I really appreciate that you're often talking about the "deeper" aspects of photography. More than just gear, film stocks, techniques, etc, but photography as an art form, what it really means and why we do it. Big fan of Kurosawa and particularly Tarkovsky myself. Stalker is one of my favorite films of all time. Terrence Malick's Days of Heaven is another hugely inspiring film for me. Incredible work by cinematographers Almendros and Hexler.
Hey Masao, thank you for watching, appreciate your words and they definitely resonate with what I'm trying to do with the channel, explore deeper aspects of photography and art. I'm also a big fan of Kurosawa and Stalker is also one of my favourites, I'm really grateful to read the comments of my videos and find out that I have so many kindred spirits! Cheers for watching :)
Hell yes Days of Heaven is one of the most beautiful films ever made. Check out the Criterion blu ray, the booklet that comes with it goes into how the film was shot and it’s very cool. T. Hopper should do a video about Malick. Stalker is one of my favorites also, Tarkovskys work is perfection. Ivan’s Childhood is another favorite of mine.
Brilliant list! Honourable mention to Yasujiro Ozu. I don't claim to have seen all his films but I remember being taken aback by how intimate his camera was. Think he exclusively used 50mm lenses.
Exquiste Part One. Thank you dearly T. Yes, Part Two is my avid request. Thank you for the introduction to Tarkovsky, I am inspired to learn more. As far as Welles goes, I became obsessed with him and have copies of almost everything he did. In summary of Welles, I felt he was the perfect Shakespearian tragedy in real life. Only after his life ended was he truly appreciated for the great filmmaker I believe he was. Gosh, I love these essays you do, please, please continue. / N
Hey Nolan first of all thank you so much! Appreciate your words immensely and I'm in complete agreement that Welles is the embodiment of a real life Shakespearian tragedy, and I have to say having watched many other Shakespeare adaptations over the years such as Laurence OIivier's, but Welles for me has made the best Shakespearean adaptations that I've ever seen!
🔥👍 The filmmaker's vision is just an idea until it is put on film by the talent and skill of the cinematographer. I highly recommend the documentary "Visions of Light" (1992) about the great cinematographers. One of my favorite films that influenced my work is "Days of Heaven" (1978), stunning color photography by cinematographers Nestor Almendros and Haskell Wexler. Almendros received the Oscar for it. It usually makes the list of the most beautiful films ever made. Glad you included Douglas Sirk's brilliant work. In that vein I would also recommend "Niagara" (1953) film noir inTechnicolor (cinematographer Joseph MacDonald) starring Marilyn Monroe; the use of color is stunning! ✌
That reminds me Joseph I read last year a book by John Alton, who is an amazing cinematographer and I was planning to put together a video about that so your comment is a great reminder that that could be an interesting video so I need to watch that documentary you mentioned and explore this video idea :) Cheers for your support as always Joseph its much appreciated!
I recently found out about Hiroshi Teshigahara and I'm in love with his movies! I would highly recommend them for source of inspiration or simply to enjoy a visually satisfying movie.
Thank you, Tatiana. It's comforting seeing you dissect the cinematography and the photographic elements of these four filmmakers. Tarkovski is my favorite, as I grew up behind the Soviet curtain. Solyaris is one of my favorite movies, from it's psychological chords intertwined with a healthy dose of Sci-Fi. I was able to recreate some of that smooth cinema style using old Pentacon lenses which were era-appropriate. Keep up the great work and looking forward to more material.
@@TatianaHopper i think this is the most "photographic" film so far. I mean you made a video about the colors and his particular style, but this film had really nice wide angle backdrops of "France". It's hard to listen to dialog in the first scenes because it was so much to take in visually. Also, Owen Wilson was sporting a Leica M3(?)
It is strange I stumbled across the work of Gregory Crewdson recently and immediate thought of your namesake Edward Hopper, of course, both influenced by the cinema. Really like your videos
In my life Tarkovsky's STALKER, the games it inspired, and the original novel, Roadside Picnic, that preceded it, have been critically and monumentally influential on me as a man, as an artist, and as an observer of the world around me. So many values and lessons learned through the eyes of someone with such vivid experiences and imagination.
I absolutely loved this video. Would you consider doing some kind of watch party where those interested could watch a movie and then discuss? Logistics might be challenging but I would really enjoy a deeper dive into any of these movies/directors.
That would be so cool! I'd absolutely love that but I do think logistics would be a bit tricky but maybe creating account in another platform or some other format... its a great idea Edward and its worth exploring it :)
Love it! Watched Part 2 first. ❣❣❣❣🙏🙏. Cinema and music are such a big part of my life. I am so glad I found your channel. Suggestions for future content: David Lean, John Ford, John Huston, if you haven't covered these guys already. But please, please keep spotlighting, not-so-well-known filmmakers - well, at least not known by me. On another tack, album cover photographers might strike a chord with some. Don't you love it when random people give suggestions that mean more work🤣🤣? Cheers Brian
Hey Brian thank you so much for your comment so glad you enjoyed the videos and I’m glad to read your suggestions, I’ll note them and do something about it in the future! Thank you for watching and supporting, all the best ✌🏻
I love the film and photography from the past that you teach us and allow us to research and integrate into our journeys. I’m not sure I have thought about these people and their inspiring work when I lift my camera to my eye, but I will now. Thanks!!!!!!!
