Wong Kar Wai is the writer and director of these Amazing movies, but cinematographer "Christopher Doyle" deserves credit for how beautiful the movies look.
Wong Kar-Wai is among the most celebrated film makers in Asia and he’s got top tier Asian actors, such as Tony Leung, in every single movie he’s ever made. I’m so happy you posted this video on him as I’ve been a fan for decades.
IMO In The Mood For Love is the most beautiful sad film ever made. It’s kinda/sorta sequel, 2046, is good too but also a very different thing. Back in late August I saw ITMFL on a plane flight…the flight and the film were almost exactly the same length. First time I’d seen it in maybe a decade. I didn’t have earbuds so there was no sound, but between the subtitles and my memory I didn’t need to hear anything. I was so drawn in all over again by it that I soon after I bought the 4K restorations of Wong’s films and have since been luxuriating in them. What a filmmaker!
This man and Christopher Doyle are honestly the reason I fell in love with photography and the art of cinematography, I loved them before, but watching these films reminded me so much of myself that I was shown just how powerful the art of "imagery" can be, love this!
I love Wong Kar-Wai movies. Two of my favourites are In The Mood For Love and the sequel 2046. The way many of the shots are like a frame within a frame are so unique and really inspiring. Inspiration in photography is definitely not restricted to just other photographers and their photographs. Zhang Yimou is another inspirational filmmaker I really like (Crouching Tiger, Hero, House of Flying Daggers).
@@TatianaHopper You're welcome. There's a scene in Hero where Jet Lee fights Donnie Yen and the whole scene is like pure art. The blind man playing a Chinese harp in the background really adds to the atmosphere, like the two warriors are dancing to his music. ua-cam.com/video/AeeoEpmyb2Y/v-deo.html
It's no mistake that Christopher Doyle, the DP on many of WKW's films, also dp'd on the Zhang Yimou film Hero while re-teaming with Maggie Cheung and Tony Leung Chiu-Wai soon after wrapping ITMFL. You can see WKW's sensitivity seeping through Chris Doyle's cinematography in the desert and calligraphy school scenes (especially the red-themed story).
I watched In the Mood for Love a couple days ago and every scene is just perfectly composed, the colours and everything is so amazing and inspiring, I'll definitely be watching more of his films
Your videos are a breath of fresh air and so important within the photography community and especially the one of UA-cam. Fixated on gear, gimmicks and all around non art. Thank you. Wong Kar-Wai is hugely inspirational and it’s great to see his work being appreciated. Your analysis was just 😍
Wow, thanks for making this video. Wong Kar Wai has been in my top movie directors list since I first saw Chungking Express in the 90s. I've seen all of his directed movies since (Fallen Angels is probably my fave) and they're all masterpieces of cinematography and storytelling. It's just a shame that his filmography list is so short. I haven't watched one of his movies in a while, but seeing the scenes in your video made me feel that bit of inspiration that I get from his scenes.
Thank you for talking about Wong Kar-Wai who is for me a genius. I particularly like directors who have a real photographic vision. Wim Wenders is one of them, and of course Orson Welles. These directors always have a strong artistic relationship with their director of photography. Edmond Richard, the director of photography of Orson Welles' film The Trial, said how difficult it was to satisfy him photographically. As far as I'm concerned, The Trial and Mr. Arkadin were the two films that particularly taught me how to use very wide angle lenses and how to compose oblique framing, but all Orson Welles' films are photography lessons.
got to give some credit and love to Christopher Doyle too for the photographic vision! before Doyle worked with wong kar wai as the cinematographer the whole framing and vision is quite different actually if you watched "as tears go by"
Just find out your channel and I'm sooo happy to see a video about two subjects that I love: photography and Wong Kar-Wai movies! I really love his work and every time I watch his movies I felt so inspired by everything: the colours, the framing, the scenes!
For me, "The Grandmaster" is his masterpiece. It's amazing in every respect, story, cinematography, action and acting/characterizations. I don't believe there's a superfluous frame in it.
I remember that they were the last days of a cinema in the city that has already disappeared and I had the opportunity to see Trois couleurs and Chungking Express in one day I could buy a ticket to the cinema and enjoy the various functions that were in each theater room.
Great video. Wing Shya is another close collaborator of Wong Kar Wai, serving as his on set photographer. He's the definition of what made 90s Hong Kong cool via photography.
Thanks for the excellent explanation. Would like to rewatch his works again. He definitely got one of the most unique and recognizable styles as a director.
You're message at the end got me to subscribe. Fundamentals and minimalism force us to be more creative. I've noticed more and more effortless photography in the community with every new decade of camera technology. For me, I prefer to throw a prime lens on and go out and find the shots that come to me. Many modern photographers are in a state of paralysis by analysis and need to reduce their gear and go by instinct but only after understanding the fundamentals of composition and camera/lens mechanics/function in relation to creating images. I've shot so much on an 85mm that I naturally visualize where I need to stand to get the shot I want. I think this comes down to never bringing additional gear with me when I go out. With a 28 and 85, I am complete. So many of my photos from busy Bangkok are my 28mm iPhone lens and 85mm on a D700 (I think this is still the perfect photographer's camera for it's direct controls and lack of video). With 12mp my photos print beautifully at larger sizes.
