flick worth owning (to me). Those would be:
"Out of Africa" â scenery in general
"Snow Falling on Cedars" â scenery, as well
"The Horse Whisperer" â the horses, especially the opening act
"Contact" - for some sci-fi concepts (machine & destination, which I suppose were CG)
Of course, there are many classic B&W films where the lighting and portraiture (for lack of a better term) would serve us well to study.
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02/16/2005 12:07:57 PM · #24 |
The Station Agent, great movie and filmed beautifully!
Also if you are a Douglas Adams fan check this out... Can't Wait
Preview
Message edited by author 2005-02-16 17:08:31. |
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02/16/2005 12:18:56 PM · #25 |
Kill Bill is one of my all time faves :) Blackhawk down is another.
However, I also saw Sky Captain on the weekend and thought it was absolutely fantastic.
I only went along as I wanted to see it because of the way it was made (blue screen etc) and did not expect to particularly enjoy it. How wrong I was!
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