Thank you Terry! Definitely have a look at the past for some inspiration and lessons, these filmmakers and many others can be so helpful. Thank you for watching Terry and all the best!
Hi Tatiana, thank you for bring forth Douglas Sirk - I had not heard of him. I'm sure cinematographers are a subject for another day, but I wanted to bring up Kazuo Miyagawa, and especially Floating Weeds (1959.) From the first frame I was struck mute, the fastidious compositions, his use of the still frame, and everchanging composition within each frame...and the color. Oh the color. He was behind the camera on so many classic films - another favorite is Her Brother, said to be the first use of bleach bypass. Lastly, so I don't ramble - Agnes Varda, Cleo from 5 to 7 is such a tremendous work. I have so much Varda to catch up on... Both of the cinematographer/makers are in my mind every time I load film. Thank you!
Took a film studies course over the summer, and it has become my biggest inspiration for photography for sure. Glad I stumbled on this, I know grainydays mentioned you on one of videos. Great work!
I would include Terrence Malick in the group of filmmakers that use phoyography in a very special way; in the case of Malick is about transpersonal spirituality. Very good video, Tatiana!
Film Noir offers all kinds of inspiration for contrasty photography. I use a lot of lines and vanishing point perspective in my photography, so I would say Kubrick has influenced me the most. He's also my favorite auteur. Some of the Sirk examples remind me of Hitchcock's "Vertigo."
I was on the verge of mentioning Hitchcock but then I thought he deserves a whole video for himself am I right? ahaha the man was larger than life and his contributions were immense! Cheers for watching Keith and Welles is also one of my favourites too :)
Very good indeed. Also slightly daunting as creating photographs that come anywhere near the achievements of these film makers is a very big ask! Would definitely be interested to see more videos of this kind in future. Inspirational.
Bertolucci’s “The Conformist” has the most beautiful color photography and exquisite compositions I’ve ever seen, and I’ve been watching movies since the Fifties.
Your videos are INTENSE - I've been binge watching 👀 your videos.... and it's unlike me to do that. I applaud 👏 you - BRAVO ❗ THANK YOU for such a wonderful angle on photography
Thank you for this short enligthening and educative and entertaining video. i learned so much from seeing the kind of cinematography you pointed out here. #MuchRespect From Nigeria
I have been meaning to watch the movies of Tarkovsky for quite a while now and this just inspired me to do it today. Thank you Tatiana for the insight!
Nice video, so many directors with great visual style. Would also put DOP’s into this category who carry a lot of the visual load from film to film, like Roger Deakins and others.
Great! I'll look for Tarkovsky's work. Welles is a class on composition, specially Citizen Kane. I believe this can surely become a series. I'd add, on composition, Antonioni (L'Aventura, The Eclipse, La Notte, Zabriskie Point and the list goes on). On color, films, not exactly the Directors: One From The Heart (Coppola) and Punch-Drunk Love (Paul Thomas Anderson). Lawrence of Arabia is also great on composition. And all the others you've mentioned, who also offer a lot to learn from. Cheers!
Yes would definitely love to see a part 2! Douglas sirk was a new one for me definitely gonna check out his films! For anybody whos reading this if you admire Tarkovsky's films you might also wanna check out these two directors Ingmar Bergman (some personal favorites are persona, the seventh seal, wild strawberries, the virgin spring, fanny and alexander) and Robert Bresson (some personal favorites are pickpocket, diary of a country priest, mouchette, a man escaped, au hasard balthazar) quoting Tarkovsky himself he said "I'm only really interested in the views of two people one is called Bresson and the other is called Bergman"
Niiice! Love both the directors you mentioned and the movies, maybe include them in the next part of this video who knows! Thank you for watching and commenting!
Very interesting and lots of things to research further. Can I recommend the work of Wong Kar Wai and his DoP Chris Doyle. Take a look at 'In the Mood for Love' - one of the most beautiful films I have ever seen.
Absolutely fantastic vid. This inspires me to go back to Kurosawa and finally watch Tarkovsky who I have been intimidated by. Thanks for reminding me about Sirk I remember taking a film criticism seminar ages ago and learning about how he used color for dramatic effect in his melodramas I am going to start in on his filmography as well.
Thank you so much for watching William! I'm glad this video can be a motivation to dive deep into some old pearls and learn with these fantastic filmmakers, absolutely go for it!
I just bought a camera. A Bell and Howell Dial from 1968 on ebay. I was tired of taking photos on my phone. I wanted to take photos the way we did when I was a child. And I feel robbed that technology moves so fast that I never got a full chance to learn or get proficient at all the things I admired as a child. I love film, so these, of your videos, have spoken to me. It only occured to me after I had already clicked purchase on my camera that, in order to stop taking pictures on my phone, I got a camera…that looks like a phone. ;} Aside from one black and white class in college in which I used my Dad’s old Pentax K1000, I have no experience with film photography other than that of my childhood. I am interested in pursuing it as a creative art form, but also as the predominant way I capture images of my life…like we used to. Please let me know if there are any (if you want a number I’d love 3) ideas you can impart to make my photos more interesting than the sometimes dissapointing rolls that develop. Filter? Settings combination? Film stock? Anything?