Loved that comment Joshua! Thank you for watching if you want to have a look at some of my own photography videos I discuss anything but gear because I don’t understand much about it 😅 I love discussing other aspects and the experience of photography maybe you’ll like it! :)
@@TatianaHopper the lack of taking about gear makes your channel that much better. Painters don't bicker and wait around for next years paint brush technology so why do people do this for a box that is only meant to trap focused light onto a medium? The channels that talk gear also sell gear or get paid by company's to talk about gear. The Sigma Art lenses are an example of a company using popular UA-cam channels as an advertising platform. There are also people that stock up on kinda unknown or rare gear then make videos raving about how great it is just to increase the market value. Your the first photography channel I've ever liked and I started to think that I hated other photographers.
Starting my day by taking a break from work to watch this was a great idea. Thank you for yet again sharing of yourself, getting deep into your selected subject matter, and inspiring me to think and nourish my artistic drive. In the end, posts like your encourage me to think about "stuff" that I might not have otherwise and to consider others' standpoints, even if I disagree with them, and in the process learning just a bit more, expanding my "vision" just a bit more. So thank you.
Great episode. As you closed out this episode, and reiterated your photography philosophy, I was reminded again why I continue to follow your channel above all others. With each episode I continue to grow as a photographer and as a human being. Keep up the great work. ✌️
Hi Tatiana! I have been enjoying your videos for some time now. I also am someone who came to photography via filmmaking and cinematography, but likely what follows may also be no more than my own opinion (subjectivity does figure in this video, doesn't it?). A distinction I see between photography and cinematography is that, while both are about conveying the experience of something from the "creator" to the viewer, what's being conveyed via cinematography is not necessarily the experience of something in itself but rather the experience as expressed in the script. The "hand of the filmmaker", as it were, remains visible in the product and its final arbiter. (In contrast, we both know films, I'm sure, where the cinematography overwhelms and ultimately eclipses the actual story). In photography, what's conveyed is the photographer's experience of the subject itself--to the point that the photographer comes to "drop out of" the formula, making himself/herself/themself transparent, becoming instead the "vessel" through which the experience of the subject is conveyed. Thanks, once more, for these thought-provoking programs--!
This was a great overview of the prominent themes and aesthetics in Wong Kar Wai's films, Tatiana! Many current Hollywood filmmakers have referenced Wong Kar Wai as an inspiration in their works, including Quentin Tarantino, Barry Jenkins, and Deborah Chow. Accented Cinema also has some great video essays about Wong Kar Wai, some of the legendary actors he's worked with, as well as other works and directors in Asian cinema.
Outstanding on so many levels. I'm intrigued and will be deep diving into his work. Thank you for the introduction! Tatiana, you keep getting better and better, showing your audience new artists and ways of seeing. I look forward to every video, as does everyone of my students, who will be getting an email blast on this video within minutes! Keep up the fantastic work. I only hope there's a university near you accepting these projects as Master's Thesis level work and will reward you accordingly. Take good care.
That’s so cool thank you so much for sharing it with your students Terry! Hopefully that will lead to an inspirational class and wonderful discussions; Cheers for watching & for supporting! ✨
Sometimes choosing a colour palet before shooting is more important than the shoot itself. always scout new locations with new moods, with new colours.
Great video. I have been banging the Wong Kar-Wai drum for a few years. Chris Doyle needs a huge rap as his DoP on movies like In the Mood for Love. Re the look, In the Mood for Love was shot on whatever version of Kodak 500T that was around in the late 1990s when the movie was shot. In that movie I was very struck by the framing and use of frames within frames. Kar-Wai also creates a sort of rhythm by repeating shots again and again, a character turning to ascend the stairs for example. So much to learn from Messrs Doyle and Kar-Wai.
Very educational video. Every time I see your videos I discover something new, important, and interesting that I want to learn. The use of different colors is quite interesting - especially when creating a story where you want to show emotion ( i guess I am repeating what you said). Btw I do miss the intro with the finger-snapping & when u tell the viewers to grab a drink. Thank you for creating such a good video.
Great vid, I'm definitely going to check out Wong Kar-wai movies out... can't say I was ever introduced. Your bird story for some reason reminds me of a quote form the movie Something Wicked This Way Comes, " a man never regrets what he has done, but regrets what he hasn't done." there are many times I have regret not going for the shot or getting the photo I was after. Love your content, you do a great job in digging into the material. well done!
Thank you so much for watching Christopher, I appreciate it and what a quote you wrote there, one of my mottos too, always keep trying because I also don’t want to get old and live regretting what I never did or chose not to. All the best!
Yes. All of this. Especially love your words at the end regarding the legless bird and how it pertains to the self and the artist. P.S. Have you seen the deleted chapter of In The Mood For Love, The 70's ?
