Premium Member Jason Anderson Posted June 30, 2008 Premium Member Share Posted June 30, 2008 Bruno Delbonnel cinematographer for Amelie http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0216632/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon-Hebert Barto Posted July 4, 2008 Share Posted July 4, 2008 Totally forgot to mention in my earlier post....... Dean Cundey! Some great photography not spoken of for reasons I can only imagine. Also, Stephen Burum. Rumble Fish, all I'm saying. Dean Cundey- http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005678/ Stephen Burum- http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005664/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Haritan Posted July 4, 2008 Share Posted July 4, 2008 Totally forgot to mention in my earlier post....... Dean Cundey! Some great photography not spoken of for reasons I can only imagine. Also, Stephen Burum. Rumble Fish, all I'm saying. Dean Cundey- http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005678/ Stephen Burum- http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005664/ Rumble Fish is in my top 3 favorite movies. I haven't seen many Burum films though, just Rumble Fish, The Outsiders, St. Elmos Fire and Mission Impossible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Pascoe Posted July 5, 2008 Share Posted July 5, 2008 Roger Deakins, i fell in love with 'Barton Fink', and I agree with D. Goulder, Barry Sonnenfeld should get a honorable mention for 'Raizing Arizona', it made me drule. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Rose Posted July 6, 2008 Share Posted July 6, 2008 As far as greatest, there are so many for whom a case could be made. I couldn't begin to choose. But as for greatest living DP, for me it's without a doubt Jack Cardiff. His career stretches all the way back to the silent era, and he worked with some of the all time greats: Hitchcock, Powell, Huston to name a few. His range of technical expertise is unparalleled: three strip Technicolor, technirama, Cinemascope, 65mm Todd AO and Panavision. He's done just about everything, and he's the prime reason I've chosen to be a DP. How i would love to have a life half as exciting as his has been. If you haven't already, read his auto-bio: "Magic Hour." It's one of the best. Brian R. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Haritan Posted July 10, 2008 Share Posted July 10, 2008 As far as greatest, there are so many for whom a case could be made. I couldn't begin to choose. But as for greatest living DP, for me it's without a doubt Jack Cardiff. His career stretches all the way back to the silent era, and he worked with some of the all time greats: Hitchcock, Powell, Huston to name a few. His range of technical expertise is unparalleled: three strip Technicolor, technirama, Cinemascope, 65mm Todd AO and Panavision. He's done just about everything, and he's the prime reason I've chosen to be a DP. How i would love to have a life half as exciting as his has been. If you haven't already, read his auto-bio: "Magic Hour." It's one of the best. Brian R. Nice, thanks for the information. I'm trying to find his book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Brenno Posted November 21, 2008 Share Posted November 21, 2008 Personally I haven't seen any better than Conrad Hall yet. What other legendary DP's are there? My personal favorite is Dean Semler's " Dances with Wolves " more favorites Caleb Deshanel " Passion of Christ " Jack Green " Unforgiven " Roger Deakins " Shawshank Redemption " Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wanda Lassiter Posted December 1, 2008 Share Posted December 1, 2008 He is the best cinematographer ann i like him very much.You can know many of the photographers like him who are the best in the world photographers go and learn about the photography from here. <a href="http://www.mediahalo.com">mediahalo.com</a> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Paul Bruening Posted December 1, 2008 Premium Member Share Posted December 1, 2008 Hello Wanda, We're glad that you've joined the forum and even better, contributed. You may get some ankle bites about using both your first and last name. It's a big thing here and stated clearly in the rules. We really do want you to participate. But, we also would like you to play ball on the name thing. Thanks, Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joseph Konrad Posted December 16, 2008 Share Posted December 16, 2008 Forgive me if they've already been mentioned, but I think a couple more definitely worth mentioning are Jordan Cronenweth, who lit "Blade Runner," and George T. Clemens, who did the Twilight Zone episode "After Hours" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_DewXNkdj5M) which still creeps me out to this day... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin baggott Posted May 14, 2009 Share Posted May 14, 2009 There can be only one. And that's Willis. yes I agree - Mr. Willis! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin baggott Posted May 14, 2009 Share Posted May 14, 2009 I nearly only see American/British cinematogrpahers mentioned here who mostly do/did Hollywood cinema. Let's not forget people like Vadim Yusov ('Andrei Rublev') and Alexander Knyazhinsky ('Stalker') who did some amazing work in Russia. Their work might not be as accessible, but they are at least equal to anyone mentioned here before. Yep...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Patrick OHara Posted May 28, 2009 Share Posted May 28, 2009 Just recently have been looking past the obvious and classic; and a DP who I 've become very interested in recently is definately one of the best and classics, but not mentioned as much as he should. Freddie Francis, BSC. Great approach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claude Isbell Posted June 12, 2009 Share Posted June 12, 2009 Agree with most names. Freddie Francis was finally mentioned. Also, since I haven't seen his name, Fred Aames. His work on Ice Storm was amazing. Ang Lee raved about working with him. Said, Aames got him, dared him even, to take risks. Challanged him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fredrik Backar FSF Posted June 15, 2009 Share Posted June 15, 2009 Swede as I am please look at Lulius Jaenzon, I guess the biggest stepping stone in Swedish cinematography. Some 100 films over 40 years with The Phantom Carriage at the top of the mountain (1921). That film just superseeds anything cinematographically from that era, true wizardry with what was at hand. Around these days I hold Savides the highest absolutely, the range that man has shown during his years is amazing. From Romanek - Madonna´s rain - To Jerry and Elephant to Birth. Deakins has fabulous moments. I do also find myself watching films on television every now and then that look amazing, small films with people never heard of, so I certainly the world is full of amazing DP:s that are never heard of really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ari Davidson Posted February 11, 2010 Share Posted February 11, 2010 Charles Rosher! Sunrise- A Song of two Humans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew M Johnston Posted February 12, 2010 Share Posted February 12, 2010 Connie Hall is definitely up there. Marathon Man looks great, Tim, but our taste differs a lot. Jennifer 8 is one of the best shot thrillers ever and in my opinion just as well lit if not better than Marathon Man. Lots of gutsy low level lighting and actors lighting themselves with bounce from flashlights and such. I do agree that American Beauty wasn't the best in his distinguished career, but if anyone doubted the old man was over the hill, he sure as h*** went out with a bang on RtP. God, that last scene in the rain could very well be the best rain scene ever shot and lit. There's this notion that only european DP's are "artistes" and have the knack for being extremely good, especially in Hollywood istelf. Hall, Willis, Kimball, Wexler, Cortez, and a whole bunch of other brilliant american DP's should hopefully end that misconception. What does are RtP stand for? interested in checking it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Wilding Posted February 13, 2010 Share Posted February 13, 2010 What does are RtP stand for? interested in checking it out. Road to Perdition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oli Soravia Posted March 21, 2010 Share Posted March 21, 2010 I think there are (and have been) some really extremly high skilled cinematographers out there who give/gave us the possibility to learn from their work. For me, in the real end, there remains only one name. Regarding his unique way of thinking and feeling his artistry: Storaro. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niclas Tornblom Posted June 22, 2010 Share Posted June 22, 2010 Sven Nykvist Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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