I would to see you do an inspiration filmmaker video talking in-depth about the works of cinematographers and not directors. I always feel in these type of videos the DP becomes the invisible ghost when their own style, ideas, knowledge, and talent really help shape what the film becomes. And after watching a your analysis videos, I believe you’d do a really great job showcasing some amazing DP’s from around the world.
Very true! I talked briefly about Gregg Tolland but indeed cinematographers deserve to be more recognise, maybe I shall work on something soon! Thank you for your input :)
BRAVO! I thoroughly enjoyed that, Hopper. Thank you. Have you ever thought about tackling the noble and often altruistic talent of versatility? You mentioned Hitchcock and I thought of Robert Burks. And then, as always, To Catch a Thief and the interiors of the 'firework scene', but that's by-the-by, I've just accepted it's seared in my mind and live with it. Fancy bucking the trend and shining a spotlight on the chameleon? Go on...you know it's good for the soul 😀. Ciao.
Hey Ian! Thank you for your input and for watching of course! I absolutely love Hitchcock and I might be digging a video about him because every time I mention his name his collab with Salvador Dalí comes to mind for the sets on Spellbound! I'll keep thinking out of the box, cheers!
@@TatianaHopper I had to go and watch the dream sequence as I couldn't remember it. Wonderful. Thanks for that. I pick up the old Photography Magazine Yearbooks, as they are criminally cheap. The scenes kept reminding me so much of photographs ontained in the 1950s books. I wonder if the dream sequence influenced photographers of the 1950s or if they were already on it. Dali collab'd with Walt Disney around the time of Spellbound I think, ultimately producing the short, Destino, which is worth a watch, but I suspect you will already be familiar with it.
This was another super interesting video. I'll be watching and re-watching a few films with fresh eyes and more focus! I'd love to see a part 2 btw! How about including some of the drama of Sergio Leone?
I definitely think we have to have a part two with so many people showing support and asking for a part two :) And Sergio Leone will be someone I'll have to add to my list too his epics are definitely masterclasses on every level. Cheers for watching!
I really liked this part one, cause I'm pretty sure they'll be a part two 😉. By the way I really liked the aesthetics of this video. On my side, on more recent work, I have two films that I had loved for their "photographic impact". First is blade runner 2049 by Denis Villeneuve. I feel like he voluntary pause some shot just to let people appreciate the photographic aspect of it. Second one is the secret Life of Walter Mitty by Ben Stiller.
Very impressed thanks Tatiana I’ve subscribed. Dumb question: where do you get to watch all these cool old movies. Is there an app or a website or something. Or are they all on UA-cam?
Oh my I actually had Angelopoulos on my list because he is one of my favourite filmmakers of all time, literally! But I thought it would be too much to include Andrei Tarkovsky and Angelopoulos so I've left him for the next video!
Interesting that Kurosawa film "The Hidden Fortress - 1965 on the well it looks like the final wake scene at where a crowd of people are looking at him is that is similar to W Gene Smith the Spanish Village on the his interpretation of his photo of the Spanish women looking at the Old Man lying in state that is very Similar version to The Hidden Fortress Wake Scene - Wonder if he seen the photograph, and decided to work it into his film? Wouldn't you say? Also check out a film that was made in 1966 by director David Lowell Rich the film is called: Madame X with Lana Turner as it talks about maybe Greed, and which it was written as a 1908 Play by French Playwright Alexandre Bisson as the photography was kinda Dark, and sad in the ending as it reminds of the death scene in The Hidden Fortress, and Gene Smith Photo The Wake from Spanish Village, and it will make you sorry for Lana Turner at the end...
JSYK, there is a russian photographer who became famous being at first recognized by Andrey Tarkovskiy (he was offered to be official photographer on Tarkovskiy’s “Stalker”movie). His name is Georgiy Pinhasov, the only Magnum photographer from Russia.
The skill some directors showed with understanding lighting, framing, depth of field, etc. to enhance the story visually is often overlooked. Too often many of these directors are relegated to the art houses because of the often brooding nature of their films.
That's very true Jay, its a shame that in today's theatre's you only watch what is commercially appealing for the majority of audiences, I wish that was a bit more effort made into perhaps screening some classics world wide or once in a while feature more contemporary work made by "art house" directors so that the general audience can have a contact with other types of filmmaking. :)
Great video. Once again I’ve learned something new from your channel in regard to some of the various aspects/lessons that can be taken from cinematography and applying them to photography :) I for one would like to hear your thoughts on your favourite cinematic auteurs; perhaps an idea for a series?
