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to add, i think most people should watch the danish movie ‘Godland’. its a movie about a photographer/priests exploration of a remote part of iceland (to not give too much away) BUT unlike movies that have a photographer who takes extremely generic images, the film uses such beautiful and insanely complex compositions that are so immersive, that its almost reminiscent of documentary or still life photos seen in actual books. It’s beautiful, the dialogue is so compelling, the STORY god it’s gut wrenching. A slow burn, but isn’t that what photography is ? it’s not supposed to be fast, it’s about uncovering those nuances and seeing where they go. PLUS the underlying theme and grief the main character and those around him face, the dissonance, is emotionally moving. 1000000/10 recommend, even if you’re just into foreign films
I used to subscribe to the American Cinematographer magazine in the early 90s before (I thought) it went bust, and would savor over all the images and read about how they achieved certain shots. I was a film student and budding photographer and thought I might go into that as a career. The subscription company, from what I remember, said the magazine wasn’t going to be published anymore and shifted me over to a subscription to Entertainment Weekly. Now, looking back, it seems a fitting representation for what the entertainment industry has become. Less artistic quality and more commercial money-grabbing. Most stuff these days I won’t bother watching if it looks like they didn’t see the need for a cinematographer (or a good writer!). And I think every filmmaker/videographer/photographer should work on making their own Koyaanisqatsi, including the soundtrack to it. It’s a great exercise in “seeing.”
Two movies just watched with my son, who is developing a love for the film-look, colour, lighting and composition have been Casino and True Romance. The colour in each was gorgeous; sumptuous. He turned to me regularly to praise the lighting or mention a colour richness or harmony in many scenes. Then there’s the wide screen environmental-landscapes that would make great prints. Not forgetting some wonderful portrait shots. Brilliant cinema photography.
Wonderful video; it's nice to know I'm not the only person who appreciates "High and Low." Another movie you might want to consider as a photographer is "Nebraska," a 2013 dramedy starring Bruce Dern. It's a B&W film and is narratively really dependent on juxtaposition and lighting. It's wonderful.
I love ALL of this. Thanks for going through this and thinking through it all and bringing a LOT of movies I'd never heard of, so I'm able to check them out. For whatever reason, I think I'll start with High & Low. It grabbed me the most out of all these. Loved the questions you asked along the way.
I would suggest a couple of FW Murnau's films. Although known for Nosferatu, his earlier The Last Laugh and later City Girl are wonderfully shot, compositionally expressionist as well as a lesson in visual storytelling.
Nice to see Koyaanisqatsi mentioned in this diverse list of films. I will definitely check out Aftersun! If you are taking some suggestions, it be interesting to see your take on anything by Yorgos Lanthimos. Thanks for this comprehensive video!
It was part of a trilogy. I remember seeing it on Channel 4 shortly after it was released, when they were keen on showing anything innovative, unusual and avant garde.
Yes Lanthimos is right up my alley, I have yet to watch his latest movie with Emma Stone but I have really enjoyed the lobster, the favourite, dogtooth etc.. actually I’d love to make a full video on him in a different context! Thanks for watching Sebastian!
It’s really good! I recommend other Melville movies, some of his colour movies that I know of are also superb. Claude Chabrol and Henri Georges-Clouzot are other two names I recommend 🤝🏻
Pleasantville is a film photographer should watch. Its composition is very similar to Edward Hopper's or William Eggleston's, and a transition from B+W to color partway through the film really makes for a visual feast.
Some years ago I watched a very obscure 1963 British film called The Small World of Sammy Lee, the cinematographer being Wolfgang Suschitzky. His best known film is probably Get Carter (the original 1971 version obviously). He was also an excellent street/reportage photographer and that background really shows through in his film work. I've got a book of his photos taken in Charing Cross Road in the 30s, and Sammy Lee, set nearby in the seedy backstreets of Soho, has a very similar aesthetic. He is my favourite example of a stills photographer using their experience, skills and ideas in cinematography.
