cinematography

Fleabag Seasons 1 & 2: A Deep-Dive Cinematography Analysis
FLEABAG Seasons 1 & 2: A Deep-Dive Cinematography Analysis

The themes of “Fleabag” are heavily supported by the visuals, particularly emphasizing the undertones and tonal shifts between seasons one and two.

Interview With Julia Swain, Cinematographer For LUCKY
Interview With Julia Swain, Cinematographer For LUCKY

We spoke with the very talented cinematographer of Lucky, a new horror-satire, Julia Swain.

Sundance 2020: Interview With Producer Gary Hamilton of POSSESSOR
Sundance 2020: Interview With Cinematographer Eric Branco Of The 40-Year-Old Version

At Sundance 2020, Wilson Kwong sat down with cinematographer Eric Branco to talk about his work on The 40-Year-Old Version.

Dinner With Dames: Dinner #4, With Dean Cundey (Recap)
Dinner With Dames: Dinner #4, With Dean Cundey (Recap)

Cinefemme gathered another group of inspiring female filmmakers, writers and content creators for the fourth iteration of Dinner With Dames, to dine with Dean Cundey, Director of Photography of Jurassic Park and Back to the Future, and casually discuss film industry issues facing women.

American Money: What AMERICAN HONEY & HELL OR HIGH WATER Say About Poverty In The U.S.
American Money: What AMERICAN HONEY & HELL OR HIGH WATER Say About Poverty In The U.S.

Class consciousnes and its oft-contingent condemnation of wealth was a theme at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival that one would be hard-pressed to overlook. The most obvious reason for this is the fact that Ken Loach’s poignant portrait of one man’s struggle to navigate Britain’s welfare system, I, Daniel Blake, took home the Palme d’Or. But this topic was also prominent in part because films about wealth, or lack thereof, pervaded the entire festival, spanning its various sections.

Film Inquiry Recommends: Films Shot By A Female Cinematographer
Film Inquiry Recommends: Films Shot By A Female Cinematographer

Over at our official Facebook page, we are currently posting daily film recommendations, with each week being a different theme. This is a collection of those recommendations! This week’s theme is films shot by a female cinematographer.

Shawshank Redemption mise-en-scène
What Is Mise-en-Scène? Pt II: Cinematography & Editing

This is the second and last part of “What Is Mise-en-scène”. Find part one (dealing with mise-en-scène of setting, costume and objects) here! Cinematography If there is an important element in mise-en-scène then cinematography is it.

Lost in Translation
What Is Film Analysis? Part 2: Production, Visuals & Direction

This is the second and final part of our What Is Film Analysis article. Find the first part, on Narrative and Character, here. Production The giveaway of any bad production is the settings and costumes.

Children of Men art
The Art of Film – 10 Shots That Are Like Paintings

The link between film and art is well-documented, especially how filmmakers are influenced and inspired by their favourite artists and paintings. One of the best and most famous examples is Stanley Kubrick’s Barry Lyndon, where many scenes imitate classical paintings from the 1700s. There are plenty of contemporary examples too.

How to Analyse Movies #4: Considering The Camera - Requiem for a Dream
How to Analyse Movies #4: Considering The Camera

In earlier instalments of How To Analyse Movies, we discussed film language, how meaning is created in film through the use of signs, codes and conventions and most recently, we covered mise-en-scène and editing. In this chapter, we’ll discuss the camera and how it too can create meaning and how important it is to know about the way the camera is used to analyse a movie. The way the camera has been positioned or has been used too can create meaning, and it’s very important to know how it has been positioned and to analyse a film in its whole.