Thank you so much for watching Kevin, everyday is a school day you once said. And definitely food for thought perhaps a series or material for future videos around filmmaking! Thank you for your support as always!
great video :-) I've always been of the opinion that you shouldn't notice good composition / cinematography in a movie. It should make you feel comfortable and at ease. Having said that, certain works by Roman Polanski (I know, I know - but think about his work not the "man") catch my eye as standing out. But I think my favourite piece of cinematography is the opening scene from Tarantino's Inglorious Basterds - absolutely stunning way to lead you into a film.
Thank you for watching! And I understand your point of view completely for me because I studied film and being a photographer as well its very hard not to notice these things although sometimes I wish I could watch a movie without thinking of these aspects but I guess it is what it is ahah cheers for watching and I'm also a fan of Roman Polanski specially his - the tenant.
Welles and his contemporaries may have had to be creative to work around the Hays Code but Tarkovsky may have had to make his movies somewhat impenetrable to confuse not just the audience but more importantly the Soviet authorities. Of course movies influencing and inspiring people making images is an automatic. We spend more time watching movies than we do in houses of worship and their influence on our actual actions seems much greater. The pandemic limited access to movie theaters and accelerated the building of home theaters/shrines.😅 I'm sorry, what was the question again? Oh yes, please more videos on movie makers and their visual language techniques. 🤩
That's very true, Tarkvosky did struggle a lot with soviet authorities and with political persecution / instability in the country. Cheers for your input and I will definitely take your suggestion on board and work on more videos like this :)
Lovely video, I’m so so so happy to have found your channel. Can you please talk about film photography and sustainability/veganism if it is applicable to you. ♥️
Hey Ciara! That's a great idea, I think its an interesting road to explore specially with so many things not being sustainable about film and clearly not vegan as well. Madison Beach made a really good video about it check it out: ua-cam.com/video/dfjZXIOjrd0/v-deo.html
If you're going to watch STALKER then don't give up during the first 10-15 minutes; the harsh black and white can be off-putting but stick with it, the rest is in color. I wish I could see that movie for the first time again. The reason I say this is because my sister turned it off, she did not respond to the black and white imagery.
With all respects, but Douglas Sirk is no way near to Kurosawa and Tarkovsky! And what about Kubrick, Bergman, what about the great Italians - Fellini, Antonioni, Pazzolini, and what what about the Theo Angelopoulos??
Please do a second. Why don’t you include Fellini and Visconti?they both are visually defiant and singular, eventhough they share space, time, actors, musicians and photographers.
I really appreciate that you're often talking about the "deeper" aspects of photography. More than just gear, film stocks, techniques, etc, but photography as an art form, what it really means and why we do it.
Big fan of Kurosawa and particularly Tarkovsky myself. Stalker is one of my favorite films of all time. Terrence Malick's Days of Heaven is another hugely inspiring film for me. Incredible work by cinematographers Almendros and Hexler.
Hey Masao, thank you for watching, appreciate your words and they definitely resonate with what I'm trying to do with the channel, explore deeper aspects of photography and art. I'm also a big fan of Kurosawa and Stalker is also one of my favourites, I'm really grateful to read the comments of my videos and find out that I have so many kindred spirits! Cheers for watching :)
Hell yes Days of Heaven is one of the most beautiful films ever made. Check out the Criterion blu ray, the booklet that comes with it goes into how the film was shot and it’s very cool. T. Hopper should do a video about Malick. Stalker is one of my favorites also, Tarkovskys work is perfection. Ivan’s Childhood is another favorite of mine.
Yes, more videos on Directors/Filmmakers please!
Seconded.
This was great Tatiana, I would love to see a part 2 (or more) of this and also a series of individual filmmakers and directors. 😎
Absolutely Rich definitely opening the door for more varied content in the channel with this video and definitely exploring that soon! Cheers! :)
Brilliant list! Honourable mention to Yasujiro Ozu. I don't claim to have seen all his films but I remember being taken aback by how intimate his camera was. Think he exclusively used 50mm lenses.
Exquiste Part One. Thank you dearly T. Yes, Part Two is my avid request. Thank you for the introduction to Tarkovsky, I am inspired to learn more. As far as Welles goes, I became obsessed with him and have copies of almost everything he did. In summary of Welles, I felt he was the perfect Shakespearian tragedy in real life. Only after his life ended was he truly appreciated for the great filmmaker I believe he was. Gosh, I love these essays you do, please, please continue. / N
Hey Nolan first of all thank you so much! Appreciate your words immensely and I'm in complete agreement that Welles is the embodiment of a real life Shakespearian tragedy, and I have to say having watched many other Shakespeare adaptations over the years such as Laurence OIivier's, but Welles for me has made the best Shakespearean adaptations that I've ever seen!
Always interesting to know about other filmmakers that I didn't know about. Thank you!!!