"The Substance" has a nice camera work, especially the first part, and a lot of winks to Kubrik 😂. The close-ups and weird perspectives are similar to some passages in "Poor things"
Good evening, As always I am enjoying your videos as they are so much more about photography and less about cameras. I’m primarily a news/documentary photographer though I’ve done quite a few weddings and portraits. Very different styles. I’ve been told I cover a wedding as if it were a murder scene and that’s not completely inaccurate. I’m at my best photographing mischief, murder and mayhem. Sports too but that’s basically the same thing. If I may ask, I gather you’re in Europe somewhere. May I ask where? I would enjoy meeting you and having a few drinks while discussing our views on photography as it exists and how it got here. Please keep up your good work.
I agree, there’s something special about those films and especially when you read about how certain shots were made, the solutions the filmmakers had to come up with.
Sunday cinema, it shaped me, whether in my grandparents basement fun-room watching 'home movies', or, less formally lounging on the sofa watching 'movies for a Sunday afternoon', all the oldies in rich technicolor- forming the base layer of my cognitive map.
Add to your list Vigot's L'Atlante. As I recall (have seen it only once), every frame, an enviable B&W still shot. From the early 20th C, I think; maybe earlier. Thanks for the VG program, Yours, a B&W film still photographer
Very good reference I would also say his à propos de Nice is also a great example! Personally I tend to quote more Jean Renoir too but that’s mainly personal taste.
10 great choices T :-) I learned most of my photography from looking at cinematography and also the fantastic pictures in the Sunday papers' colour supplements in the 1970s (they were a really great source of well shot images - great to learn from)
some of the movies i think everyone should watch whether someone is photographer or not.... Cold war 2018 The farewell 2019 Crimson tide 1995 john Q 2002 Capernaum 2018 Blade runner 2049 Chunking express 1994 In the mood for love 2000 Dead poet society 1989 La La Land 2016 Conclave 2024 Perfect days 2023 Damnation 1998
Brilliant selection! But why not mention the directors of photographers, when this is about photography? I only mention Emanuel Lubezki… one of the greatest of all times in film.
I show "Night of the Hunter" to my B&W students because I think there is no respect for that era. People only thinking of giant ants and other bad sci fi movies.
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Kurosawa's layering (foreground, middleground, amd background) as well as blocking and staging in High and Low is an absolute masterclass
Couldn’t agree more.
to add, i think most people should watch the danish movie ‘Godland’. its a movie about a photographer/priests exploration of a remote part of iceland (to not give too much away) BUT unlike movies that have a photographer who takes extremely generic images, the film uses such beautiful and insanely complex compositions that are so immersive, that its almost reminiscent of documentary or still life photos seen in actual books. It’s beautiful, the dialogue is so compelling, the STORY god it’s gut wrenching. A slow burn, but isn’t that what photography is ? it’s not supposed to be fast, it’s about uncovering those nuances and seeing where they go. PLUS the underlying theme and grief the main character and those around him face, the dissonance, is emotionally moving. 1000000/10 recommend, even if you’re just into foreign films
Never heard of it, will look it up and definitely put it on my watchlist it’s right around my alley!
I used to subscribe to the American Cinematographer magazine in the early 90s before (I thought) it went bust, and would savor over all the images and read about how they achieved certain shots. I was a film student and budding photographer and thought I might go into that as a career. The subscription company, from what I remember, said the magazine wasn’t going to be published anymore and shifted me over to a subscription to Entertainment Weekly. Now, looking back, it seems a fitting representation for what the entertainment industry has become. Less artistic quality and more commercial money-grabbing. Most stuff these days I won’t bother watching if it looks like they didn’t see the need for a cinematographer (or a good writer!). And I think every filmmaker/videographer/photographer should work on making their own Koyaanisqatsi, including the soundtrack to it. It’s a great exercise in “seeing.”
Two movies just watched with my son, who is developing a love for the film-look, colour, lighting and composition have been Casino and True Romance. The colour in each was gorgeous; sumptuous. He turned to me regularly to praise the lighting or mention a colour richness or harmony in many scenes. Then there’s the wide screen environmental-landscapes that would make great prints. Not forgetting some wonderful portrait shots. Brilliant cinema photography.
