Sentences with phrase «as camerawork»

Commuter quickly disavowed me of that notion, as the camerawork became a substantial distraction.

But as well as being brilliant to see, the footage from the Malaysian GP briefing also ended up being unintentionally hilarious as the camerawork made it look like something straight out of a sitcom.

Not exact matches

The careful framing and camerawork focus on the wide space between the two teenagers as they lie side - by - side without touching, the physical distance powerfully communicating genuine love.

As with «Inglourious Basterds» and «Kill Bill,» cinematographer Robert Richardson's loud color schemes and retro camerawork nicely compliment the cartoon logic, as does the vivid soundtracAs with «Inglourious Basterds» and «Kill Bill,» cinematographer Robert Richardson's loud color schemes and retro camerawork nicely compliment the cartoon logic, as does the vivid soundtracas does the vivid soundtrack.

The latter describes a single shot in the film as a «55 - minute tour de force of sustained mobile camerawork to rival such one - take wonders as Russian Ark — and in 3 - D, to boot.

The ambitious camerawork as well as period production design and costumes all establish this as a major motion picture with high value.

This musical threw together glitter, sequins, leather, writhing hotties, a few big performances pitched to the last row, and camerawork that often felt as though it was hopped up on too many lattes.

In the early going, the camerawork and the score, the latter by the director's siblings, Brooke and Will Blair, play up the unease and even the menace that Ruth feels after the burglary, though already there's room for some moments of off - color humor as well, notably involving a foul - mouthed lady's last words at Ruth's workplace.

With few exceptions, the movie has a dingy palette that's familiar from lower - budget, digitally shot movies, and its trembling camerawork is best described as functional.

Nothing about this film works: the camerawork is amateurish, the acting is stilted, the characters underdeveloped, the editing looks like it was done by a blind monkey, and as for the plot — the plot makes no damn sense.

A few complaints that lodged with me — the camerawork itself sometimes seemed a bit misplaced, as if the framing was perpetually a foot lower than it ought to be, cutting off the tops of characters heads to favor their midsections and knees.

From its opening scene slowly falling down Violet's closet in a continuous panning shot that makes her hat boxes and skin - tight dresses seem more like a modern city than a wardrobe, Bound quickly proves itself as a tightly constructed (and unexpectedly funny) lesbian noir with incredible camerawork, solid acting by the entire cast and tight pacing that'll keep you feeling empathizing with Violet, Corky and Caesar as their high - stakes game take several reversals of fortune.

The result is a tour - de-force that clashes static set - pieces (including the film's most astonishing sequence, a five - minute ritual as Orin asks the village elders for advice, the figures illuminated against interior darkness by phosphorescent, ghostly lighting) with «extravagant» camerawork that has been compared to Max Ophuls (11).

Yet Dargis goes on to say that something must have gotten lost in the translation from noble idea to low - budget reality: «the entire [opening] scene, from the camerawork to the stilted, stop - and - go dialogue, can be read as a Brechtian enterprise, but mostly it feels like Mr. Schrader isn't in control of his material.»

The elastic editing and grainy camerawork lend an immediacy as surprising as the shockingly matter - of - fact depiction of violence and casual killing.

In any case, A Bigger Splash comes across as vintage in its clever camerawork, its moral ambiguity, and its deceptively romantic set decoration and fashion.

It's actually astonishing that we not only have great actors nailing tricky scenes, and really some stunning, winding camerawork to go with it, but such things as the weaving in of special effects and the utter lack of capturing any of the off - screen crew members who surely must have been around helping with the shoot (that we never see anything we shouldn't in any of the many on - screen mirrors is quite astonishing) only makes this one of the more brilliant efforts at shooting a seamless film since the first in Alfred Hitchcock's Rope.

Impressive instincts for camerawork are here as well, especially during the skateboarding sequences, but Caple has enough restraint to never become overtly showy.

Gilliam's extraordinary camerawork — as well as weird makeup and visual effects — attempts to capture the feel of a real drug trip, as well as some imaginatively trashed hotel rooms afterward.

It's just as busy and grave as Inarritu's earlier films — the hand - held camerawork continually draws attention to itself — but it does have the benefit of a single lead character rather than an ensemble.

In some places, Doremus's taste for hand - held camerawork and extreme close - ups works well, such as in the sex scenes with Jonas and Nia, or scenes of the two of them simply being together, but in other places — pretty much every other place — it's out of synch with the setting of this world.

Eschewing impartial reportage for visceral on - the - ground sensation, the Damascus - born Derki drops the viewer in media res with handheld camerawork, covering (among other things) shootouts that are as adrenaline - pumping as any Hollywood action movie.

Using cinematographer Hossein Jafarian's crisp images, Farhadi develops the mode of camerawork that would characterize his subsequent films, a technique that involves constant movement and reframing (especially in the apartment's beautifully designed interiors) in order to follow the shifting of perspectives among characters as well as the story's emotional twists.

