haha don't worry about it i know every cinema youtube channel under the sun, but this is the only one that beautifully combines quantity and quality EFAP is great and tony is very articulate and all that but clint just oozes cool. PS: check out Lessons From The Screenplay if you don't already know it
For me the ranking goes (if I had to rank these great efforts at visual literacy): 1. EFAP 2. Nerdwriter's Understanding Art playlist 3. Cinefix Top 10s 4. Channel Criswell 5. Lessons from the Screenplay I love them all. For anyone looking for outstanding reading material on film commentary, check out websites like Cinephilia and Beyond, davidbordwell dot net and the writings of Fim Crit Hulk and David Ehrlich (my two favorite film critics). I also love The Dissolve, but that shut down in 2015. The old reviews are still up in the website.
You see this why i think this channel is one of the best on youtube.They can analyze anything and make it entertaining and still be professional.Love you guys!!Keep up the good work.
I love how pulp fiction was mentioned in almost all of them (except near the last few). Its so simple how he did it, but its so perfect at the same time. Still my all time favorite movie
Best shots of all time - part 3: Shots that manipulate time 1. Best slo mo shot 2. Best timelapse shot 3. Best time standing still shot 4. Best time running backwards shot 5. I'm out of ideas
Can I just say these best shot lists are amazing?! These might be my favorite lists you guys have ever done. Maybe just because I'm in love with cinematography 😂. These are fucking amazing.
King of Wakanda Nah for me their best lists are the "Best movies of all times" list and the Dialogue one.. and... actually all of them, every fucking Cinefix list is gorgeous.
I love how you don't shy away from showing clips of summer blockbuster movies in this artful subject. It's become such a cliche for film enthusiasts to simply dismiss all popular entertainment as 0% art. The majority of the latter may not come anywhere close to such lists, but at least you qualify them as examples.
I think it's more a case of jangling shiny keys to get the attention of Millennials, none of whom believe the world existed before the year 2000, and can't be roused from their "whatevs" stupour of ennui without a cultural touchstone of plastic corporate wrapping.
I know you guys already work stupidly hard to make these videos, but damn son, the two-shot needs its own video, if not series.. So many films are practically made for the the two-shot - the hero finally confronting the villain, two lovers (in any state of their relationship), a conversation between friends, the rich man and the poor man, parent and child, two strangers, dying in someone's arms, "my martial arts are better than your martial arts", etc, etc, etc. If film is an attempt to communicate the human experience, there's nothing more human than our relationships to the people and the world around us. #deep
This content is just incredible. If there's one channel on youtube I'd love to work with, this is it. Takes me back to film school in the best way possible.
Cant wait for some more upcoming shots - some ideas/inspirations: - The OVERCRANKED shot (Wes Anderson films) - The CONTINUOUS shot (Russian Ark) - The FRAME WITHIN A FRAME (PT Anderson films) - The LOW ANGLE (KNEE) shot (Taratino films) - The ONE POINT PERSPECTIVE shot (Kubrick films) Great series so far.
The shot in "Shallow Hal" when Hal can now see reality again. And he realizes that the little girl he's been speaking to earlier in the film is in the burn unit. Then she comes out and greets him. We don't see what she actually looks like. But Hal now can. And we know he can. The expression on his face as he tries not to react to what she actually looks like, and pretends nothing is wrong; is both heart-breaking and disturbing at the same time.
Could have definitely mentioned it in the "double-layer" category, the shot in the cottage with the mother signing the papers and young Charles Kane playing with the snow in the background
I think they reference The Third Man and M more than Citizen Kane. Speaking of which, the shadow/poster/little girl shot from M should definitely be on their "best shot" lists somewhere.
A shot I think is super underrated, because of the general hate for The Village, is the shot where Ivy's hand is in the foreground and the creature is coming up on her hand in the background. There's a little pillar of shadow that the creature passes under before being re-illuminated in light, which gives the illusion that it's moving much faster than it actually is, which makes it look very close to Ivy, and feels very tense whether you know the twist at the end or not.
