lilmac Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 Thin Red Line 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plain Old Tele Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 Bernardo Bertolucci's The Conformist. Holy hell if Vittorio Storaro isn't the greatest cinematographer of all time I'm not sure who is. Storaro's great with color. Looking back on earlier movies that set the stage for what he's does: check out movies shot by Jack Cardiff (in particular, BLACK NARCISSUS). Just stunning stuff that evokes an almost visceral emotion. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IndustriousAngel Posted February 20, 2013 Share Posted February 20, 2013 Any fans of cinematography, look up VISIONS OF LIGHT -- it's a 1992 documentary about how cinematography has changed in the 100 years of cinema. Sounds dry and boring? Nothing could be further from the truth! It features interviews with many famous cinematographers, talking about what's influenced the, and how they learned from the greats, and the doc is chock-full of clips from all these great films. Amazing footage, some of which you'll be familiar with and some you won't, and I guarantee there will be at least one shot that will take your breath away. Thanks for the hint; I didn't know about it, I guess it was never shown here - really good doc. btw, if there's a Guinness Book item like "Motion Picture with most ASCs in the Credits", this must be it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jessie Posted February 20, 2013 Share Posted February 20, 2013 Oz looks to fit this category. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iceroll Posted February 20, 2013 Share Posted February 20, 2013 The Life of Pi was the most beautiful movie I've ever seen and it's glorious in 3D. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acsc1312 Posted February 20, 2013 Share Posted February 20, 2013 Any fans of cinematography, look up VISIONS OF LIGHT -- it's a 1992 documentary about how cinematography has changed in the 100 years of cinema. Sounds dry and boring? Nothing could be further from the truth! It features interviews with many famous cinematographers, talking about what's influenced the, and how they learned from the greats, and the doc is chock-full of clips from all these great films. Amazing footage, some of which you'll be familiar with and some you won't, and I guarantee there will be at least one shot that will take your breath away. Also, this nice feature on youtube. Has some great DPs talking about their work. Watch all 6 parts http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJm2EGNIod0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lilmac Posted February 21, 2013 Share Posted February 21, 2013 I thought Phantom Menace was visually beautiful as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noctis Posted February 21, 2013 Share Posted February 21, 2013 Black Swan. <3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dashrendar44 Posted February 21, 2013 Share Posted February 21, 2013 Pasolini's Arabian Nights. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kvikk Lunsj Posted February 21, 2013 Share Posted February 21, 2013 Lawrence of Arabia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vc2002 Posted February 21, 2013 Share Posted February 21, 2013 Now I'm wondering what film is not visually beautiful, cause every type of films is getting mentioned in this thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jessie Posted February 21, 2013 Share Posted February 21, 2013 Now I'm wondering what film is not visually beautiful, cause every type of films is getting mentioned in this thread. Yeah it's as if people don't know what 'visually beautiful' implies. I mean The black Swan??? Come on, what the fuck, it was depressingly and intentionally dull. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sims Posted February 21, 2013 Share Posted February 21, 2013 Black Swan is an excellent choice for this thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jessie Posted February 21, 2013 Share Posted February 21, 2013 Black Swan is an excellent choice for this thread.No it isn't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IndustriousAngel Posted February 21, 2013 Share Posted February 21, 2013 Black Swan is a beautiful film. Visually in the case of cinematography doesn't mean that each frame has to be a work of art - that would only be photography. it's also about how the film catches movement. And in Black Swan, we have great movement, both from actors and dancers, and from the camera itself, which nearly dances on its own in many scenes (there's a reason it was shot in 16mm, besides it being cheaper). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Gittes Posted February 21, 2013 Share Posted February 21, 2013 I sort of can't stand those Aronofsky shots when he has the camera right in front of the back of someone's head (see both Wrestler and BS), but the dancing scenes looked fantastic, that's for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Stingray Posted February 21, 2013 Share Posted February 21, 2013 Diving Bell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozymandias Posted February 22, 2013 Share Posted February 22, 2013 I thought Phantom Menace was visually beautiful as well. That movie has aged pretty bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plain Old Tele Posted February 24, 2013 Share Posted February 24, 2013 Yeah, I find TPM very drab (as opposed to some of its production design, which is very nice). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acsc1312 Posted February 24, 2013 Share Posted February 24, 2013 I sort of can't stand those Aronofsky shots when he has the camera right in front of the back of someone's head (see both Wrestler and BS), but the dancing scenes looked fantastic, that's for sure.Yeah, those shots of portman still irk me in the film. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