Great video Tatiana! I never knew of Wong Kar-Wai but from the clips you show I've become very interested and will look into his work, thank you as always for opening my eyes and mind up a little bit more with each video. 🙂❤
I love this guys style. It is what I've been looking for, for years. 99% for my shots are B&W, so does this mean I'll have to switch to 99% color. Oh, the things we must do for art.
In the mood for love , one of the best movies ever made and I will not hear any slander! (My gf fell asleep during it , but Chung king express is one of her favorite movies)
Enjoyed watching this mini documentary of this filmmaker. Wong Kat Wi way of telling a story is more visual than using dialog. Just like such German expressionistic films as 'Cabinet of Dr. Caligari' or 'Nosferatu', those filmmakers used imagery to express terror, dread, sorrow or sacrifice. In some scenes, the vivid color is essential to moving the story along. Wong Kat Wi is worthy of future study. You right about photographers becoming distracted with the 'new and improved' cameras, lenses, strobes, filters and so on... I'm also guilty of this, because when I started in 1980's I got distracted by the newest and latest whatever camera gear. Instead of being satisfied with Nikon camera gear I be have. 'The latest and greatest' was not all that great! As I said before, I'm done with that. I'm not going to act like a legless bird anymore. Keep up the great work.
Thank you for watching, listen even though you can say you're guilty of being distracted by it, think that maybe you did live like that at some point but now you're more conscientious today and are focused on the things that mattered :) Appreciate your comment and thank you so much for watching!
Other than mastering the technical aspects of the camera, I don't believe in much analysis. As in any art, inspiration is key, so looking at other work that inspires your imagination is far more valuable than any analysis. Analysis is necessary for teaching others. Creating is not teaching. Your unconscious is far ahead of your conscious awareness. What makes any artist great is that they are unique, you can tell their work immediately. If you can't, you're probably looking at the work of someone who hasn't fully committed to their vision. Often the fear is, that if your work doesn't look like someone else's that you admire, you're failing. The opposite is true. I love Wong Kar Wai's films, the images, the mood, the music, the dialogue, it's close to perfect. The mise en scene is communicating the emotion that underpins the often facile dialogue of the characters. The dialogue is well written, but it is meant less to reveal than hint at what's behind it (often because the characters themselves don't know how to articulate what they want to say, and WKW exploits that). That, together with the ambivalence of the image creates the mystery. WKW is an artist of profound ambivalence. For many of his films, the cinematographer was Chris Doyle. But WKW's films still have that inimitable look when Doyle is not behind the camera. I credit the photographer, Wing Shya, as THE main influence on WKW's vision. if you look at his work, you will see what I mean (I began by mentioning the importance of a technical mastery of the camera, and while I believe in that, Wing's work often seems to defy the "technical" integrity of image for one that is atypical, even naive, but always conveys something compelling, curious, unusual (his ability to get to the essence of a thing is what is brilliant about his work. For example, by isolating a woman's shoes, a partial face, an elbow, an object the person is holding, etc. lends a kind of obsessive or even fetishistic quality to the image. Whether he is a technically adept or not, he has a style that is unmistakably his own.) PS I love to take photos and used to do it professionally but more recently I am singing (although I write my own, on this channel I do cover songs). It took me a long time to "find" my voice because I wanted to be able to do things with my voice that I love in other voices (Bryan Ferry, for example). But after a while, you realize your limitations (I don't have a very high range) and you commit to the singing voice that coincides with your "inner voice" and while it may not be your ideal (compared to others), you have to trust that your passion and commitment to it will translate to others appreciating it. Same is true in any art. It takes a lot of talent to create a film and WKW's genius is knowing whom to work with that will serve his vision.
Looking forward to this episode - Wong Kar Wai films are so beautiful and very inspiring for photography. His longtime cinema-photographer Christopher Doyle must have played no small part in the outcome.
Couldn't agree more, I always feel inspired and really affected by his movies and yes Christopher Doyle will be mentioned but I think he deserves a video on its own :)
Your final message deserves a video. People more and more believe it's the equipment that take the pictures and this leads to a consumism wave that's endless. And we don't see as much good pidtures as we see guys carrying Leicas or Hassels. Well, the best we can do is go take pictures. By the way what about your darkroom experiences? Thanks for one more great video!
Hello! Thank you so much for watching, I appreciate it! My darkroom experiences were postponed because I moved to another country in the meantime so trying to assemble something here ahah
@@TatianaHopper wow! I never moved between countries, only cities. Change is always postive, we always learn from it - which is good. Hope you can find a space to enjoy the red light :)
Good to see your review film. I have ordered “In the Mood for Love” from the library to see again. Noting how well Cinematographer Christopher Doyle brings mood to Wong Kar-Wai’s direction. I love those saturated reds and greens and brooding shadows in that film. Have you made/considered a review of Wim Wenders photography and filmmaking?
Thank you so much and great idea hope you envy the film again! Yes I have a video on the channel about Wim Wender's photography but not his filmmaking, maybe soon... I mean he is great so how could I not!