🔥👍 The filmmaker's vision is just an idea until it is put on film by the talent and skill of the cinematographer. I highly recommend the documentary "Visions of Light" (1992) about the great cinematographers. One of my favorite films that influenced my work is "Days of Heaven" (1978), stunning color photography by cinematographers Nestor Almendros and Haskell Wexler. Almendros received the Oscar for it. It usually makes the list of the most beautiful films ever made. Glad you included Douglas Sirk's brilliant work. In that vein I would also recommend "Niagara" (1953) film noir inTechnicolor (cinematographer Joseph MacDonald) starring Marilyn Monroe; the use of color is stunning! ✌
That reminds me Joseph I read last year a book by John Alton, who is an amazing cinematographer and I was planning to put together a video about that so your comment is a great reminder that that could be an interesting video so I need to watch that documentary you mentioned and explore this video idea :) Cheers for your support as always Joseph its much appreciated!
I recently found out about Hiroshi Teshigahara and I'm in love with his movies! I would highly recommend them for source of inspiration or simply to enjoy a visually satisfying movie.
I’m not familiar just by the name but I will Google it and see if I’ve watched any of his movies, thanks for the recommendation!
YES....Part 2 Please!!!!
Thank you, Tatiana. It's comforting seeing you dissect the cinematography and the photographic elements of these four filmmakers. Tarkovski is my favorite, as I grew up behind the Soviet curtain. Solyaris is one of my favorite movies, from it's psychological chords intertwined with a healthy dose of Sci-Fi. I was able to recreate some of that smooth cinema style using old Pentacon lenses which were era-appropriate. Keep up the great work and looking forward to more material.
That’s fantastic! Thank you so much for watching and glad we both share a love and appreciation for Tarkovsky! All the best ✌🏻
Another goody, thank you T. Hopper!
Part 2 please! Wes Anderson's new movie The French Dispatch had so many photographic moments on it.
I need to watch that one! Exciting to actually see more of Wes Anderson and specially being able to go to a movie theatre after the pandemic ahah
@@TatianaHopper i think this is the most "photographic" film so far. I mean you made a video about the colors and his particular style, but this film had really nice wide angle backdrops of "France". It's hard to listen to dialog in the first scenes because it was so much to take in visually. Also, Owen Wilson was sporting a Leica M3(?)
It is strange I stumbled across the work of Gregory Crewdson recently and immediate thought of your namesake Edward Hopper, of course, both influenced by the cinema. Really like your videos
On point, as usual, thank for the thorough preparation
I am so much in love with this channel.
We need part two for my boy Kubrick
YES!
In my life Tarkovsky's STALKER, the games it inspired, and the original novel, Roadside Picnic, that preceded it, have been critically and monumentally influential on me as a man, as an artist, and as an observer of the world around me. So many values and lessons learned through the eyes of someone with such vivid experiences and imagination.
Completely agree Tony! Stalker is one of my favourite films of his and also Andrei Rublev, I absolutely adore that movie!
I absolutely loved this video. Would you consider doing some kind of watch party where those interested could watch a movie and then discuss? Logistics might be challenging but I would really enjoy a deeper dive into any of these movies/directors.
That would be so cool! I'd absolutely love that but I do think logistics would be a bit tricky but maybe creating account in another platform or some other format... its a great idea Edward and its worth exploring it :)
Thank you so very much. Yes, inspiring!
Part 2!!! Pretty please.
Dear T. I have to admit that at some point your channel turned in to another level and I appreciate you for that. Thank you, D.
Thank you so much, really appreciate it and will continue thinking out of the box and improving the channel!
Ingmar Bergman and cinematographer Sven Nykvist are also worth mentioning
Love it! Watched Part 2 first. ❣❣❣❣🙏🙏. Cinema and music are such a big part of my life. I am so glad I found your channel. Suggestions for future content: David Lean, John Ford, John Huston, if you haven't covered these guys already. But please, please keep spotlighting, not-so-well-known filmmakers - well, at least not known by me. On another tack, album cover photographers might strike a chord with some. Don't you love it when random people give suggestions that mean more work🤣🤣? Cheers Brian
Hey Brian thank you so much for your comment so glad you enjoyed the videos and I’m glad to read your suggestions, I’ll note them and do something about it in the future! Thank you for watching and supporting, all the best ✌🏻
Excellent presentation, thank you
I love the film and photography from the past that you teach us and allow us to research and integrate into our journeys. I’m not sure I have thought about these people and their inspiring work when I lift my camera to my eye, but I will now. Thanks!!!!!!!
Thank you Terry! Definitely have a look at the past for some inspiration and lessons, these filmmakers and many others can be so helpful. Thank you for watching Terry and all the best!
Thank you for boing back into the 50s... Fantastic work in those films.
Absolutely Jason and I definitely want to mention a lot more so definitely coming back with a part two!
This has got to be one of the best channels on UA-cam at the moment
Thank you David 🎞✌🏻
Great video. I randomly landed in this video and now i am subscribed.
Hi Tatiana, thank you for bring forth Douglas Sirk - I had not heard of him. I'm sure cinematographers are a subject for another day, but I wanted to bring up Kazuo Miyagawa, and especially Floating Weeds (1959.) From the first frame I was struck mute, the fastidious compositions, his use of the still frame, and everchanging composition within each frame...and the color. Oh the color. He was behind the camera on so many classic films - another favorite is Her Brother, said to be the first use of bleach bypass.
