Carlos_Martinez Posted October 22, 2007 Share Posted October 22, 2007 wow! I was just thinkin about this the other day. The only dvd's I have that involve things like this are Eternal Sunshine of the spotless mind it has small snippets of Ellen Kuras insights and how she had to make most of gondry's ideas in camera which is pretty cool, just by usin a practical fight club which has been mentioned and Visions of Light Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike geranios Posted October 26, 2007 Share Posted October 26, 2007 Man on Fire ...Paul Cameron analyze every min of the footage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jkjas jkjas Posted October 26, 2007 Share Posted October 26, 2007 Adam Kimmel in "Capote". Among other things, he talks about how some of the most interesting static outdoor, nature shots (fast-forming dark clouds, barren trees, fields of wheat in the wind etc.) he recorded by himself during pre-production/location scouting near Winnipeg (he brought camera along with four rolls of film). He said he was at the right place in the right time, but run out of film quickly. The director liked some of those shots (as visual "mood setters") he decided to use them in the final cut. The problem was some of the shots were only 10 seconds long (and some of them they needed longer) so they would make another print from the original and than they would loop it :) So simple, so useful. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Daly Posted November 14, 2007 Share Posted November 14, 2007 Chung Chung-Hoon on Oldboy Absolutely fantastic cinematographic breakdown of the film. Explains in detail the use of special processes throughout the film, and why they used them or didn't for specific scenes (i.e. bleach bypass, pulling, etc.). He also explains in detail how each choice he made was in service of the story. Good explanations of lense choice, support choice, working with the lighting designer, and working closely with the art department. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiarash Sadigh Posted December 15, 2007 Share Posted December 15, 2007 There is a great commentary by Danny De Vito in the Hoffa dvd...he goes through a bunch of trick shots and in-camera sfx....very interesting stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Jayson Crothers Posted December 16, 2007 Premium Member Share Posted December 16, 2007 "Confessions of a Dangerous Mind" has a duo track with Newton Thomas Sigel and George Clooney - it rapidly becomes clear how vital (and conducive to better work) a solid relationship and collaboration is to a DP doing his or her best work. Also very insightful into how they pull off some of the insane shots in that film. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freya Black Posted December 16, 2007 Share Posted December 16, 2007 The other Dune, the TV series, there is a 3 disc box set and on the second disc is a little video that is the making of thing. There is some guy called Vitaro Storato or something like that and he chats a bit about stuff. (the discs are some ordinary aspect ratio before you ask) In a way everyone just waffles on and doesn't tell you anything that intresting but somehow it's also really facinating as you get to see the soundstge in the czech republic where it was filmed and it's all slightly odd as it's filmed in front of a translite cyc or whatever you cal them. It's a strange sort of mixture of low budget and high budget and well I can't really explain but I found it all sort of facinating because it's really different in that way. One minute theres these amazing sets and costumes and cgi, the next people are standing in front of this translite thing from a cheap sitcom. It made me watch the whole thing. I found it sort of inspirational but I can't explain why. You may hate it tho as I have weird tastes. love Freya Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Workman Posted December 16, 2007 Share Posted December 16, 2007 Frida - Prieto Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rory Hanrahan Posted December 17, 2007 Share Posted December 17, 2007 There is some guy called Vitaro Storato or something like that? Ha ha ha! Wait, that's a joke right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brenda Gough Posted December 24, 2007 Share Posted December 24, 2007 (edited) I've just joined up here...I'm a film student in Ireland and I have chosen Conrad Hall for my dissertation. This topic has been priceless...so thanks ;) I'm off to print out a list of dvds to buy. Shame its too late to be sent off to Santa. :rolleyes: Edited December 24, 2007 by Brenda Gough Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Riggs Posted March 13, 2009 Share Posted March 13, 2009 Medium Cool, In the Heat of the Night, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf - Haskell Wexler The Devil's Backbone - Guillermo Navarro In the Mouth of Madness - Gary Kibbe Red Shoes - Kim Tae-Kyung A Tale of Two Sisters - Mo-gae Lee Sunrise - John Bailey Millers Crossing - Barry Sonnenfeld interview Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member John Hoffler Posted March 17, 2009 Premium Member Share Posted March 17, 2009 Man on Fire ...Paul Cameron analyze every min of the footage. which dvd is this on? i own the Collector's Edition and the Blu Ray and neither have a Paul Cameron commentary. Has a good Tony Scott one... thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Andrew J. Whittaker Posted March 17, 2009 Share Posted March 17, 2009 The recent Bright Lights, Big City Special Edition DVD has an interesting commentary by Gordon Willis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael B McGee Posted March 19, 2009 Share Posted March 19, 2009 Film(s) and Cinematographer Commentary R.F.A.D, Abandon, The Speed of Life - Matthew Libatique Roger Dodger - Joaquin Baca-Asay Empire, Green Dragon, The Man From Elysian Fields -Kramer Morgenthau Black Narcissus - Jack Cardiff Fargo (Special Edition) - Roger Deakins Do The Right Thing (Criterion) - Ernest Dickerson Donnie Darko - Steven Poster Field Of Dreams (Anniversary Edition) - John Lindley Malcolm X - Ernest Dickerson - this was just released. Ernest should have been nominated for ASC and Academy for his work on this film. Goodfellas - Michael