Absolutely astounding cinematography! Ripley is a masterclass in high contrast b&w film, camera placement, angle shots, lighting... I had to pause each scene and examine framing and camera placement... how each scene is framed and shot... for example, there's an amazing shot from a car's bumper ... or from the perspective of shoes ... high, low, tilted, unexpected angles... really a work of art... lovely noir effects... tight close ups... really captures mood and atmosphere...
I agree! I know that a lot of people have spoken about finding it hard to watch, and to some extent I also agree with that… I did find that at a certain level the cinematography (which is stunning) was also distracting. Tricky one to pin down as I love a lot of the aspects you’ve mentioned above, but do wonder if some of it came at the price of telling the story in the best way. Dare I say it could have been trimmed by an hour or two and spent its time more effectively… 😱
@@Dale_Campbell i don't know, you might be right but i think that at this level of quality, seeing what the next amazing frame is gonna be was almost as interesting as seeing what's gonna happen in the plot. I watched it all and, even though it's very slow, i never felt that desire to skip ahead, exacltly because of the visual quality of it.
@@JNHovey Yeah I just saw this in some of the VFX breakdowns, I also watched an interview with the director and he spoke about the reason for black and white being something they decided early on. It was somewhat based on old photographs which they also referenced at several points with framing etc. I do intend to do a follow up discussing this….
I loved the series. The luscious B&W cinematography, framing and composition were above par. There was extensive use of side lighting in the film. Add to this the deadpan expressions of all the actors. The filmic motif in the series seemed to be the stairs and steps throughout, The mise en scene was prolific. And, that cat! There are elements that hint at a season 2 if Zaillian is interested.
Was certainly a classic film fans series! And the little nod of John Malkovich being in there as another forger was nice as he played Ripley in an older film adaptation. Will be interesting to see how successful this is for Netflix and if they green light another season… at the moment everything seems to be one and done 🥲
Is part of the aesthetic w/ light done w/ hard light? Because it doesn't seem soft to me in some scenes. Also, I'm wondering why they chose to do it in B&W. What did that B&W do that color can't do? BTW, lighting also seemed quite natural, especially on indoor scenes.
Another comment - It felt like an homage to film noir, almost as if the director thought of that genre as the best quality and wanted to emulate it. Certainly, B&W requires expert lighting. And the fact that there weren't digital effects and such brought out the story so much more.
@@ramonbmovieshi, I agree with the black and white look emulates great that noir feeling, but what do you mean when saying there weren't digital effects? Of course there are digital effects. There are already some vfx breakdown videos. The show has amazing vfx. There are 208 vfx artists credited.
You profess the know the thoughts and feelings of Stanley Kubrick....?? Not only arrogant, and presumptive, but desperately trying to sound clever and knowledgeable by dropping the well known name Kubrick. Perhaps Toland would've enjoyed the homage, but there's zero Kubrick influence here....Your comment is frankly moronic.
The cinematography was TOO GOOD to the point it distracted me from concentrating on the story. Every frame was a masterpiece. Now i have to rewatch it for the plot lol
Boring voice....I know, it is what it is, but you have a monochrome voice.... Who is this for....enthusiasts of, as Basil Fawlty would say, " the bleeding obvious "....??
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Absolutely astounding cinematography! Ripley is a masterclass in high contrast b&w film, camera placement, angle shots, lighting... I had to pause each scene and examine framing and camera placement... how each scene is framed and shot... for example, there's an amazing shot from a car's bumper ... or from the perspective of shoes ... high, low, tilted, unexpected angles... really a work of art... lovely noir effects... tight close ups... really captures mood and atmosphere...
I agree! I know that a lot of people have spoken about finding it hard to watch, and to some extent I also agree with that… I did find that at a certain level the cinematography (which is stunning) was also distracting. Tricky one to pin down as I love a lot of the aspects you’ve mentioned above, but do wonder if some of it came at the price of telling the story in the best way. Dare I say it could have been trimmed by an hour or two and spent its time more effectively… 😱
@@Dale_Campbell i don't know, you might be right but i think that at this level of quality, seeing what the next amazing frame is gonna be was almost as interesting as seeing what's gonna happen in the plot. I watched it all and, even though it's very slow, i never felt that desire to skip ahead, exacltly because of the visual quality of it.
Although I fell in love with it, the cinematography is almost too good in this film. I was looking at each frame so much, it almost took me out.
I get that! It’s sort of how I felt, very ‘aware’ of it.
I think in the scene where Tom is ascending the stairs, the smallest frame is a Caravaggio homage. Same for the Marge in a bathtub scene.
I just learned that the entire series was shot in color, then converted. Thoughts?
@@JNHovey Yeah I just saw this in some of the VFX breakdowns, I also watched an interview with the director and he spoke about the reason for black and white being something they decided early on. It was somewhat based on old photographs which they also referenced at several points with framing etc. I do intend to do a follow up discussing this….
Loved the breakdown
Thanks Matt!
I loved the series. The luscious B&W cinematography, framing and composition were above par. There was extensive use of side lighting in the film. Add to this the deadpan expressions of all the actors. The filmic motif in the series seemed to be the stairs and steps throughout, The mise en scene was prolific. And, that cat! There are elements that hint at a season 2 if Zaillian is interested.
Was certainly a classic film fans series! And the little nod of John Malkovich being in there as another forger was nice as he played Ripley in an older film adaptation. Will be interesting to see how successful this is for Netflix and if they green light another season… at the moment everything seems to be one and done 🥲
@@Dale_Campbell Malkovich was a nice touch.
Is part of the aesthetic w/ light done w/ hard light? Because it doesn't seem soft to me in some scenes. Also, I'm wondering why they chose to do it in B&W. What did that B&W do that color can't do? BTW, lighting also seemed quite natural, especially on indoor scenes.
Another comment - It felt like an homage to film noir, almost as if the director thought of that genre as the best quality and wanted to emulate it. Certainly, B&W requires expert lighting. And the fact that there weren't digital effects and such brought out the story so much more.
@@ramonbmovieshi, I agree with the black and white look emulates great that noir feeling, but what do you mean when saying there weren't digital effects? Of course there are digital effects. There are already some vfx breakdown videos. The show has amazing vfx. There are 208 vfx artists credited.
Such a superb example of film as a true visual medium. The Rhetoric of Film. is alive and well, in "Ripley". Kubrick would have loved it.
I wonder if they will leave it at this, or try and adapt the later Ripley books…
@@Dale_Campbell Our sense of sight wants more!
I agree. Only a genius could make a film like this in the digital age.
You profess the know the thoughts and feelings of Stanley Kubrick....?? Not only arrogant, and presumptive, but desperately trying to sound clever and knowledgeable by dropping the well known name Kubrick.
Perhaps Toland would've enjoyed the homage, but there's zero Kubrick influence here....Your comment is frankly moronic.
The cinematography was TOO GOOD to the point it distracted me from concentrating on the story. Every frame was a masterpiece. Now i have to rewatch it for the plot lol
Sir thank you 🙏🏻
Boring voice....I know, it is what it is, but you have a monochrome voice....
Who is this for....enthusiasts of, as Basil Fawlty would say, " the bleeding obvious "....??