Austin's Obsession Productions...The Village isn't bad whatsoever. There are issues in the script but Cinematography and Direction wise its amazing.. So Glad that Shyamalan is back making great films..
I agree, I don't think it's bad at all. It's actually one of my favorite movies of his lol. People call it a mess, or a train wreck, but I thought The Village was very underrated and got a lot of unwarranted hate. Unbreakable's still my favorite though :)
I believe the hate was born out of the awful marketing it received. To me the only big issue with the film was Ivy's father giving away the twist a little too soon, and that might have been the only big editing issue with that film because it is shot beautifuly. The shot you picked... Hell Yeah!!!
My favorite two shot is in The Godfather when Michael and Vito are speaking in the garden. They are arranged so it looks like they are seeing eye to eye, when in reality they are looking past each other, signifying the difference between the two men and their use of power. Although they are speaking to each other and agreeing with each other in their dialogue, the shot itself shows that they are on different planes. Love it.
As a film student myself I have to say I am impressed. Not only do you guys manage to summarise the main theoretical knowledge, giving an example and showing how it works is a hands on approach, I have always been looking for. As much as it pains me to say it, with a channel like this, you don't need to waste four years studying film. Because anything that awakens your interest and you want to deepen your knowledge in, you can find literature and work it out and through by yourself. By the way there is a book called "Film als Kunst" by Rudolf Arnheim which I want to recommend to you very warmly, Thank you for this channel! I have a learned a tremendous amount in so little time! You guys donÄt only know your shit, you also manage to present it in a comprehensible way. And as much as I love the classics, it is so refreshing to find examples which are not only from old masters like Yasujiro Ozu (whom I love) or Fritz Lang (whom I love as well). Keep it up!
It would be cool if you did a best of moving shots, where the camera is following alongside, moving in on, dropping down on to etc. I don't know exactly what categories you would use but I imagine there's a depth of artistry there.
Watching this channel makes me learn so much about movies that sometimes I think I can make a movie. Then I continue watching and realize I won't be able to compose or direct shots like this
I live in Norway and I live in a school that teaches media and there is a film class here with students that learn about story creation and movie work from the technical perspective, I allways try to share these videos so they can see the differents and learn about more movies and their technics thank you Cinefix
"The Fall" could've at least get an honorable mention at no. 3 because of the numerous scenes of Catinca & Lee Pace having face to face conversations with both of them in the frame. One that strikes out for me is "Are you trying to save my soul?" convo between Roy & Alexandria, that's the key point for both the characters & the overall plot of the film. That being said, happy to see a "The Fall" glimps on no. 5 Pre-mentions. Thank you for that! You always make incredible lists of movies & I've learnt so much from them. Thank you so much making such amazing videos, it's always a pleasure to watch & learn from it. X
Thank you for being aware (unlike other film commentary channels) that movies have been around for well over a century at this point & didn't just appear circa 1985.
Everyone always talks about the scene with Freddy and the Master and I totally forgot how great the shot with Freddy and his girlfriend was. Unbelievable film.
I am to the point now with watching these videos that agreeing or disagreeing with their picks matters not, rather, I am absorbed in learning about the art of film making. Thank you Cinefix!
if binary sunset (star wars: a new hope) doesn't appear in this series i will flip some shit. beautiful colours and scenery combined with emotional and powerful music, a simple facial expression and the symbolism of the two suns sums up to an incredible and moving shot.
i'm not a movie connoisseur, i barely know any of the classics mentioned in many of CineFix's video but my god, those shots from Barry Lindon and Metropolis are breathtaking. Thank you for presenting these amazing shots and carefully explain it to me.
I have nothing but respect for you guys but I beg you to include the overhead shot [parking lot blanketed in snow with the dark planters contrasting as Jerry slowly and sullenly makes his defeated walk to his car] from Fargo where Jerry has just had his idea stolen from his father in law. Its cold and isolated, magical and yet defeated. It is the crux of all the action to come. Its the reality of Jerry feeling he needs to literally kidnap his own wife and essentially creating the film. And visually it is absolutely beautiful; stunning really. Thanks for listening and also, once more you guys are really amazing! perhaps my favorite channel. Keep up the great work.
