Rasmus Eriksson Posted February 9, 2016 Share Posted February 9, 2016 Hey Guys! I’m from Sweden, 23 years old, and is currently working as a 2nd AC in big Swedish features and do some smaller cinematography gigs when I have time to spear. I’m also in my last semester taking a bachelor in film science and I´m now writing a 25-page essay which is going to be focused on some aspect in cinematography. But I’m not really sure about my topic, which is at the moment:Sven Nykvist role in being one of the first to use a more naturalistic lighting approach and how it have affected todays cinematographers in their lighting technique. If you had 3 months to dig in archives, read old cinematography magazines, do interviews, watch films ect? What would you write about, what would you want to know? Thanks! :) If you would want to have a look at my showreel its here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5lXbBkQsc30&feature=youtu.be Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Pauly Posted February 18, 2016 Share Posted February 18, 2016 Hello RasmusLast year, also for an essay I read "A man with a camera" by Nestor Almendros.Talking about most of the movies he shot and the evolution of lighting in a softer and naturalistic way, this should be a great reading for you.Also for more recent books on new approachs on cinematography, I advise you "Shooting Time, Cinematographers on cinematography" a book released by the Netherland Society of Cinematographers and "New Cinematographers" by Alexander Ballinger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wiliam Cardoza Posted February 18, 2016 Share Posted February 18, 2016 How about from a feminist approach "The Gaze is Male" Laura Mulvey -That of the person behind the camera. - That of the characters within the representation or film itself. - That of the spectator. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidKlaus Posted February 19, 2016 Share Posted February 19, 2016 I think i would dig into lighting plots from the 50's and try to better understand studio lighting from the glorious Hollywood era. I would also try to know how life was for people who worked in big studios. Because i think it was a totally different approach. Nowadays, if you work in movies, it's exceptional. I get the sense that back in the 50's, it was like a normal job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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