Thanks, I agree self discovery. I like your shows alot. Like this one, and you did a show about Fan Ho also. Your shows are helping me find a more original style. That's what I want. On a side note. This guys movie scenes sometimes appear as still shots when they first start. I like the girl on the back of the motorcycle. It's like a picture, that turns into a moving story. Am I wrong? Fan Ho is inspiring me to work harder at exposing for highlights in B&W street photos. Thanks for helping me. Good karma for you. I'm more enlightened :)
Thank you for watching Donald! And yes I would agree with you about the images working as stills on their own, so important that quality. And I’m glad to know the videos are helpful to you, cheers!
@@TatianaHopper By the way. I like the idea of a silent movie. It lets my imagination work more. Similar to how a still image also does. I plan to review that show you sent tonight, and make notes. Then plan a course of research. Maybe that's where some great ideas come from. Emotions/ feelings, Random chance, improvisation, being prepared with good technique, luck, and risk. The girl on the back of the motorcycle grabbed my emotions. That's great art. I love motorcycles. I stay away from riding them. The human body wasn't meant to go that fast in an unprotected environment. Did you know that Arthur C. Clark didn't drive cars, and Stanley Kubrik wouldn't fly on planes? I want my art to be Fact-Dream-Reality.
@@cesarmartinez8876 try this: asian-movies-online.com/directors/wong-kar-wai Or criterion channel which I know has some on or also Amazon prime bfi subscription if you can have it in the US :)
I have my chamomile tea. The Patagonian wind blows strong through Bariloche. And Tatiana premieres a new video. It's a nice break.
That's a mood there! Thank you for watching!
Wong Kar Wai is the writer and director of these Amazing movies, but cinematographer "Christopher Doyle" deserves credit for how beautiful the movies look.
Absolutely!
its not just doyle , many other people worked on the movies and all of the deserve the praise for it
Wong kar Wai + Christopher Doyle = pure magic. My personal favourites are Days of being wild In the mood for love and chunking express.
So good!
I LOVE THOSE MOVIES TOO DAYS OF BEING WILD IS UNDERRATED
Wong Kar-Wai is among the most celebrated film makers in Asia and he’s got top tier Asian actors, such as Tony Leung, in every single movie he’s ever made. I’m so happy you posted this video on him as I’ve been a fan for decades.
Love the framing and the filters, looking through windows, reflections, doorways. The sense of depth of field. No lens induced bokeh, so refreshing.
Yes!! 🙌
IMO In The Mood For Love is the most beautiful sad film ever made. It’s kinda/sorta sequel, 2046, is good too but also a very different thing.
Back in late August I saw ITMFL on a plane flight…the flight and the film were almost exactly the same length. First time I’d seen it in maybe a decade. I didn’t have earbuds so there was no sound, but between the subtitles and my memory I didn’t need to hear anything. I was so drawn in all over again by it that I soon after I bought the 4K restorations of Wong’s films and have since been luxuriating in them. What a filmmaker!
This man and Christopher Doyle are honestly the reason I fell in love with photography and the art of cinematography, I loved them before, but watching these films reminded me so much of myself that I was shown just how powerful the art of "imagery" can be, love this!
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I love Wong Kar-Wai movies. Two of my favourites are In The Mood For Love and the sequel 2046. The way many of the shots are like a frame within a frame are so unique and really inspiring. Inspiration in photography is definitely not restricted to just other photographers and their photographs. Zhang Yimou is another inspirational filmmaker I really like (Crouching Tiger, Hero, House of Flying Daggers).
Thank you so much for watching Joe and cheers for the recommendation! All the best! ✨
The Day of being Wild is also good , I will recommend you take a look on that.
@@TatianaHopper You're welcome. There's a scene in Hero where Jet Lee fights Donnie Yen and the whole scene is like pure art. The blind man playing a Chinese harp in the background really adds to the atmosphere, like the two warriors are dancing to his music. ua-cam.com/video/AeeoEpmyb2Y/v-deo.html
It's no mistake that Christopher Doyle, the DP on many of WKW's films, also dp'd on the Zhang Yimou film Hero while re-teaming with Maggie Cheung and Tony Leung Chiu-Wai soon after wrapping ITMFL. You can see WKW's sensitivity seeping through Chris Doyle's cinematography in the desert and calligraphy school scenes (especially the red-themed story).
(For the record) - Crouching Tiger filmmaker is Ang Lee...
"all the leaves are brown
and the sky is grey"
In the mood for love & Fallen Angels are my favorite
Christopher Doyle, the main cinematographer for Wong Kar - wai, is also quite the character to look into. Great video!
I watched In the Mood for Love a couple days ago and every scene is just perfectly composed, the colours and everything is so amazing and inspiring, I'll definitely be watching more of his films
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I was born and grew up in HK. This’s one of my favorite directors. You probably have already watched 2046
Yes and I loved it! :)
Your videos are a breath of fresh air and so important within the photography community and especially the one of UA-cam. Fixated on gear, gimmicks and all around non art. Thank you. Wong Kar-Wai is hugely inspirational and it’s great to see his work being appreciated. Your analysis was just 😍
Thank you so much David, appreciate your words and glad to know the videos can be helpful and are appreciated, all the best!