Not that that's a bad thing necessarily, as the visceral nature of such fare certainly can make for an engaging viewing experience, and some of the appeal of this film comes through the use of in - your - face camerawork and a constant sense of urgency.

Luckily, the film is enlivened somewhat by inventive mise - en - scène, as well as some lissome camerawork.

The soundtrack aids the visuals with a sense of unity that is rarely achieved, and the use of intermittent handheld camerawork never distracts as it so often can.

The impressive handheld camerawork often focuses on all the action outside as much as what's happening inside.

The signature Dean Cundey camerawork from Halloween and The Fog is there, as is the manic and magnetic performance by Carpenter favorite Donald Pleasence, in his second of three collaborations with the director.

Adonis» two main bouts are against fighters of color — the first, played by real - life boxer Gabriel Rosado, is edited as an extended take with exhilarating camerawork that sails around and between the pugilists.

Director Gary Ross» coverage can get a little manic during a fight scene or two, but generally, his camerawork is notably fresh offering up all sorts of appealing camera angles, almost all of which serves the material in a deliberate fashion, enhancing emotion and, at times, making you feel as though you're in Katniss» shoes.

The reasonably - coherent and sensible action scenes interspersed throughout the film are replaced by a full - scale battle, a swirl of mud - brown and grey with the kind of shoddy camerawork and random editing we've come to take as normal from 21st century Hollywood.

The psychologically fucked up nature of the relationship they form really stands out on second viewing, as does the camerawork.

Anderson's camerawork (he serves, uncredited, as his own director of photography — is there anything he can not do?)

Casting rakish rising star Jean - Paul Belmondo as a hoodlum on the run from the law and American ingenue Jean Seberg as the sly, pixieish girlfriend who ultimately betrays him, Godard was riffing on the American gangster picture, but with its revelatory handheld camerawork and frenetic jump cuts, Breathless is clearly more than homage: it launched a New Wave, rewrote the rules of cinema, and along the way became the definition of cool.

The visual aesthetic is hit and miss, with some camerawork coming across as flat while some makes it through as fluid and pleasing to the eyes.

Capturing the horror of the camps like few filmmakers before and displaying a gift for camerawork both realistic and with a heightened terror that Inarritu and Lubezki would be jealous of, it's sure to win him a Foreign Language Oscar nod and could lead to Best Picture and Best Director nominations as well, while he's currently developing his second feature «Sunset,» a thriller set in Budapest in 1910.

It's shot by the same cinematographer as Ayer's last three films so it looks exactly like «Suicide Squad,» «Fury,» and «End of Watch» in the camerawork.

The camerawork, sound and setting all heighten the film's intensity, as well as the intensity of the situation that Caleb finds himself in once he's confronted with Ava, the humanoid robot that Nathan has created.

Lou reluctantly describes the position as an internship, though he agrees to pay Rick $ 30 a night for his co-piloting and secondary camerawork.

It seeks to capture truth with non-actors, unassuming camerawork and an evocative score, while framing all of it expressively (which is done literally, as «Dayveon» is shot in the box format of 4:3).

Beautifully shot by Anthony Dod Mantle (127 Hours, Slumdog Millionaire), The Eagle benefits from fantastic use of shadows and light, lush landscapes, misty atmosphere, and fluid camerawork, as befitting a cinematic epic battle tale.

Gloomy, washed - out lighting and collages of carnage (cinematographer Greig Fraser impressively juxtaposes frenzied camerawork with slow motion) sustain the dour vibe as does the richly dark soundtrack.

We tried to be as unobtrusive as possible with the camerawork.

As opposed to the frantic handheld camerawork of Shiri, JSA makes full use of its widescreen frame (it was the first Korean film to use Super-35, the Hollywood big - budget standard), to create more deep - focus static compositions.

The marvelous camerawork is by Nicolas Roeg, who would go on to direct such excellent features as Walkabout and Don't Look Now.

The camerawork in It Happened in L.A. captures the essence of Los Angeles as well as the subtle dread of relationships.

The plotting, performances, and creative camerawork makes the audience feel as drunk on tequila and hopped up on the thrill of the con as the characters on screen are.

Director Gerardo Naranjo admittedly does a superb job of initially drawing the viewer into the proceedings, as the filmmaker has infused Miss Bala with an engrossing and consistently inventive visual style that proves impossible to resist - with the movie's striking appearance heightened by Mátyás Erdély's often jaw - dropping camerawork (ie fans of widescreen cinematography and / or long takes will be especially captivated).

This won't replace the 1939 Laurence Olivier - Merle Oberon classic as the definitive screen take, but Arnold's atmospheric direction and the stunning camerawork by Robbie Ryan (who won several international awards for his lensing) help counteract a certain degree of lethargy in a respectable retelling that fails to scale any new heights.

Toback's fluid camerawork is about the only intriguing aspect of When Will I Be Loved, though Mike Tyson's inexplicable cameo as «Buck» has to be seen to be believed.