Lastly, so I don't ramble - Agnes Varda, Cleo from 5 to 7 is such a tremendous work. I have so much Varda to catch up on... Both of the cinematographer/makers are in my mind every time I load film.
Thank you!
This would be a fantastic series of videos. Definitely something I'd pay money for. Keep up the great work Tatiana! Much love from Switzerland
Thank you so much Julian! Really appreciate it ✨
Took a film studies course over the summer, and it has become my biggest inspiration for photography for sure. Glad I stumbled on this, I know grainydays mentioned you on one of videos. Great work!
Thank you Vincent! Appreciate the support :)
I would include Terrence Malick in the group of filmmakers that use phoyography in a very special way; in the case of Malick is about transpersonal spirituality. Very good video, Tatiana!
Yes I agree, Malick is really a great filmmakers and I love the depth of his films honestly so so good and definitely worth talking about soon!
Film Noir offers all kinds of inspiration for contrasty photography. I use a lot of lines and vanishing point perspective in my photography, so I would say Kubrick has influenced me the most. He's also my favorite auteur. Some of the Sirk examples remind me of Hitchcock's "Vertigo."
I was on the verge of mentioning Hitchcock but then I thought he deserves a whole video for himself am I right? ahaha the man was larger than life and his contributions were immense! Cheers for watching Keith and Welles is also one of my favourites too :)
Very good indeed. Also slightly daunting as creating photographs that come anywhere near the achievements of these film makers is a very big ask! Would definitely be interested to see more videos of this kind in future. Inspirational.
Bertolucci’s “The Conformist” has the most beautiful color photography and exquisite compositions I’ve ever seen, and I’ve been watching movies since the Fifties.
Agreed and now I want to rewatch that film since I read your comment, thank you for watching!
Your videos are INTENSE - I've been binge watching 👀 your videos.... and it's unlike me to do that. I applaud 👏 you - BRAVO ❗ THANK YOU for such a wonderful angle on photography
Thank you Mario, appreciate the kind words, all the best!
Thank you for this short enligthening and educative and entertaining video. i learned so much from seeing the kind of cinematography you pointed out here. #MuchRespect From Nigeria
Thank you for watching! Greetings to Nigeria! :)
Thank you for the video 🙏🙂
I really like the way you do this.
Thank you! :)
! yes please !
Another amazing video Hopper! That scene from Solaris is my biggest inspiration for color photography
Same!! I always loved Solaris, along with Stalker are definitely two of the biggest references for me when it comes to colour filmmaking.
Great video. I look forward to the next one. Thank you.
Thank you so much Francisco!
I have been meaning to watch the movies of Tarkovsky for quite a while now and this just inspired me to do it today. Thank you Tatiana for the insight!
Go for it!
Nice video, so many directors with great visual style. Would also put DOP’s into this category who carry a lot of the visual load from film to film, like Roger Deakins and others.
Very true! A video on them is also needed!
PART TWO ! PART TWO ! PART TWO !
Love your videos Tatianna!
Thank you Eileen!
Great! I'll look for Tarkovsky's work. Welles is a class on composition, specially Citizen Kane. I believe this can surely become a series. I'd add, on composition, Antonioni (L'Aventura, The Eclipse, La Notte, Zabriskie Point and the list goes on). On color, films, not exactly the Directors: One From The Heart (Coppola) and Punch-Drunk Love (Paul Thomas Anderson). Lawrence of Arabia is also great on composition. And all the others you've mentioned, who also offer a lot to learn from. Cheers!
I agree with all your suggestions and definitely bringing more videos like this will be grand specially because I love talking about filmmaking!
@@TatianaHopper I'll be waiting. My pleasure :)
Fight Club is a visually very inspiring movie to me....
Please do give us an essay on black and white cinematography
Yes would definitely love to see a part 2! Douglas sirk was a new one for me definitely gonna check out his films! For anybody whos reading this if you admire Tarkovsky's films you might also wanna check out these two directors Ingmar Bergman (some personal favorites are persona, the seventh seal, wild strawberries, the virgin spring, fanny and alexander) and Robert Bresson (some personal favorites are pickpocket, diary of a country priest, mouchette, a man escaped, au hasard balthazar) quoting Tarkovsky himself he said "I'm only really interested in the views of two people one is called Bresson and the other is called Bergman"
Niiice! Love both the directors you mentioned and the movies, maybe include them in the next part of this video who knows! Thank you for watching and commenting!
Super interesting, and well presented - examples are clear and intriguing. Thanks!
Thank you for watching! Appreciate the kind words.
Very interesting and lots of things to research further. Can I recommend the work of Wong Kar Wai and his DoP Chris Doyle. Take a look at 'In the Mood for Love' - one of the most beautiful films I have ever seen.
Great video. Coming from a photographer that is adrift, I can say it helped bring back some creative thinking.
That's great Mark glad this video could be helpful! Big cheers!
Orson Welles directed Citizen Kane when he was 25 years old!
Absolutely fantastic vid. This inspires me to go back to Kurosawa and finally watch Tarkovsky who I have been intimidated by. Thanks for reminding me about Sirk I remember taking a film criticism seminar ages ago and learning about how he used color for dramatic effect in his melodramas I am going to start in on his filmography as well.