Wow, thanks for making this video. Wong Kar Wai has been in my top movie directors list since I first saw Chungking Express in the 90s. I've seen all of his directed movies since (Fallen Angels is probably my fave) and they're all masterpieces of cinematography and storytelling. It's just a shame that his filmography list is so short. I haven't watched one of his movies in a while, but seeing the scenes in your video made me feel that bit of inspiration that I get from his scenes.
Thank you for talking about Wong Kar-Wai who is for me a genius. I particularly like directors who have a real photographic vision. Wim Wenders is one of them, and of course Orson Welles. These directors always have a strong artistic relationship with their director of photography. Edmond Richard, the director of photography of Orson Welles' film The Trial, said how difficult it was to satisfy him photographically. As far as I'm concerned, The Trial and Mr. Arkadin were the two films that particularly taught me how to use very wide angle lenses and how to compose oblique framing, but all Orson Welles' films are photography lessons.
got to give some credit and love to Christopher Doyle too for the photographic vision! before Doyle worked with wong kar wai as the cinematographer the whole framing and vision is quite different actually if you watched "as tears go by"
@@Jethinobamino You're absolutely right, I should have mentioned Christopher Doyle who is a great artist.
Just find out your channel and I'm sooo happy to see a video about two subjects that I love: photography and Wong Kar-Wai movies! I really love his work and every time I watch his movies I felt so inspired by everything: the colours, the framing, the scenes!
Welcome aboard Karyme! Cheers for watching the videos!
Honestly glad that more people are watching WKW's films now and I was really excited to see a video from you on it!
Same, his films are masterpieces and we can take a lot from it I believe :)
For me, "The Grandmaster" is his masterpiece. It's amazing in every respect, story, cinematography, action and acting/characterizations. I don't believe there's a superfluous frame in it.
Days of Being Wild is also one of my favorites
Your channel is clearly one of the best on Utube. Maybe the best for appreciating & understanding photography.
Thank you so much Ted, means a lot!
I remember that they were the last days of a cinema in the city that has already disappeared and I had the opportunity to see Trois couleurs and Chungking Express
in one day I could buy a ticket to the cinema and enjoy the various functions that were in each theater room.
Wow your speaking footage has evolved so much, the lighting and colour grading here is gorgeous :o
Great video T! :)
Thank you Teo, appreciate it!
Great video. Wing Shya is another close collaborator of Wong Kar Wai, serving as his on set photographer. He's the definition of what made 90s Hong Kong cool via photography.
Very true !
I’ve only seen In the Mood for Love. Thank you for reminding me what a tender film this is.
Thanks for the excellent explanation. Would like to rewatch his works again. He definitely got one of the most unique and recognizable styles as a director.
Thank you Harper! Definitely worth to rewatch them!
Thanks for the heads up. I'd never heard of the guy but his camerawork and lighting are brilliant
You're message at the end got me to subscribe. Fundamentals and minimalism force us to be more creative. I've noticed more and more effortless photography in the community with every new decade of camera technology. For me, I prefer to throw a prime lens on and go out and find the shots that come to me. Many modern photographers are in a state of paralysis by analysis and need to reduce their gear and go by instinct but only after understanding the fundamentals of composition and camera/lens mechanics/function in relation to creating images. I've shot so much on an 85mm that I naturally visualize where I need to stand to get the shot I want. I think this comes down to never bringing additional gear with me when I go out. With a 28 and 85, I am complete. So many of my photos from busy Bangkok are my 28mm iPhone lens and 85mm on a D700 (I think this is still the perfect photographer's camera for it's direct controls and lack of video). With 12mp my photos print beautifully at larger sizes.
Loved that comment Joshua! Thank you for watching if you want to have a look at some of my own photography videos I discuss anything but gear because I don’t understand much about it 😅 I love discussing other aspects and the experience of photography maybe you’ll like it! :)
@@TatianaHopper the lack of taking about gear makes your channel that much better. Painters don't bicker and wait around for next years paint brush technology so why do people do this for a box that is only meant to trap focused light onto a medium? The channels that talk gear also sell gear or get paid by company's to talk about gear. The Sigma Art lenses are an example of a company using popular UA-cam channels as an advertising platform. There are also people that stock up on kinda unknown or rare gear then make videos raving about how great it is just to increase the market value. Your the first photography channel I've ever liked and I started to think that I hated other photographers.
Starting my day by taking a break from work to watch this was a great idea. Thank you for yet again sharing of yourself, getting deep into your selected subject matter, and inspiring me to think and nourish my artistic drive. In the end, posts like your encourage me to think about "stuff" that I might not have otherwise and to consider others' standpoints, even if I disagree with them, and in the process learning just a bit more, expanding my "vision" just a bit more. So thank you.