Agreed, one of the best channels on TH-cam by far. While I don't always side with their top picks, I am continually impressed by the extremely thorough and thought provoking analysis. Way better than a film class. Now I need to go back and reexamine every single movie I've ever loved from multiple new perspectives.
One of my favorite crowd shots comes from the tennis scene in "Strangers on a Train". Everyone in the crowd swivels back and forth as they follow the ball while Bruno is completely locked in on Guy Haines. It's similar to the shot in the shot in this video from Oceans 11, but a lot creepier. I love it! Definitely one of my favorites!
When you were explaining crowd shots and the dynamics of them that the director is trying to show, I instantly thought of metropolis and I'm was so happy it came up! Totally agree, such a beautiful use of how humans are used as large scale alive machinery.
I swear everytime I watch this videos I have the urge to make my own movie. For things like this is why I love Cinefix they teach me so much more about movies that I would have ever learned in my media & film classes in college.
I'm so happy that your mentioned Metropolis in this list! One thing I want to bring attention to that I think got left out is how Lang portrays these large groups in terms of shapes. The shot that you mentioned has all of the workers in a rectangle, suggesting their aimlessness and inability to think for themselves. They are orderly as a result of the oppressive above-ground society that dictates how they live. That shot is beautifully contrasted by a particular shot at the end, when the working class charge up the cathedral steps. They are not square-shaped, but rather shaped like a triangle, or an arrowhead. They are now focused and oriented, refusing to stand down from their demands for respect and equality (though whether or not they actually achieve their goal is questionable). I love this channel, by the way. As someone who studies film history, I love channels that ache over minute scenes and subtle movements. Keep up the great work!
Group shots = Roy Andersson. All of his filmography is basically an arrangement in sequence of group shots. I love this channel. I wish it existed back when I was in film school. Now I'm watching it to remember and help myself to maintain the love for cinema.
I am geniunely amazed by how good and informative these videos are. They are so so so enjoyable to watch. From the bottom of my heart, thank you CineFix.
Barry Lyndon... the most satisfying and glorious paint in motion i`ve ever seen. John Alcott and Kubrick were really pointing to create a masterpiece of stylized precision and delicacy with this movie. I loved this list. each and everyone of the nomines and the mentions. That dual shot from minority report... i saw that movie but, i swear i never saw that scene!! and looks so rad!. Thanks cinefix. Make 10 more "Best shots" list. These ones next to "10 best" lists are my favorites from youtube.
These are actually really informative and inspirational to anyone who is a visual artist. Paintings, dancing, photography, comics. You have to see the whole picture yes, but you have to acknowledge that the details are important and should all lend themselves to whatever the one point of the piece is, what its supposed to evoke or translate. The great thing about visuals that get to involve movement, or before and after bits like comics, is that if there isnt a way display the entire story in one photo or shot, you have a shot before or after that can at least add to it. (Like that Kubrick scene where the step son has the reluctant walk before hand that visually translates that hes not a servant in the next shot.
The analysis on the TWO SHOT from PTA's The Master was just...holy...incredible. After seeing this shot, I paused the video and tried to extrapolate the manners in which you guys would analyze it; but damn, that imbalance, framing, horizontal lines, and height breakdowns just demonstrate how the seeming minutiae enhances every frame. INCREDIBLE.
i don't think a cinema youtube channel can get any better than this, this is free fucking film school
ian pierce Check out "Every Frame A Painting"
haha don't worry about it i know every cinema youtube channel under the sun, but this is the only one that beautifully combines quantity and quality EFAP is great and tony is very articulate and all that but clint just oozes cool.