Thank you so much for watching William! I'm glad this video can be a motivation to dive deep into some old pearls and learn with these fantastic filmmakers, absolutely go for it!
Thank you
I just bought a camera. A Bell and Howell Dial from 1968 on ebay. I was tired of taking photos on my phone. I wanted to take photos the way we did when I was a child. And I feel robbed that technology moves so fast that I never got a full chance to learn or get proficient at all the things I admired as a child. I love film, so these, of your videos, have spoken to me. It only occured to me after I had already clicked purchase on my camera that, in order to stop taking pictures on my phone, I got a camera…that looks like a phone. ;}
Aside from one black and white class in college in which I used my Dad’s old Pentax K1000, I have no experience with film photography other than that of my childhood. I am interested in pursuing it as a creative art form, but also as the predominant way I capture images of my life…like we used to. Please let me know if there are any (if you want a number I’d love 3) ideas you can impart to make my photos more interesting than the sometimes dissapointing rolls that develop. Filter? Settings combination? Film stock? Anything?
Thank you for this one! We need a part two.
Let's do it soon! :)
Great video. Great artists. Waiting for the part 2. You could include Yasujiro Ozu and Kenji Mizoguchi in this list.
Absolutely Eduardo, I also admire Ozu and Mizoguchi a whole lot, cheers for watching!
Part 2 please
Thanks a lot! super video!
Cheers!! :)
I would to see you do an inspiration filmmaker video talking in-depth about the works of cinematographers and not directors. I always feel in these type of videos the DP becomes the invisible ghost when their own style, ideas, knowledge, and talent really help shape what the film becomes.
And after watching a your analysis videos, I believe you’d do a really great job showcasing some amazing DP’s from around the world.
Very true! I talked briefly about Gregg Tolland but indeed cinematographers deserve to be more recognise, maybe I shall work on something soon! Thank you for your input :)
This squarespace guy seems to be a good filmmaker, he is mentioned in many UA-cam videos.
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Excellent
Breakdowns on directors would be cool. Like in depth looks into ppls work
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BRAVO! I thoroughly enjoyed that, Hopper. Thank you. Have you ever thought about tackling the noble and often altruistic talent of versatility? You mentioned Hitchcock and I thought of Robert Burks. And then, as always, To Catch a Thief and the interiors of the 'firework scene', but that's by-the-by, I've just accepted it's seared in my mind and live with it. Fancy bucking the trend and shining a spotlight on the chameleon? Go on...you know it's good for the soul 😀. Ciao.
Hey Ian! Thank you for your input and for watching of course! I absolutely love Hitchcock and I might be digging a video about him because every time I mention his name his collab with Salvador Dalí comes to mind for the sets on Spellbound! I'll keep thinking out of the box, cheers!
@@TatianaHopper I had to go and watch the dream sequence as I couldn't remember it. Wonderful. Thanks for that. I pick up the old Photography Magazine Yearbooks, as they are criminally cheap. The scenes kept reminding me so much of photographs ontained in the 1950s books. I wonder if the dream sequence influenced photographers of the 1950s or if they were already on it. Dali collab'd with Walt Disney around the time of Spellbound I think, ultimately producing the short, Destino, which is worth a watch, but I suspect you will already be familiar with it.
What a surprise to come across your site Tatiana. Just grand... A suggestion? Luchino Visconti.
Thanks, Leonardo, Valle de Tenza, Colombia
Oh yes Visconti is one of my absolute favourites and will be mentioning him soon for sure! Thank you for all the suggestions and for watching Luis!
Also Michelangelo Antonioni
This was another super interesting video. I'll be watching and re-watching a few films with fresh eyes and more focus! I'd love to see a part 2 btw! How about including some of the drama of Sergio Leone?
I definitely think we have to have a part two with so many people showing support and asking for a part two :) And Sergio Leone will be someone I'll have to add to my list too his epics are definitely masterclasses on every level. Cheers for watching!
@@TatianaHopper Excellent news. I'm looking forward to the sequel :-)
I really liked this part one, cause I'm pretty sure they'll be a part two 😉. By the way I really liked the aesthetics of this video.
On my side, on more recent work, I have two films that I had loved for their "photographic impact". First is blade runner 2049 by Denis Villeneuve. I feel like he voluntary pause some shot just to let people appreciate the photographic aspect of it.
Second one is the secret Life of Walter Mitty by Ben Stiller.
Actually I love the Original Secret Life of Walter Mitty with Danny Kaye - 1940
Very impressed thanks Tatiana I’ve subscribed. Dumb question: where do you get to watch all these cool old movies. Is there an app or a website or something. Or are they all on UA-cam?
I would like to add in:
1. Abbas Kiarostami
2. Asghar Farhadi
Béla Tarr and Theodoros Angelopoulos are also inspiring directors with respect to the photography.
Oh my I actually had Angelopoulos on my list because he is one of my favourite filmmakers of all time, literally! But I thought it would be too much to include Andrei Tarkovsky and Angelopoulos so I've left him for the next video!