Glad the videos have a positive impact, appreciate the kind words and keep nourishing that artistic drive! All the best 🤍
Great episode. As you closed out this episode, and reiterated your photography philosophy, I was reminded again why I continue to follow your channel above all others. With each episode I continue to grow as a photographer and as a human being. Keep up the great work. ✌️
Thank you so much 🙏🏻 your words mean a lot and yes you’ve been following the channel for such a long time, appreciate you!
Hi Tatiana! I have been enjoying your videos for some time now. I also am someone who came to photography via filmmaking and cinematography, but likely what follows may also be no more than my own opinion (subjectivity does figure in this video, doesn't it?).
A distinction I see between photography and cinematography is that, while both are about conveying the experience of something from the "creator" to the viewer, what's being conveyed via cinematography is not necessarily the experience of something in itself but rather the experience as expressed in the script. The "hand of the filmmaker", as it were, remains visible in the product and its final arbiter. (In contrast, we both know films, I'm sure, where the cinematography overwhelms and ultimately eclipses the actual story).
In photography, what's conveyed is the photographer's experience of the subject itself--to the point that the photographer comes to "drop out of" the formula, making himself/herself/themself transparent, becoming instead the "vessel" through which the experience of the subject is conveyed.
Thanks, once more, for these thought-provoking programs--!
This was a great overview of the prominent themes and aesthetics in Wong Kar Wai's films, Tatiana! Many current Hollywood filmmakers have referenced Wong Kar Wai as an inspiration in their works, including Quentin Tarantino, Barry Jenkins, and Deborah Chow. Accented Cinema also has some great video essays about Wong Kar Wai, some of the legendary actors he's worked with, as well as other works and directors in Asian cinema.
Thank you so much! Glad you enjoyed this overview C! And yes that is so true! :)
Outstanding on so many levels. I'm intrigued and will be deep diving into his work. Thank you for the introduction! Tatiana, you keep getting better and better, showing your audience new artists and ways of seeing. I look forward to every video, as does everyone of my students, who will be getting an email blast on this video within minutes! Keep up the fantastic work. I only hope there's a university near you accepting these projects as Master's Thesis level work and will reward you accordingly. Take good care.
That’s so cool thank you so much for sharing it with your students Terry! Hopefully that will lead to an inspirational class and wonderful discussions; Cheers for watching & for supporting! ✨
More of this series, please.
Lovely dreamy images and a great accompaniment with The Mamas and the Papas... Enjoyed this presentation immensely... Thanks Tatiana!!
Thank you so much, glad you enjoyed both the images and the music, its a great version that one, very talented performers!
Sometimes choosing a colour palet before shooting is more important than the shoot itself. always scout new locations with new moods, with new colours.
Great video. I’m excited to go down your videography and check out your entire channel!
Hey thank you so much Erick! Appreciate you and welcome to the channel 🙏🏻
Great video. I have been banging the Wong Kar-Wai drum for a few years. Chris Doyle needs a huge rap as his DoP on movies like In the Mood for Love. Re the look, In the Mood for Love was shot on whatever version of Kodak 500T that was around in the late 1990s when the movie was shot. In that movie I was very struck by the framing and use of frames within frames. Kar-Wai also creates a sort of rhythm by repeating shots again and again, a character turning to ascend the stairs for example. So much to learn from Messrs Doyle and Kar-Wai.
My Favourite Wong Kar Wai films are Ashes Of Time, Fallen Angels, Chungking Express and In The Mood For Love and Days of Being Wild.
Fantastic selection!
What an interesting, informative and original presentation. Thank you. (Also neat segway into the sponsor segment).
Very educational video. Every time I see your videos I discover something new, important, and interesting that I want to learn. The use of different colors is quite interesting - especially when creating a story where you want to show emotion ( i guess I am repeating what you said). Btw I do miss the intro with the finger-snapping & when u tell the viewers to grab a drink. Thank you for creating such a good video.
Thank you Ashek! I appreciate your comment and glad the videos are helpful! Those intros will come back 😉
Great vid, I'm definitely going to check out Wong Kar-wai movies out... can't say I was ever introduced. Your bird story for some reason reminds me of a quote form the movie Something Wicked This Way Comes, " a man never regrets what he has done, but regrets what he hasn't done." there are many times I have regret not going for the shot or getting the photo I was after. Love your content, you do a great job in digging into the material. well done!
Thank you so much for watching Christopher, I appreciate it and what a quote you wrote there, one of my mottos too, always keep trying because I also don’t want to get old and live regretting what I never did or chose not to. All the best!
The master cameraman that is the great Christopher Doyle😍❤️
Yes. All of this. Especially love your words at the end regarding the legless bird and how it pertains to the self and the artist. P.S. Have you seen the deleted chapter of In The Mood For Love, The 70's ?