Solid list, I do like that you included some more contemporary movies, after sun was a masterpiece for me. Thanks and happy holidays Hopper!
Thank you maybe I’ll do a list of just contemporary films, best to you!
So insightful and brilliant as always 👏 👌
Thank you so much!
Wonderful video; it's nice to know I'm not the only person who appreciates "High and Low." Another movie you might want to consider as a photographer is "Nebraska," a 2013 dramedy starring Bruce Dern. It's a B&W film and is narratively really dependent on juxtaposition and lighting. It's wonderful.
Will do! Thanks so much!
I love ALL of this. Thanks for going through this and thinking through it all and bringing a LOT of movies I'd never heard of, so I'm able to check them out. For whatever reason, I think I'll start with High & Low. It grabbed me the most out of all these. Loved the questions you asked along the way.
Thank you so much Chris! I really appreciate it and I think High and Low it’s a great starting point I must say! Best.
WHAT A treasure and thanks for the time and thoughts you put into this. Gonna watch them all.
Thank you for watching!
I would suggest a couple of FW Murnau's films. Although known for Nosferatu, his earlier The Last Laugh and later City Girl are wonderfully shot, compositionally expressionist as well as a lesson in visual storytelling.
Completely agree!
Great selection, Tatiana ❤
Thank you Wilson!
Nice to see Koyaanisqatsi mentioned in this diverse list of films. I will definitely check out Aftersun! If you are taking some suggestions, it be interesting to see your take on anything by Yorgos Lanthimos. Thanks for this comprehensive video!
It was part of a trilogy. I remember seeing it on Channel 4 shortly after it was released, when they were keen on showing anything innovative, unusual and avant garde.
Yes Lanthimos is right up my alley, I have yet to watch his latest movie with Emma Stone but I have really enjoyed the lobster, the favourite, dogtooth etc.. actually I’d love to make a full video on him in a different context! Thanks for watching Sebastian!
That’s right!
Love the black and white films, especially “Bob the Gambler” with its nighttime street images. Thanks for sharing these films.
It’s really good! I recommend other Melville movies, some of his colour movies that I know of are also superb. Claude Chabrol and Henri Georges-Clouzot are other two names I recommend 🤝🏻
Koyaniskaki 🙌 recommend: The scent of green papaya 1993
Thanks!
Again Tatiana,where do you find them all ! That covers Christmas 2024 ! Have a good one !🥰
Thank you so much same to you! 🤝🏻
Pleasantville is a film photographer should watch. Its composition is very similar to Edward Hopper's or William Eggleston's, and a transition from B+W to color partway through the film really makes for a visual feast.
Actually yea you’re right I had forgotten about it!
The Florida Project: highly recommended! Great Film!
Yes! 👍🏻
Some years ago I watched a very obscure 1963 British film called The Small World of Sammy Lee, the cinematographer being Wolfgang Suschitzky. His best known film is probably Get Carter (the original 1971 version obviously).
He was also an excellent street/reportage photographer and that background really shows through in his film work. I've got a book of his photos taken in Charing Cross Road in the 30s, and Sammy Lee, set nearby in the seedy backstreets of Soho, has a very similar aesthetic.
He is my favourite example of a stills photographer using their experience, skills and ideas in cinematography.
I haven’t watched that one and I’m always on the lookout for more so I’ll add it to my watchlist, thanks so much for sharing and for watching!
My personal and humble favorit: The Secret Life of Walter Mitty - soooo many great shots
👍🏻
Great content, please don't stop.
Thank you so much Neil!
"The Substance" has a nice camera work, especially the first part, and a lot of winks to Kubrik 😂. The close-ups and weird perspectives are similar to some passages in "Poor things"
Actually yes you’re right, very Kubrick like. I have yet to watch poor things to be fair.