PS: check out Lessons From The Screenplay if you don't already know it
the 3 channel that I love in one post hahahaha
For me the ranking goes (if I had to rank these great efforts at visual literacy):
1. EFAP
2. Nerdwriter's Understanding Art playlist
3. Cinefix Top 10s
4. Channel Criswell
5. Lessons from the Screenplay
I love them all. For anyone looking for outstanding reading material on film commentary, check out websites like Cinephilia and Beyond, davidbordwell dot net and the writings of Fim Crit Hulk and David Ehrlich (my two favorite film critics). I also love The Dissolve, but that shut down in 2015. The old reviews are still up in the website.
yea every frame a painting is great. im going to filmschool and we watched his videos in editing class
You see this why i think this channel is one of the best on youtube.They can analyze anything and make it entertaining and still be professional.Love you guys!!Keep up the good work.
Agreed. These guys could analyze grass growing and make it entertaining.
The shot of Barry Lyndon is my favourite shot of all time.
Agreed. Piloerection confirmed. Every time you see it.
Landeipictures...Mine is the burning barn from Tarkovsky's Mirror..
Landeipictures best shot of all film imo
Barry Lyndon's shot has nearly perfect composition. It's like u really watch the painting instead
Barry Lyndon is incredibly framed and shot all the way through. A masterpiece
The cinematography videos are the best ones
Why major in film when you have cinefix
Because majoring in film is why we have Cinefix
Don't forget, RocketJump Film School, Every Frame a Painting, Now You See It, Lessons from the Screenplay, and Channel Criswell.
thanks for the recommendations!
wasienka Chez Lindsay/The Nostalgia Chick is also an excellent film analyst.
Exactly!
I love how pulp fiction was mentioned in almost all of them (except near the last few). Its so simple how he did it, but its so perfect at the same time. Still my all time favorite movie
You guys have to do a best Acting moments of all time
Sam Rowsell Daniel Day Lewis, baptism scene, There Will Be Blood
"Yoo ahhr tahreen me apaaart Lisa!"
- Tommy Wiseau
Oh hi Mark!
Deniro in Taxi Driver could fill up the entire list
Adam Stanler in jack and jill better be on the list
The Paris, Texas shot is quite the stroke of genius. Such an incredible composition.
9:16 love how they added "Banana" at the bottom, very useful and informative
Best shots of all time - part 3: Shots that manipulate time
1. Best slo mo shot
2. Best timelapse shot
3. Best time standing still shot
4. Best time running backwards shot
5. I'm out of ideas
cryoboy slo mo would absolutely go to the raid
For number 4. Idk man, i think resident evil 5 did it pretty well
5. Best yo-yo shot
1. The Matrix
2. The Matrix
3. The Matrix
4. The Matrix
5. The Matrix
Can I just say these best shot lists are amazing?! These might be my favorite lists you guys have ever done. Maybe just because I'm in love with cinematography 😂. These are fucking amazing.
King of Wakanda Go back to Wakanda T'Challa
King of Wakanda I only thought you were on every collider/schmoes video, turns out you're just fuckin everywhere lol
You probably haven't even seen half the movies mentioned. Stop what you're doing and check these movies out asap.
Dammit man ! collider and here too! XD
King of Wakanda Nah for me their best lists are the "Best movies of all times" list and the Dialogue one.. and... actually all of them, every fucking Cinefix list is gorgeous.
I love how you don't shy away from showing clips of summer blockbuster movies in this artful subject. It's become such a cliche for film enthusiasts to simply dismiss all popular entertainment as 0% art. The majority of the latter may not come anywhere close to such lists, but at least you qualify them as examples.
yes! i totally agree
I think it's more a case of jangling shiny keys to get the attention of Millennials, none of whom believe the world existed before the year 2000, and can't be roused from their "whatevs" stupour of ennui without a cultural touchstone of plastic corporate wrapping.
NoJusticeNoPeace Naw man I don't think that's it.
+NoJusticeNoPeace Summer blockbusters already existed way before the 2000s. You can thank Jaws (1975) for that.
NoJusticeNoPeace So this channel is a sellout. Good to know.
Had to stop surgery to watch this
Were you the surgeon or the patient?
Backless Chaps were you the doctor or the patient?
Were you the surgeon, the doctor or the patient?
Maybe he was the guy who isn't a Doctor, but is preforming surgery. Like, making someone who can't walk to walk again with bionic legs!
