Cinematographer a week

    Oblivion: The Cinematography of Claudio Miranda
    Jan 10, 2015 Maaz Khan

    Out of the top ten highest-grossing films of 2014, nine were either sequels or reboots for franchises already long-established – the remaining film was Christopher…

    Direction, Cinematography, and The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
    Nov 17, 2014 Maaz Khan

    Out of everything I’ve learned when it comes to photography, what strengthened my work the most was watching movies. Much of how I shoot my…

    Unforgiven: The Cinematography of Jack N. Greene
    Aug 22, 2014 Maaz Khan

    Last year, actor Ken Watanbe starred in the Japanese remake of a film called Unforgiven. Though it may have had a limited release, its reception…

    Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince: The Cinematography of Bruno Delbonnel
    Jun 20, 2014 Maaz Khan

    Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince is one of those films that I have a bi-polar appreciation for. Because of the decisions made by the…

    The Cinematography of House of Cards
    Jun 6, 2014 Maaz Khan

    Last year, House of Cards received an Emmy Award in recognition for its cinematography, beating out Breaking Bad, Game of Thrones, and Mad Men. Making…

    Godzilla: The Cinematography of Seamus McGarvey
    May 23, 2014 Maaz Khan

    “I think people just see cinematography as being about photography and innovative shots and beautiful lighting. We all want our movies to look great visually,…

    We Built Our Own World: Wally Pfister and the Cinematography of Inception
    May 17, 2014 Maaz Khan

    In 2010, Christopher Nolan released a film he’d been working on for over half a decade, and the premise of it was something not too…

    Realism: The Role Photography Plays in CGI on the Big Screen
    May 15, 2014 Maaz Khan

    A reader brought up an interesting question last Saturday on my weekly cinematography post, this one over Eduardo Serra and his work in Harry Potter…

    Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: The Cinematography of Eduardo Serra
    May 10, 2014 Maaz Khan

    It’s not easy to tell a story spanning seven years of adolescence, and a trial like that was almost unprecedented until these films came into…

    Breaking Bad: The Cinematography of Michael Slovis
    May 5, 2014 Maaz Khan

    When AMC called filmmaker Michael Slovis offering him a job as a cinematographer for a show being filmed in New Mexico, he was quick to…