Good evening,
As always I am enjoying your videos as they are so much more about photography and less about cameras. I’m primarily a news/documentary photographer though I’ve done quite a few weddings and portraits. Very different styles. I’ve been told I cover a wedding as if it were a murder scene and that’s not completely inaccurate. I’m at my best photographing mischief, murder and mayhem. Sports too but that’s basically the same thing. If I may ask, I gather you’re in Europe somewhere. May I ask where? I would enjoy meeting you and having a few drinks while discussing our views on photography as it exists and how it got here. Please keep up your good work.
The old technicolor films are cool … just for how the films were developed and the fact that dye transfer is now so rare!
I agree, there’s something special about those films and especially when you read about how certain shots were made, the solutions the filmmakers had to come up with.
Sunday cinema, it shaped me, whether in my grandparents basement fun-room watching 'home movies', or, less formally lounging on the sofa watching 'movies for a Sunday afternoon', all the oldies in rich technicolor- forming the base layer of my cognitive map.
Funny enough I have the same, Sunday afternoon cinema, always look back to it with fondness! Thanks for watching!
@@TatianaHopper I never miss one T. Just to impecunious to contribute more than that.
Add to your list Vigot's L'Atlante. As I recall (have seen it only once), every frame, an enviable B&W still shot. From the early 20th C, I think; maybe earlier. Thanks for the VG program, Yours, a B&W film still photographer
Very good reference I would also say his à propos de Nice is also a great example! Personally I tend to quote more Jean Renoir too but that’s mainly personal taste.
ROMA Alfonso Cuarón (2018)
Yes!
What a great film, totally agree!
10 great choices T :-)
I learned most of my photography from looking at cinematography and also the fantastic pictures in the Sunday papers' colour supplements in the 1970s (they were a really great source of well shot images - great to learn from)
Thank you so much for watching, same here I’ve learned a lot from movies and will continue to of course!
I suggest Cold War. The lighting, camera work, and overall atmosphere is pure art!
Agreed! Was on my list for a while for this video I might do a version of this video but just contemporary movies so that’s where I’ll fit it in!
I’m surprised Paris Texas is not in this list.
It was featured on the last episode that’s why 🤝🏻
Great video. Can I suggest The Battle of Algiers ? The director spent months trying to find the right black and white look for the movie.
Of course, will add it to my list, thanks for the suggestion and for watching!
❤We love you Hopper!
"We're so glad you found us!" 👀
Thank you! 🤍
some of the movies i think everyone should watch whether someone is photographer or not....
Cold war 2018
The farewell 2019
Crimson tide 1995
john Q 2002
Capernaum 2018
Blade runner 2049
Chunking express 1994
In the mood for love 2000
Dead poet society 1989
La La Land 2016
Conclave 2024
Perfect days 2023
Damnation 1998
Thanks for sharing your list! For sure in agreement with the ones I do know 👍🏻
HIgh and Low is just a damm amazing movie... In my opinion, this gave Kurosawa bragging rights when easily being able to cross genres
I second that
Brilliant selection! But why not mention the directors of photographers, when this is about photography? I only mention Emanuel Lubezki… one of the greatest of all times in film.
Maybe in the next episode I’ll mention them 🤝🏻
I would like to mention Abuot Time (2013).
Added to my list 🤝🏻
Might I suggest Paris Texas.
Featured in the last episode 🤝🏻
I would suggest _Until the End of the World_ but I'm not educated enough to say why.
Next time Erich von Stroheim's Greed? (I don't know why I thought of this particular film 😉)
I wonder why too ahah one of my classic favourites. Thanks for watching!
👍👍Italiano😂
Did you use the auto dubbing ? 😅
I show "Night of the Hunter" to my B&W students because I think there is no respect for that era. People only thinking of giant ants and other bad sci fi movies.
Mentioned in the last episode - agreed 👍🏻
hiding titles is so annoying
They're in the video, you just have to watch it.
Worries about pronouncing Koyaanisqatsi incorrectly but gets it right, but then pronounces Pedro Almodovar incorrectly.
And that is life ladies and gentlemen.
She pronounced the English way not the Spanish way (with a Spanish accent) if that's what you mean, regardless it is pronounced correctly I believe.