He's probably a sales rep who was doing a demonstration of equipment for a doctor
I know you guys already work stupidly hard to make these videos, but damn son, the two-shot needs its own video, if not series..
So many films are practically made for the the two-shot - the hero finally confronting the villain, two lovers (in any state of their relationship), a conversation between friends, the rich man and the poor man, parent and child, two strangers, dying in someone's arms, "my martial arts are better than your martial arts", etc, etc, etc.
If film is an attempt to communicate the human experience, there's nothing more human than our relationships to the people and the world around us. #deep
This content is just incredible. If there's one channel on youtube I'd love to work with, this is it. Takes me back to film school in the best way possible.
Mad props for the transition from Donnie Darko to Zodiac
omg, he takes 2 shot of the same actor, brilliant...
Cant wait for some more upcoming shots - some ideas/inspirations:
- The OVERCRANKED shot (Wes Anderson films)
- The CONTINUOUS shot (Russian Ark)
- The FRAME WITHIN A FRAME (PT Anderson films)
- The LOW ANGLE (KNEE) shot (Taratino films)
- The ONE POINT PERSPECTIVE shot (Kubrick films)
Great series so far.
The shot in "Shallow Hal" when Hal can now see reality again. And he realizes that the little girl he's been speaking to earlier in the film is in the burn unit. Then she comes out and greets him. We don't see what she actually looks like. But Hal now can. And we know he can. The expression on his face as he tries not to react to what she actually looks like, and pretends nothing is wrong; is both heart-breaking and disturbing at the same time.
You didn't mention Citizen Kane at all. I'm worried. Are you feeling OK?
Or The Mirror.
Could have definitely mentioned it in the "double-layer" category, the shot in the cottage with the mother signing the papers and young Charles Kane playing with the snow in the background
anewman513 or Mirror
or the breakfast scene for the tow shoot, as a mention
I think they reference The Third Man and M more than Citizen Kane. Speaking of which, the shadow/poster/little girl shot from M should definitely be on their "best shot" lists somewhere.
Wasn't expecting Part 2 so soon.
I was thinking the same thing haha
A shot I think is super underrated, because of the general hate for The Village, is the shot where Ivy's hand is in the foreground and the creature is coming up on her hand in the background. There's a little pillar of shadow that the creature passes under before being re-illuminated in light, which gives the illusion that it's moving much faster than it actually is, which makes it look very close to Ivy, and feels very tense whether you know the twist at the end or not.
Yeah the whole movie contains many shots which are worth a view
Austin's Obsession Productions...The Village isn't bad whatsoever. There are issues in the script but Cinematography and Direction wise its amazing..
So Glad that Shyamalan is back making great films..
I agree, I don't think it's bad at all. It's actually one of my favorite movies of his lol. People call it a mess, or a train wreck, but I thought The Village was very underrated and got a lot of unwarranted hate. Unbreakable's still my favorite though :)
I believe the hate was born out of the awful marketing it received. To me the only big issue with the film was Ivy's father giving away the twist a little too soon, and that might have been the only big editing issue with that film because it is shot beautifuly. The shot you picked... Hell Yeah!!!
The Village is one of my favorite shyamalan films, glad you mentioned it
The Barry Lyndon shot - when I first saw that shot, I immediately thought "That's a renaissance painting."
My favorite two shot is in The Godfather when Michael and Vito are speaking in the garden. They are arranged so it looks like they are seeing eye to eye, when in reality they are looking past each other, signifying the difference between the two men and their use of power. Although they are speaking to each other and agreeing with each other in their dialogue, the shot itself shows that they are on different planes. Love it.
The Master is so underrated! The movie brings me to tears honestly
"The Master" is easily one of my favorite films of all time!
It sure blew me away.