Interesting that Kurosawa film "The Hidden Fortress - 1965 on the well it looks like the final wake scene at where a crowd of people are looking at him is that is similar to W Gene Smith the Spanish Village on the his interpretation of his photo of the Spanish women looking at the Old Man lying in state that is very Similar version to The Hidden Fortress Wake Scene - Wonder if he seen the photograph, and decided to work it into his film? Wouldn't you say? Also check out a film that was made in 1966 by director David Lowell Rich the film is called: Madame X with Lana Turner as it talks about maybe Greed, and which it was written as a 1908 Play by French Playwright Alexandre Bisson as the photography was kinda Dark, and sad in the ending as it reminds of the death scene in The Hidden Fortress, and Gene Smith Photo The Wake from Spanish Village, and it will make you sorry for Lana Turner at the end...
I don't think anyone has ever had a better understanding of compositional elements than Tarkovsky.
JSYK, there is a russian photographer who became famous being at first recognized by Andrey Tarkovskiy (he was offered to be official photographer on Tarkovskiy’s “Stalker”movie). His name is Georgiy Pinhasov, the only Magnum photographer from Russia.
@@alexeevlaw Thanks so much for this, he wasn't a photographer I was familiar with at all.
Request you to create episodes on two indian legend, Satyajeet Ray..And Raghu Rai..
The skill some directors showed with understanding lighting, framing, depth of field, etc. to enhance the story visually is often overlooked. Too often many of these directors are relegated to the art houses because of the often brooding nature of their films.
That's very true Jay, its a shame that in today's theatre's you only watch what is commercially appealing for the majority of audiences, I wish that was a bit more effort made into perhaps screening some classics world wide or once in a while feature more contemporary work made by "art house" directors so that the general audience can have a contact with other types of filmmaking. :)
Great video. Once again I’ve learned something new from your channel in regard to some of the various aspects/lessons that can be taken from cinematography and applying them to photography :)
I for one would like to hear your thoughts on your favourite cinematic auteurs; perhaps an idea for a series?
Thank you so much for watching Kevin, everyday is a school day you once said. And definitely food for thought perhaps a series or material for future videos around filmmaking! Thank you for your support as always!
great video :-)
I've always been of the opinion that you shouldn't notice good composition / cinematography in a movie. It should make you feel comfortable and at ease.
Having said that, certain works by Roman Polanski (I know, I know - but think about his work not the "man") catch my eye as standing out. But I think my favourite piece of cinematography is the opening scene from Tarantino's Inglorious Basterds - absolutely stunning way to lead you into a film.
Thank you for watching! And I understand your point of view completely for me because I studied film and being a photographer as well its very hard not to notice these things although sometimes I wish I could watch a movie without thinking of these aspects but I guess it is what it is ahah cheers for watching and I'm also a fan of Roman Polanski specially his - the tenant.
This was good!
Thank you! :)
Welles and his contemporaries may have had to be creative to work around the Hays Code but Tarkovsky may have had to make his movies somewhat impenetrable to confuse not just the audience but more importantly the Soviet authorities.
Of course movies influencing and inspiring people making images is an automatic. We spend more time watching movies than we do in houses of worship and their influence on our actual actions seems much greater. The pandemic limited access to movie theaters and accelerated the building of home theaters/shrines.😅 I'm sorry, what was the question again? Oh yes, please more videos on movie makers and their visual language techniques. 🤩
That's very true, Tarkvosky did struggle a lot with soviet authorities and with political persecution / instability in the country. Cheers for your input and I will definitely take your suggestion on board and work on more videos like this :)
Wonderful content. More of the same would be welcome. Thank you for sharing.
Cheers Paul!
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Lovely video, I’m so so so happy to have found your channel. Can you please talk about film photography and sustainability/veganism if it is applicable to you. ♥️
Hey Ciara! That's a great idea, I think its an interesting road to explore specially with so many things not being sustainable about film and clearly not vegan as well. Madison Beach made a really good video about it check it out: ua-cam.com/video/dfjZXIOjrd0/v-deo.html
Sergei Eisenstein?
Love your content
Thank you!
Is der a modern film maker version of this list?
thanks, please talk more, awaiting part 2 ~
What about Ingmar Bergman?
He’ll be featured soon!
If you're going to watch STALKER then don't give up during the first 10-15 minutes; the harsh black and white can be off-putting but stick with it, the rest is in color. I wish I could see that movie for the first time again.
The reason I say this is because my sister turned it off, she did not respond to the black and white imagery.
Very true!
With all respects, but Douglas Sirk is no way near to Kurosawa and Tarkovsky! And what about Kubrick, Bergman, what about the great Italians - Fellini, Antonioni, Pazzolini, and what what about the Theo Angelopoulos??
Please do a second. Why don’t you include Fellini and Visconti?they both are visually defiant and singular, eventhough they share space, time, actors, musicians and photographers.
Agreed Horacio! Definitely including those names in my list for part two!
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What???? why is T hopper in this video.
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You missed the most important one
you missed the point.
thank you