August 2011
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May 2011
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SlashFilm: Do you miss film at times?
Roger Deakins: Am I nostalgic for film?
SlashFilm: Yeah, exactly. That’s what I–
Roger Deakins: I mean, it’s had a good run, hasn’t it?
SlashFilm: [Laughs] Wow.
Roger Deakins: You know, I’m not nostalgic for a technology. I’m nostalgic for the kind of films that used to be made that aren’t being made now.
August 2010
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dangerghost:
Bill Murray on DP Christopher...
June 2010
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May 2010
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Thoughts on Kodak discontinuing Plus X B&W film...
adambhalalough:
Roger Ebert posted the following to his Twitter account today:
The Tweet is a bit melodramatic, I went to the link he posted and it seems Kodak is not planning to drop production of all Black & White film stock, rather just the low speed Plus X Negative and Reversal in all gauges (35mm, 16mm and Super 8). Either way this is very sad news to me as Plus X is the first film...
April 2010
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December 2009
9 posts
Goodbye, Bob Willoughby →
Talking Pictures has a great entry on the passing of famed set photographer Bob Willoughby.
Weapons - Original Opening Shot →
This starts out slow, but damn what a shot. No pun intended.
atencio:
My current favorite up & coming director to watch out for is Adam Bhala Lough. At just 30 years of age, he’s probably best known for the Lil’ Wayne doc The Carter, but he also directed the excellent and overlooked Weapons and Bomb The System. Weapons in particular has had a very troubled road from creation to...
The 10 Best Long Tracking Shots Ever Filmed →
This is a great list of excellent long shots.
November 2009
24 posts
Lance Acord Interview →
Shots.net has an interview with Where The Wild Things Are DP Lance Acord. To be honest, this is actually kind of a shitty interview, focusing on a lot of aspects of the film that have nothing to do with the cinematography. It feels more like a People magazine fluff piece promoting the film. Way to drop the ball, shots.net.
One particular influence was Werner Herzog’s film Grizzly Man,...
Robert Richardson on shooting 'Inglourious... →
Lots of great technical info and information related to the thought process of how each chapter would be shot, including the original intent of shooting all of the 2nd chapter, the “french new wave” part of the film, in black and white, and why that plan failed. Also is this, on QT’s desire to avoid touching the film digitally:
“Quentin’s intention was to do a strictly chemical...
What animated film has the best cinematography?
Are you a fan of the earthy tones and lens flares of Wall E? Or do you go ape for Miyazaki’s bright colors and sweeping vistas? Do you miss the technicolor glow and “big camera” look of older Disney films, or do you pine for the doc rotoscoping of Waltz With Bashir? Go ahead and tell me what you think the most beautiful animated film is. There’s no wrong answer, but your...
DP Claudio Miranda's site →
Cluadio Miranda’s (Benjamin Button, Tron) website. The whole site is worth checking out and exploring. (via legrand)
Shooting 4K for 'District 9' →
DP Trent Opaloch talks about the challenges of using the RED ONE and Sony EX-1 cameras in the harsh South African climate while making District 9.
“It was a hard, hostile environment,” Opaloch continues. “It was extremely dry, so there was airborne dust everywhere, almost like talcum powder, and it was very windy. After less than a week of shooting, my 1st AC called me over and...
October 2009
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skeetonmischa:
Jeff Cronenweth is going to be David Fincher’s DP on The Social Network. Cronenweth shot Fight Club and more recently Fincher’s iPhone commercial. I like this. I still remain indifferent to the film, but will see it opening weekend and buy the DVD.
July 2009
5 posts
Chat Transcript with DP Dion Beebe →
Conducted while he was filming Miami Vice.
June 2009
8 posts
Where No DP Has Gone Before →
Great article from ICG about the shooting of Star Trek. Excerpt:
No sweat for Kauai-based Dan Mindel, cinematographer on the new Star Trek feature, who not only tackled the assignment with relish, but insisted on upping the ante. “The first thing I did was try to convince everyone we should shoot in anamorphic,” Mindel laughs. “There’s a big surge of people who feel it’s an antiquated workflow,...