As a film student myself I have to say I am impressed. Not only do you guys manage to summarise the main theoretical knowledge, giving an example and showing how it works is a hands on approach, I have always been looking for. As much as it pains me to say it, with a channel like this, you don't need to waste four years studying film. Because anything that awakens your interest and you want to deepen your knowledge in, you can find literature and work it out and through by yourself. By the way there is a book called "Film als Kunst" by Rudolf Arnheim which I want to recommend to you very warmly, Thank you for this channel! I have a learned a tremendous amount in so little time! You guys donÄt only know your shit, you also manage to present it in a comprehensible way. And as much as I love the classics, it is so refreshing to find examples which are not only from old masters like Yasujiro Ozu (whom I love) or Fritz Lang (whom I love as well). Keep it up!
It would be cool if you did a best of moving shots, where the camera is following alongside, moving in on, dropping down on to etc. I don't know exactly what categories you would use but I imagine there's a depth of artistry there.
Stay tuned ;)
dolly shots; rail shots; pans and zooms; reverse shots; running shots and many more.
I gotta agree with everyone else and say this series of Best Shots is the best thing you guys ever did. Amazing. Thank you.
Watching this channel makes me learn so much about movies that sometimes I think I can make a movie. Then I continue watching and realize I won't be able to compose or direct shots like this
I live in Norway and I live in a school that teaches media and there is a film class here with students that learn about story creation and movie work from the technical perspective, I allways try to share these videos so they can see the differents and learn about more movies and their technics
thank you Cinefix
I think Barry Lyndon is unquestionably the most beautiful film ever made. The only contenders are Kurosawa's films due to their fluid backgrounds.
qascarface Barry Lyndon is such a masterpiece. It think no other movie fits the the description "Every frame a painting" better than Barry Lyndon.
qascarface...don't forget Andrei Tarkovsky's films..
agreed. andrei rublev, mirror, stalker, and arguably anything else from his filmography is unquestionably as beautiful
Agree on "Barry Lyndon" and I'd put put "Days of Heaven" up there, maybe "Conformist" too. This video reminded me how beautiful "Paris, Texas" is
There's a master class of filmmaking within just this video. Brilliantly done.
Fantastic, well done!
You guys continue to remind me that cinema is boundless.
How many films have you guys even watched?!Everything out there?
I absolutely loved the detailed reasoning behind each pick. Thank you!
Damn was hoping the over the shoulder shot from Silence of the Lambs when Clarice first meets Hannibal would get a shoutout.
"The Fall" could've at least get an honorable mention at no. 3 because of the numerous scenes of Catinca & Lee Pace having face to face conversations with both of them in the frame. One that strikes out for me is "Are you trying to save my soul?" convo between Roy & Alexandria, that's the key point for both the characters & the overall plot of the film.
That being said, happy to see a "The Fall" glimps on no. 5 Pre-mentions. Thank you for that! You always make incredible lists of movies & I've learnt so much from them. Thank you so much making such amazing videos, it's always a pleasure to watch & learn from it. X
9:49 That shot of Bill Murray in the elevator from Lost in Translation is so firmly planted in my psyche. It always makes me chuckle.
these videos are the best for getting an understanding of how the narration of moving images works
I have to put this out there: Tarantino is the MASTER of "over the shoulder" shot. It is used heavily in all his films.
Watching movies along with you must be heaven.
I love the inclusiveness of Cinefix, across the time and countries
When you began to talk about Persona, I was so much thinking about that film I began to cry. Thank you. We're not alone
Holy shit that Kubrick shot is literally every frame a painting.
Thank you for being aware (unlike other film commentary channels) that movies have been around for well over a century at this point & didn't just appear circa 1985.
oh how i enjoy this series
These lists are utterly mesmerising to watch
Everyone always talks about the scene with Freddy and the Master and I totally forgot how great the shot with Freddy and his girlfriend was. Unbelievable film.
I am to the point now with watching these videos that agreeing or disagreeing with their picks matters not, rather, I am absorbed in learning about the art of film making. Thank you Cinefix!
if binary sunset (star wars: a new hope) doesn't appear in this series i will flip some shit. beautiful colours and scenery combined with emotional and powerful music, a simple facial expression and the symbolism of the two suns sums up to an incredible and moving shot.
that shot from barry lyndon looks like a painting. beautiful shot. kubrick is the master of longer theatrical shots.
