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Jarhead

*Part 2*

[2005]

Dir: Sam Mendes

DoP: Roger Deakins

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Jarhead

*Part 1*

[2005]

Dir: Sam Mendes

DoP: Roger Deakins

Couldn’t pick just 10 stills for this one, second post incoming!

#sam mendes #roger deakins #jarhead #cinematography #cinema #filmblr #filmmaking #director of photography #movies #film #cinematographer #director #2005 movie #2005 film #movie stills #film stills

Atomic Blonde

[2017]

Dir: David Leitch

DoP: Jonathan Sela

#david leitch #jonathan sela #atomic blonde #filmblr #cinematography #cinema #filmmaking #director of photography #movies #film #cinematographer #director #2017 movies #charlize theron #james mcavoy

Hot Fuzz

[2007]

Dir: Edgar Wright

DoP: Jess Hall

Got to be one of my favourite films of all time. Originally I thought it was good fun, pretty funny, didn’t think twice about anything else. That was before I got into photography & video. I lost count a long time ago of how many times I must’ve seen it now, every time still picking out something new. The writing, delivery, direction, composition... I love every aspect of this film.

Far too many great frames, but Tumblr only allows 10 images 💁‍♂️

28 Days Later

[2002]

Dir: Danny Boyle

DoP: Anthony Dod Mantle

#cinematography #cinema #filmblr #filmmaking #director of photography #movies #film #cinematographer #director #danny boyle #cilian murphy #28 days later #2002 movies #pandemic #apocalypse

Reservoir Dogs

[1992]

Dir: Quentin Tarantino

DoP: Andrzej Sekula

#reservoir dogs #tarantino #quentin tarantino #andrzej sekula #cinematography #cinema #filmblr #filmmaking #director of photography #movies #film #cinematographer #director #1992 movies

Skyfall

[2012]

Dir: Sam Mendes

DoP: Roger Deakins

Birdman or (the Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)

[2014]

Dir: Alejandro González Iñárritu

DoP: Emmanuel Lubezki

#cinematography #cinema #filmblr #filmmaking #director of photography #movies #film #director #cinematographer #2014 movies #birdman #kevin costner #lubezki #emmanuel lubezki #alejandro gonzález iñárritu #movie stills #film stills

A Quiet Place

[2018]

Dir: John Krasinski

DoP: Charlotte Bruus Christensen

Absolutely loved this film, another that I saw twice in the cinema on release. Had a feeling there’d be a sequel, and I have to say I can’t wait for the next film’s release in March.

#a quiet place #quiet place #john krasinski #emily blunt #Charlotte Bruus Christensen #cinema #cinematography #dop #director of photography #film #filmblr #2018 movie #movies #filmmaking #movie stills

Baby Driver

[2017]

Dir: Edgar Wright

DoP: Bill Pope

I bloody love this movie. I saw it three times in the cinema, and I saw a different film with each visit.

The first I saw was a heist movie. Cunningly planned jobs masterminded by Doc, bringing together unlikely heathens to rob banks and post offices - all getting their cut except Baby who’s paying his debt behind the wheel.

The second time I saw a musical. Every beat of this film is choreographed so perfectly to Baby’s soundtrack, I honestly think it gives La La Land a run for its money. Indeed music is a driving force in most of Edgar Wright’s films, but Baby Driver raised the bar to 11. I had the Spotify playlist on repeat for months in the car.

The third movie I saw was a car chase romance. Baby has to do what he does best to keep his love interest from harm - drive. The film is both of those - a romance, and a car chase film - but it truly is an homage to the classic car chases that inspired this movie into being. The Driver, Blues Brothers, Freebie and the Bean, Bullitt, The French Connection - all are present.

I’m still so happy that this film exists. This is the film Edgar Wright had always wanted to make, and walking out on Antman really gave him the freedom & determination to make it. With Bill Pope in his arsenal, his love of film gave us Baby Driver - and I’m thankful for that.

Fargo

[1996]

Dir: Joel Coen & Ethan Coen

DoP: Roger Deakins

Prisoners

[2013]

Dir: Denis Villeneuve

DoP: Roger Deakins

I re-watched Prisoners last week having only seen it once a few years ago.

The first time the story gripped me from the off and it stuck with me for weeks.

The second time, the lucid imagery hasn’t left my mind at all.

Every shot is crafted as astutely as the story, adding to the suspense and bringing real fear and emotion to the viewer. Obviously the performances from Hugh Jackman, Jake Gyllenhaal, Melissa Leo & company are terrific - I’d say among the best of each actor - but the arresting visual storytelling of Villeneuve & Deakins is second to none.

If you’ve not seen “Prisoners”, I implore you to do so.

Ex Machina

[2015]

Dir: Alex Garland

DoP: Rob Hardy

1917

[2019]

Dir: Sam Mendes

DoP: Roger Deakins

Went to see 1917 last night. Wow, do these two know how to make a film...

#1917 #WW1 #the great war #first world war #film #filmblr #george mackay #dean charles chapman #sam mendes #roger deakins #cinema #cinematography #director #director of photography #arri alexa mini lf #arri

The Royal Tenenbaums

[2001]

Dir: Wes Anderson

DoP: Robert D Yeoman

Chester - Sights & Sounds at Christmas

I'm really proud of this little sequence. I filmed it all totally on a whim while out Christmas shopping in Chester, and got so carried away I forgot to do any shopping 🤦‍♂️

I especially liked playing around with the ambient audio to match the video - the video is mostly slowed down, but the audio remains at normal speed.

All shot within 2 hours, edited in about 5 hours.

Shot on Sony a7iii in S-Log2, graded using Phantom LUTs.

Please feel free to reblog, and let me know what you think!

Ben