Ballhaus Personal Velocity - Ellen Kuras George Washington - Tim Orr End of the Affair - Roger Pratt K-19/The Widowmaker - Jeff Cronenweth Sunrise -F.W. Murnau -commentary by John Bailey LOTR, FOTR, ROTK -Andrew Lesnie, Alex Funke ( i think this trilogy has the most commentaries of all time) From Hell - Peter Deming Rashomon (Criterion) comes with a special DVD documentary "The World of Kazuo Miyagawa" Band of Outsiders (Criterion) - Raoul Coutard Legends of The Fall (Special Edition) - John Toll The Dreamers - Neal L. Fredericks Monsoon Wedding -Declan Quinn Mad Max (Special Edition) -David Eggsby Se7en (Special Edition) - Darius Khondji Fight Club - Jeff Cronenweth Panic Room (Special Edition) - Conrad W. Hall Alien 3 (from Quadrilogy set extra CD ) -Alex Thomson, worth it to see Fincher in action directiing as well as schooling a Fox executive X-Men 2 - Newton Thomas Sigel Dark City- Darius Wolski Blade - Theo Van Sande Confessions of a Dangerous Mind - Newton Thomas Sigel Glengarry Glen Ross - Juan Ruiz Anchia Walkabout - Nicolas Roeg American Beauty - Conrad Hall with Sam Mendes. In the Mouth of Madness - Gary Kibbe Moulin Rouge - Don McAlpine Romeo and Juliet - Don Mc Alpine Insomnia - Wally Pfister Purple Rain (20th Anniversary DVD)- Don Thorin Monster's Ball - Roberto Schaefer Oceans 11 - Steven Soderbergh The Cooler - Jim Whitaker Hedwig and the Angry Inch - Frank G. DeMarco Fabulous Baker Boys - Michael Ballhaus Light Keeps Me Company - DVD about Sven Nykvist, has comments from Vittorio Storaro interview ok. i've watched most of these movies and i've compiled a list of the films with a description of the commentary. the number doesn't represent the importance of the commentary it merely describes the stlye in which it was recorded. Coincidentally, I do enjoy the 5's and 4's the most. here's the scale/legend: 5. DP only on the commentary track. 5b. DP discussion on Pre-Production and Production. No movie commentary track. 5c. disk includes a documentary on the DP. no commentary track during film. 4. DP and Director on commentary track. 4a. DP & Director discuss storyboards, no commentary track during film. 4b. DP & Director discussion on Pre-Production, Production. No commentary track. 3. DP with either the Director, Writer, Set Designer, etc. 2. DP with other crew/talent members not recorded together. tracks recorded individually. 1. DP hardly speaks, ie: Behind the Scenes, Anatomy of a Scene, Featurette. no commentary track during film. Rodger Dodger = 4 Empire = 4 Black Narcissus = 5c Fargo = 5 Do the Right Thing = 2 Donnie Darko = 5b Filed of Dreams = 4 Malcolm X = 2 George Washington = 4 From Hell = 2 Rashomon = 5c Legends of the Fall = 3 Se7en = 2 X-MEN 2 = 4 Glengarry Glenross = 5 American Beauty = 4a Monster's Ball = 1 The Cooler = 4 Hedwig and the Angry Inch = 4 Last Life in the Universe = 5 Requiem for a Dream = 5 The Score = 4 Capote = 4 i hope this helps you from getting discouraged if your intent is on watching a commentary track with just the DP. like i eluded to earlier, the 1's and 2's weren't very enjoyable. i still have more films to watch so stay tuned for the results... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael B McGee Posted March 24, 2009 Share Posted March 24, 2009 Man on Fire ...Paul Cameron analyze every min of the footage. What version has Paul's commentary? i have a Region 1 dvd and there isn't any commentary by Paul. I see that there's a "2-Disk Collector's Edition" Region 1 and a "Collector's Edition Steelbook" versions. maybe its one of these two? -Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eswaran Thangavel Posted April 2, 2009 Share Posted April 2, 2009 Hi there... Where to get cinematographer's style dvd.. If u own one can u just send a link where i can download from...?????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopher Fisher Posted April 26, 2009 Share Posted April 26, 2009 Panic Room - Special Edition - with Conrad Hall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin baggott Posted May 15, 2009 Share Posted May 15, 2009 Haha. Visions of Light is great. I just ordered Cinematographer Style (which Im interested in seeing). Does anyone have any comments on it? Not to whine.... but it would have been nice in C.S had they included some film clips or some examples of the DP's working on set . But good stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin baggott Posted May 27, 2009 Share Posted May 27, 2009 Hi, If any of you guys know abot DVD's with commentary tracks made by cinematographers, camera operators, gaffers or anybody else in that department, it would be great if you could share the names of those films. It's not very common to get hold of films with a DP's commentary. Or maybe I'm wrong. Fred The dvd, Big city, bright lights, has the one and only Gordon Willis doing a commentary. Enjoy.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodolpho de Barros Posted June 11, 2009 Share Posted June 11, 2009 You can find at City of God! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kemalettin Sert Posted June 5, 2010 Share Posted June 5, 2010 what an amazing thread thanks :rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kemalettin Sert Posted June 5, 2010 Share Posted June 5, 2010 Tropic Thunder dvd bluray includes commentary by John Toll. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chemi Romero Posted December 4, 2012 Share Posted December 4, 2012 Cinematographer Style is a great film on cinematographers and their craft. It is very inspiring. I always watch it before I go out shooting something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Brenno Posted January 8, 2013 Share Posted January 8, 2013 Dances with Wolves Special Edition has featurettes from Directing to CInematogrpahy/Editing...the disc also comes with commentary from all the artists, but nothing discussing how the scenes were shot.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Bill DiPietra Posted January 9, 2013 Premium Member Share Posted January 9, 2013 Hi there... Where to get cinematographer's style dvd.. If u own one can u just send a link where i can download from...?????? I watched it off of Netflix streaming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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