Another great shot from Kubrick is 2001 lip reading in the space pod
zack dunphey and the sudden intermission punctuating the scene afterwards. Masterful.
i'm not a movie connoisseur, i barely know any of the classics mentioned in many of CineFix's video but my god, those shots from Barry Lindon and Metropolis are breathtaking. Thank you for presenting these amazing shots and carefully explain it to me.
YEAH, MY FAVORITE SCENE FROM MY FAVORITE MOVIE "PARIS, TEXAS" ON THE LIST! :) :) :)
I was blown away by the analysis of Barry Lyndon. I have to watch that movie now.
How about "Best Use of Song/Music in a film?"
I have nothing but respect for you guys but I beg you to include the overhead shot [parking lot blanketed in snow with the dark planters contrasting as Jerry slowly and sullenly makes his defeated walk to his car] from Fargo where Jerry has just had his idea stolen from his father in law. Its cold and isolated, magical and yet defeated. It is the crux of all the action to come. Its the reality of Jerry feeling he needs to literally kidnap his own wife and essentially creating the film. And visually it is absolutely beautiful; stunning really. Thanks for listening and also, once more you guys are really amazing! perhaps my favorite channel. Keep up the great work.
The Irishman is a cinematographic masterpiece !
agree, Martin Scorcese is a genius ahead of his time!
Agreed, one of the best channels on TH-cam by far. While I don't always side with their top picks, I am continually impressed by the extremely thorough and thought provoking analysis. Way better than a film class. Now I need to go back and reexamine every single movie I've ever loved from multiple new perspectives.
felt very proud of myself to have predicted Metropolis on that crowd shot.
barry lyndon is such a beautiful film to watch it makes it hard to focus in the story, sooo many absolutely gorgeous shots
Yesssssss giving love to Ran and The Seventh Seal
honestly, the shot of Hidetora leaving his burning castle is one of my all-time favorites.
That Barry Lyndon shot is absolutely brilliant!!!
Damn, metropolis is a really dark movie for their time
It's analysis in film such as this that makes me fall to my knees and bow down to the artistic talent of movie directors
Did you do one about camera movement as in "Best Dolly shot" or "best following shot" or "best still shot"?
One of my favorite crowd shots comes from the tennis scene in "Strangers on a Train". Everyone in the crowd swivels back and forth as they follow the ball while Bruno is completely locked in on Guy Haines. It's similar to the shot in the shot in this video from Oceans 11, but a lot creepier. I love it! Definitely one of my favorites!
"Gestalt" always so interesting how german words make perfect sense (btw i'm irish but I can speak German)
When you were explaining crowd shots and the dynamics of them that the director is trying to show, I instantly thought of metropolis and I'm was so happy it came up! Totally agree, such a beautiful use of how humans are used as large scale alive machinery.
Gotta love being the kind of nerd whose ears perked up at the mention of Mandelbrot fractals
I swear everytime I watch this videos I have the urge to make my own movie. For things like this is why I love Cinefix they teach me so much more about movies that I would have ever learned in my media & film classes in college.
Where are you from and what did you study? Just out of curiosity.
Where did you come from? Where did you go?
I'm pretty sure Cinefix is actually a group of individuals, as when they do group analysis videos, there was atleast 3 present.
pengawolf where are they from and what did they study then
I had goosebumps at the shot from Metropolis... Keep this series up, it's so great to watch! These Shot-Lists are amazing!
CineFix has a hard on for old black and white french films.
Vegaspsycho it has a hard on for classic cinema
They have a hard on for good movies.
None of these movies are French, dumbass.
You're right it was swedish that I thought was french because they picked a silent B&W french film the previous video
*facepalm*
I'm so happy that your mentioned Metropolis in this list! One thing I want to bring attention to that I think got left out is how Lang portrays these large groups in terms of shapes. The shot that you mentioned has all of the workers in a rectangle, suggesting their aimlessness and inability to think for themselves. They are orderly as a result of the oppressive above-ground society that dictates how they live. That shot is beautifully contrasted by a particular shot at the end, when the working class charge up the cathedral steps. They are not square-shaped, but rather shaped like a triangle, or an arrowhead. They are now focused and oriented, refusing to stand down from their demands for respect and equality (though whether or not they actually achieve their goal is questionable).
