Petr Berger Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 Audio commentaries sometimes offers great information about filmmaking, do you know about any great audio commentaries by cinematographers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Rose Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 Audio commentaries sometimes offers great information about filmmaking, do you know about any great audio commentaries by cinematographers? Roger Deakins offered a good commentary on my dvd of "Fargo." Also Jack Cardiff contributed to "the Red Shoes," put out by the Criterion collection. Criterion also did a stellar release of R. Linklater's "Slacker," which included three commentary tracks: one with the director, one with the director and his DP Lee Daniel, and then a rolling commentary featuring many of the members of the massive cast. It is the BEST release I've seen on how to make a high quality, low budget film, and I recommended it to all my film students. I'm sure others will know of some. Sadly it seems to be a rarity...those that bother to go to the expense of doing an audio commentary at all enlist the director or the actors. To the vast, vast majority of buyers, they could care less who was the DP. And then many of the films where there WOULD be an interest in such a commentary, the DP is dead because the film is older. Your best bet is to hit up the Criterion Collection. They always do the best commentaries, with interesting people and I'm sure you can find more titles through them with DPs contributing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petr Berger Posted January 10, 2012 Author Share Posted January 10, 2012 Thaks. Criterion is great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Miguel Angel Posted January 11, 2012 Premium Member Share Posted January 11, 2012 Hello. You might want to consider the ASC webpage. They have plenty of podcasts about cinematography and you can subscribe to them for free. Here is the webpage with the podcasts: http://www.theasc.com/ac_magazine/podcasts.php#ac_podcast Cheers!. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claus Harding Posted January 11, 2012 Share Posted January 11, 2012 One I highly enjoy is Garrett Brown's commentary on the Blu-Ray of "The Shining." A fine combination of technical and esthetic points involving the SteadiCam, along with anecdotes about the shoot, all told well and with a quiet sense of humor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyle Krupinski Posted February 28, 2012 Share Posted February 28, 2012 The Thin Red Line Criterion Blu Ray has one with John Toll Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Gollner Posted March 5, 2012 Share Posted March 5, 2012 On the original and superior 1986 film The Hitcher, starring Rutger Hauer, there ia a commentary with DOP John Seale ASC, ACS and first time Director, Robert Harmon. The Special Edition of William Shakespeare Romeo and Juliet there is a commentary from the crew including DOP Donald McAlpine ASC, ACS. The recent release of the B & W silent classic by F W Murnau, Sunrise A Song of Two Humans onto DVD, features among others a commentary by an ASC member who's name escapes me right now. I will have to dig the DVD up. Hope this helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Glencairn Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 Seven has a great commentary on the DVD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Ward Posted March 7, 2012 Share Posted March 7, 2012 Miguel, that ASC page looks like a great resource, thanks! Some of my favorite commentary tracks; Requiem for a Dream The Shining The French Connection Taxi Driver Amelie Saturday Night Fever Seven Harsh Times The Machinist Donnie Brasco The Godfather II Gomorra- Criterion (great behind the scenes features and interviews) Reservoir Dogs What doesn't Kill You A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints American Beauty The Road to Perdition Dog Day Afternoon Sideways (just for the comedy of Giamatti and Church) There was also a low budget movie called Welcome to the Jungle that had a great commentary/special feature track. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nadeem Soumah Posted April 2, 2012 Share Posted April 2, 2012 2 DP commentaries I can think of were Blade and The Score. Was so long ago, can't remember how good they may have been but theres always something good out of a DP commentary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Phil Rhodes Posted April 2, 2012 Premium Member Share Posted April 2, 2012 There are some unusually interesting commentaries on the Underworld DVD, against all expectation. I don't think the DP is involved, but there's certainly some amusing discussion particularly of sound design which is an oft-overlooked topic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nadeem Soumah Posted April 2, 2012 Share Posted April 2, 2012 2 DP commentaries I can think of were Blade and The Score. Was so long ago, can't remember how good they may have been but theres always something good out of a DP commentary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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