No I actually haven’t John! Thank you for pointing it, I’ll try to find it ❤
Great video Tatiana! I never knew of Wong Kar-Wai but from the clips you show I've become very interested and will look into his work, thank you as always for opening my eyes and mind up a little bit more with each video. 🙂❤
Thank you so much Rich! I really appreciate it and glad I can have a positive impact, dive into Kar-wai’s work it’s really worth it! All the best ❤
I love this guys style. It is what I've been looking for, for years. 99% for my shots are B&W, so does this mean I'll have to switch to 99% color. Oh, the things we must do for art.
That’s what happened to me when I discovered his work 😂
You are awesome..Nicely breakdown the directional style of Wong Kar Wai ..Loved it..😍❤
Thank you so much, appreciate it!!
In the mood for love , one of the best movies ever made and I will not hear any slander! (My gf fell asleep during it , but Chung king express is one of her favorite movies)
Wow! I love your work and this one is a great example of why. Thank You!
Thank you!
Great goal at end of video!
Absolutely a delight to watch
T, you're killing it. 🍻
Cheers!!
Girl ur smart. Gud observations. Keep it up 👏🎬
Thank you 🙏🏻
wow - fantastic cinematography
life in Fuji Velvia with a black mist filter!!
Enjoyed watching this mini documentary of this filmmaker. Wong Kat Wi way of telling a story is more visual than using dialog. Just like such German expressionistic films as 'Cabinet of Dr. Caligari' or 'Nosferatu', those filmmakers used imagery to express terror, dread, sorrow or sacrifice. In some scenes, the vivid color is essential to moving the story along. Wong Kat Wi is worthy of future study. You right about photographers becoming distracted with the 'new and improved' cameras, lenses, strobes, filters and so on... I'm also guilty of this, because when I started in 1980's I got distracted by the newest and latest whatever camera gear. Instead of being satisfied with Nikon camera gear I be have. 'The latest and greatest' was not all that great! As I said before, I'm done with that. I'm not going to act like a legless bird anymore. Keep up the great work.
Thank you for watching, listen even though you can say you're guilty of being distracted by it, think that maybe you did live like that at some point but now you're more conscientious today and are focused on the things that mattered :) Appreciate your comment and thank you so much for watching!
gr8 job T.Hopper ....Congratulation
Thank you 🙏🏻
I love his first movie, a little different from his later works
Thank you Tatiana
Other than mastering the technical aspects of the camera, I don't believe in much analysis. As in any art, inspiration is key, so looking at other work that inspires your imagination is far more valuable than any analysis. Analysis is necessary for teaching others. Creating is not teaching. Your unconscious is far ahead of your conscious awareness. What makes any artist great is that they are unique, you can tell their work immediately. If you can't, you're probably looking at the work of someone who hasn't fully committed to their vision. Often the fear is, that if your work doesn't look like someone else's that you admire, you're failing. The opposite is true.
I love Wong Kar Wai's films, the images, the mood, the music, the dialogue, it's close to perfect. The mise en scene is communicating the emotion that underpins the often facile dialogue of the characters. The dialogue is well written, but it is meant less to reveal than hint at what's behind it (often because the characters themselves don't know how to articulate what they want to say, and WKW exploits that). That, together with the ambivalence of the image creates the mystery. WKW is an artist of profound ambivalence.
For many of his films, the cinematographer was Chris Doyle. But WKW's films still have that inimitable look when Doyle is not behind the camera. I credit the photographer, Wing Shya, as THE main influence on WKW's vision. if you look at his work, you will see what I mean (I began by mentioning the importance of a technical mastery of the camera, and while I believe in that, Wing's work often seems to defy the "technical" integrity of image for one that is atypical, even naive, but always conveys something compelling, curious, unusual (his ability to get to the essence of a thing is what is brilliant about his work. For example, by isolating a woman's shoes, a partial face, an elbow, an object the person is holding, etc. lends a kind of obsessive or even fetishistic quality to the image. Whether he is a technically adept or not, he has a style that is unmistakably his own.)
PS I love to take photos and used to do it professionally but more recently I am singing (although I write my own, on this channel I do cover songs). It took me a long time to "find" my voice because I wanted to be able to do things with my voice that I love in other voices (Bryan Ferry, for example). But after a while, you realize your limitations (I don't have a very high range) and you commit to the singing voice that coincides with your "inner voice" and while it may not be your ideal (compared to others), you have to trust that your passion and commitment to it will translate to others appreciating it. Same is true in any art.
It takes a lot of talent to create a film and WKW's genius is knowing whom to work with that will serve his vision.
i love your vids, you are a true inspiration for me, thank you so much tatjana
Thank you so much!
Love your chanel , Very inspiring.....Great work !!
Thank you so much Andrew!
Great work. Thanks for sharing this
Cheers Diego!
Looking forward to this episode - Wong Kar Wai films are so beautiful and very inspiring for photography. His longtime cinema-photographer Christopher Doyle must have played no small part in the outcome.
Couldn't agree more, I always feel inspired and really affected by his movies and yes Christopher Doyle will be mentioned but I think he deserves a video on its own :)
@@TatianaHopper Thank you for this video - it was very interesting and fun to watch as usual. Love your YT channel.
William Chang suk-ping .. the art director of Wong’s movie ..