I love this channel, by the way. As someone who studies film history, I love channels that ache over minute scenes and subtle movements. Keep up the great work!
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This is the shot I mentioned, by the way
you are my church
So glad you included PARIS, TEXAS, such a beautiful and unheralded film! And I'm also happy to see a Kubrick film included in your five picks!
Honorable mention: JFK assassination
That is a dark one, but well executed.
Your joke is like it's subject.
Oof
@@kendrakrust1244 'executed' poor choice of words.
Nice
I love this new series of Best Shots of All Time! I've already discovered so many great movies through these videos alone...Thank you!
Why is none of the Transformers movies ever on any of these lists... he asks rethorically.
Entrust thine flesh to me, one answered.
No thank you, creepy canibal.
creepy canibal sounds like a great children's short film
Transformers, and Micheal Bay in general, would be the so-much-motion-it-makes-you-sick shot.
Make it, Montopunk. It's in your hands now.
Who needs film school when you can watch Cinefix? You guys amaze me every time.
Literally thought "why is attack of the clones here" before they said it imprecise
@2:50 I literally said "WOW" out loud at the exact same time as the narrator. Freakin' stunning.
There are a few you missed out: the Dutch angle, the focus pull, God's eye view, the low angle shot, barrel roll shot etc.
Glad to see a few Road to Perdition shots in there, one of the most underrated films out there for me.
I'M MARY POPPINS Y'ALL!!!
Group shots = Roy Andersson. All of his filmography is basically an arrangement in sequence of group shots. I love this channel. I wish it existed back when I was in film school. Now I'm watching it to remember and help myself to maintain the love for cinema.
I am geniunely amazed by how good and informative these videos are. They are so so so enjoyable to watch. From the bottom of my heart, thank you CineFix.
your movie lists are unparalleled, truly keep up the good work.
Best series ever. Please keep them coming. Amazing work. My movie watched list is improving. I've seen 65% of all the movies mentioned here.
Barry Lyndon... the most satisfying and glorious paint in motion i`ve ever seen. John Alcott and Kubrick were really pointing to create a masterpiece of stylized precision and delicacy with this movie.
I loved this list. each and everyone of the nomines and the mentions.
That dual shot from minority report... i saw that movie but, i swear i never saw that scene!! and looks so rad!.
Thanks cinefix. Make 10 more "Best shots" list. These ones next to "10 best" lists are my favorites from youtube.
PART 3 NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Congrats from Brazil, guys!!! This is an amazing content. Please keep going!!!!
Music choice is fantastic for ALL Cinefix videos
These are actually really informative and inspirational to anyone who is a visual artist. Paintings, dancing, photography, comics. You have to see the whole picture yes, but you have to acknowledge that the details are important and should all lend themselves to whatever the one point of the piece is, what its supposed to evoke or translate. The great thing about visuals that get to involve movement, or before and after bits like comics, is that if there isnt a way display the entire story in one photo or shot, you have a shot before or after that can at least add to it. (Like that Kubrick scene where the step son has the reluctant walk before hand that visually translates that hes not a servant in the next shot.
None other cinema analysis finer, thank you Cineflix! 👏🏻👏🏻
i swear i live for these videos. That shot from Barry Lyndon blew my mind!! i'm always discovering new and beautiful works from you guys, keep it up!
The analysis on the TWO SHOT from PTA's The Master was just...holy...incredible. After seeing this shot, I paused the video and tried to extrapolate the manners in which you guys would analyze it; but damn, that imbalance, framing, horizontal lines, and height breakdowns just demonstrate how the seeming minutiae enhances every frame. INCREDIBLE.
Barry Lyndon's arguably the most beautifully shot film ever
Please make a part 3! Both this video and part 1 are amazing!