Premium Member Brad Grimmett Posted December 16, 2006 Premium Member Share Posted December 16, 2006 Gus Van Sant/Harris Savides, Terrence Malick/John Toll (I know it was only one movie, but wow!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G McMahon Posted December 16, 2006 Share Posted December 16, 2006 It may be the obvious or a naive comment. My only analogy is, is it the batter or the game that is provided for them to excel. How much ratio for a look can be divided up for the director/ cameraman project? Is a cameraman destined to be obsequious to the director in terms of the look of the product? When you kids look at your work, how much of it do you feel the director is responsible for? Do you think that percentage, ratio can translate to these couplings? In my limited experience, I have only worked with a few body?s that I have felt was a true partnership in the product. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member David Mullen ASC Posted December 17, 2006 Premium Member Share Posted December 17, 2006 I find that the director has to "enable" me to do my best work, because without their support, I won't get the support from the production, which means I won't have the control over the elements (schedule, locations, time of day, equipment, post, etc.) for me to fully express my creative intent. Some directors may pay lip-service to a DP's creative ideas, but on the day leave them hanging as soon as a producer says that they can't have this or that and the director gives up without a fight because he really doesn't care as much about the image as the DP does. So I need a visual director who backs me up and fights along with me for what elements we need to achieve the right look. And I'm not necessarily talking about an expensive approach, just how the time & budget is prioritized and balanced. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Igor Trajkovski Posted December 17, 2006 Share Posted December 17, 2006 Stephen/Janusz Regards Igor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timHealy Posted December 17, 2006 Share Posted December 17, 2006 Ha ha, good one Tim. I'm still perpetually impressed by how Soderbergh is able to function as both DP and Director on set, and yet he's still able to give his actors some great direction towards what have generally been brilliant performances. Going off topic a bit: in some ways it may be easier for him to coach the actors as he is looking through the camera himself and he is right there with the actors. He is not off the set watching a monitor. Having never worked on one of his jobs I suspect he has a greater trusting relationship with his gaffer, key grip and camera assistants than most. Best Tim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kate Boniecka Posted January 11, 2007 Share Posted January 11, 2007 K. Kieslowski - P. Sobociński ( TROIS COULEURS, Dekalog III and IX) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Buick Posted January 11, 2007 Share Posted January 11, 2007 Randal Kleiser and Bill Butler ASC. Stanley Kubrick and John Alcott BSC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Feldspar Posted January 12, 2007 Share Posted January 12, 2007 Ha ha, good one Tim. I'm still perpetually impressed by how Soderbergh is able to function as both DP and Director on set, and yet he's still able to give his actors some great direction towards what have generally been brilliant performances. I'm really looking forward to seeing "The Good German", especially considering the technical rules of "old studio days" that he adhered to during production. Oh but look, I've gone off topic...here: Jeunet & Caro w/ Khondji I think it's cool that Soderbergh does that. However, when he's both director/D.P., does anybody know if he meters less than say the typical D.P. might in the sense that he tells the gaffer what he wants and leaves a lot more of the metering/balancing up to the gaffer, then comes back, says okay (or not) and does he operate the camera? Is he a union D.P.? "especially considering the technical rules of "old studio days" that he adhered to during production." This sounds ectremely interesting. Could you elaborate/explain? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Connolly Posted January 12, 2007 Share Posted January 12, 2007 Ridley Scott and Jordan Cronenweth, only one film but one of the best looking films there is. I also like the Danny Boyle / Brian Tufano collaborations Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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