Your final message deserves a video. People more and more believe it's the equipment that take the pictures and this leads to a consumism wave that's endless. And we don't see as much good pidtures as we see guys carrying Leicas or Hassels. Well, the best we can do is go take pictures. By the way what about your darkroom experiences?
Thanks for one more great video!
Hello! Thank you so much for watching, I appreciate it! My darkroom experiences were postponed because I moved to another country in the meantime so trying to assemble something here ahah
@@TatianaHopper wow! I never moved between countries, only cities. Change is always postive, we always learn from it - which is good. Hope you can find a space to enjoy the red light :)
Good to see your review film. I have ordered “In the Mood for Love” from the library to see again. Noting how well Cinematographer Christopher Doyle brings mood to Wong Kar-Wai’s direction. I love those saturated reds and greens and brooding shadows in that film. Have you made/considered a review of Wim Wenders photography and filmmaking?
Thank you so much and great idea hope you envy the film again! Yes I have a video on the channel about Wim Wender's photography but not his filmmaking, maybe soon... I mean he is great so how could I not!
Nice. I am going to reconnect with you on my other UA-cam account. Life can be complicated!
There’s a study of light here that makes you think as if he came from photography like Kubrick.
Wong Kar Wai is one of the most underrated directors. Under the shadow of occident.
So much inspiration I love his work can watch it over and over and over and over, nice video Hopper
P.S looks like Filmora site is down?
I’ve just checked after seeing your comment and I can access it, try now and see if it’s available, cheers for watching the video!
@@TatianaHopper still can't seem to access it from Portugal no idea, anyhow got the app from the AppStore and giving it a try
@@mrdanyel73 it’s so strange, maybe something with your browser or settings ? No idea but glad you got the app to try :)
Back on your channel again, it’s been a while, great vid.
Cheers for coming back!
Awesome! Loved Chung King Express
When I see Wong Kar Wai, I scream Christopher Doyle !
tiktok really blew his popularity up, now so many casuals that i know that dont really watch movies like that have heard about him in some capacity
Does the legless bird think of walking like we think of flying?
Excellent Excellent Video . I learned so much. Just Subscribed to your channel.
Welcome aboard!
I loved this movie.
You’re definitely well on your way to achieving your dreams.
Thank you! I hope I do!
great video, great content.. thanks!
Thank you Angel!
1,000,000% agree
you are appreciated T
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how did you get all these videos without copyright?
what do you mean by "celebrating life"?
T.Hopper I like your content. And what camera or phone did you use to film you and what is your lighting set up
The equipment is all listed in the initial credits :)
Oh ok thanks
still photo and cinema photo 2 distinct image concepts and formats
i cant watch the video, the screen is black :/
Respect thank you
💢 Jaw - Dropped. Such a deep message / profound video.. I'll definitely look at his movies 🎬 🎞 -
Thank you Mario!
Thanks, I agree self discovery. I like your shows alot. Like this one, and you did a show about Fan Ho also. Your shows are helping me find a more original style. That's what I want. On a side note. This guys movie scenes sometimes appear as still shots when they first start. I like the girl on the back of the motorcycle. It's like a picture, that turns into a moving story. Am I wrong? Fan Ho is inspiring me to work harder at exposing for highlights in B&W street photos.
Thanks for helping me. Good karma for you. I'm more enlightened :)
Thank you for watching Donald! And yes I would agree with you about the images working as stills on their own, so important that quality. And I’m glad to know the videos are helpful to you, cheers!
@@TatianaHopper By the way. I like the idea of a silent movie. It lets my imagination work more. Similar to how a still image also does. I plan to review that show you sent tonight, and make notes. Then plan a course of research. Maybe that's where some great ideas come from. Emotions/ feelings, Random chance, improvisation, being prepared with good technique, luck, and risk. The girl on the back of the motorcycle grabbed my emotions. That's great art. I love motorcycles. I stay away from riding them. The human body wasn't meant to go that fast in an unprotected environment. Did you know that Arthur C. Clark didn't drive cars, and Stanley Kubrik wouldn't fly on planes? I want my art to be Fact-Dream-Reality.
Ahead of it's time, but also a sad reflection of today's 'time'.
Anybody know where i Can Watch these? I’ve been searching but idk where to look :/
Where are you based ?
@@TatianaHopper In the US
@@cesarmartinez8876 try this: asian-movies-online.com/directors/wong-kar-wai
Or criterion channel which I know has some on or also Amazon prime bfi subscription if you can have it in the US :)
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What is your filming set up?
Its in the video's credits
王菲好美😊
As I said on twitter: yes.
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I've heard a lot more 'classic' music these days on youtube vids - how are people doing it? Is it cheap because it is a cover?
No idea, I just use it because it suits the vid and mood :)
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王家卫is the best Hong Kong director ever!
很好
cool video :)
Thanks!
Add Abbas Kirostami to your list, kids.
A must indeed!
Respect for the effort, but I cannot see the connection between Bruce Gilden and WKW. Two very different souls, if you ask me.