Sentences with phrase «camerawork by»

Reflecting this notion is the beautiful, largely static camerawork by cinematographer Roger Deakins (superb work again after True Grit), who frames the interiors of this rather muted and drab setting in a way that it makes the characters appear like prisoners of their own personal values and motives.

Shooting in a run - and - gun style with additional camerawork by Matt Porwoll, Heineman earns major props for his courage under fire while also capturing striking and indelible images.

The camerawork by director of photography Adam Uhl is rather washed out, adding a sort of raw, amateurish quality to the film.

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.

He continues to raise the bar considerably for all camerawork by any man or woman.

Paramount's last VistaVision release, One - Eyed Jacks is an under - appreciated western with gorgeous camerawork by Charles Lang and terrific performances from Brando and Karl Malden, centered around a thrilling revenge story with almost romantic notions and some Billy the Kid resonance.

The camerawork by New Hollywood DP John A. Alonzo (Chinatown), who shot documentaries with Friedkin when they both worked for David Wolper in the mid-1960s, is a sterling example of late -»80s cinematography (for better and worse), featuring lots of blue and an aggressive use of shadows to add expressionist texture to interiors, along with appropriately bizarre lighting effects in the wooded scenery outdoors.

Likewise, such emotion also propels the tinted, stunning camerawork by Affonso Beato — which in its prime when it focuses on the geometric shapes of the film's sublime setting of Roosevelt Island, New York — allowing it to ooze of a creepy feel.

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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.

And even when plausibility fails, I Origins is elegantly cosseted by its dreamy camerawork (courtesy of Markus Förderer) and pretty people.

Such problems are exacerbated by Berg's uniformly questionable directorial choices, with his relentless and thoroughly distracting use of shaky camerawork easily the film's most egregious failing (the needlessly overlapping dialogue comes in at a close second, however).

The restlessness of the camerawork may drive you to distraction, but director / co-writer Calin Peter Netzer's film is held steady by Gheorghiu's staunch performance.

Aided by the warmly shadowed intimacy of Agnes Godard's camerawork, Denis identifies fleeting joys and hormonal highs in the dating chase: be it the tactile thrill of one lonely hand meeting another, or the tense pause that comes just after a conversation runs dry, and just before silent lips find something else to do.

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.

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.

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).

Featuring incredible camerawork from Academy Award nominee Rachel Morrison (Mudbound) and gorgeous costumes designed by the great Ruth E. Carter (Selma), the visual aesthetics of all that Coogler has envisioned is of an imaginatively creative scale unlike anything I had anticipated.

Unlike the style of psychological realism, which dominates film, the transcendental style expresses a spiritual state by means of austere camerawork, acting devoid of self - consciousness, and editing that avoids editorial comment.

Cinematographer Christopher Doyle's hand - held camerawork subtly mirrors the film's emotions, while the subtitles, translated by Tony Rayns, brilliantly capture the poetic simplicity of the screenplay.

His art seems fueled by a mix of opposing interests: urgent camerawork and psychologically stylized lighting, tight spaces and long lenses.

It incorporates footage ostensibly shot by the characters among more traditional camerawork and filming technique.

Some of the frame seems clunky, much of the camerawork aided by cinematographer Benji Bakshi set up for simple coverage.

You could watch this on mute and just be struck by the visuals, even if Doremus's hand - held camerawork doesn't make a ton of sense — at least he shows his stars off to advantage.

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

The synth - pop score by Anna Meredith elevates Kayla's world just slightly, and the camerawork keeps its comedy visual, like when showing her interactions on Instagram or trailing behind her while going to the pool party, a la Mickey Rourke in «The Wrestler.»

Using camerawork and editing conventions that all news programs use (switching between cameras one, two, and three), McKay adds the anchors to the scene one by one, a choice that highlights their individual personalities and slowly ramps up the chaos.

Between them they drafted a (n oft - betrayed) manifesto dedicated to «rescuing» motion pictures from artifice by forbidding special lighting and props brought in from off - site, by advocating handheld camerawork, and by urging an avoidance of recognizable genre definitions.

Branagh's solid style, aided by DP Haris Zambarloukos «steady camerawork, lets Dante Ferretti «s baroque, confectionary production design really sing out, accompanied by Patrick Doyle «s swoony romantic score.

The direction, cinematography and editing is stunning (though perhaps there's a bit too much handheld camerawork for Mark's taste), and the 157 minute running time whizzed by, which is quite a rarity for someone like me who believes brevity to be the soul of wit.

The film boasts an incredible script (by Clouzot and Jerome Geronimi, from Georges Arnaud's novel), amazing camerawork and razor - sharp editing.

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.

With its handheld camerawork (by Magnus Nordenhof Jønck), sparse music cues and affectingly naturalistic performances, A War employs quasi-documentary «realism» to powerful effect.

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.

I liked Iron Man enough to be a little nervous about the sequel, especially after seeing the film's star, Robert Downey Jr., marooned in Sherlock Holmes, which reached for that same mix of cool special effects, kinetic camerawork, clever dialogue, and mildly kinky characters and missed by a mile.

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.

Although audiences may find the film slow at times or even too gory, the fantastic action sequences, visually stunning sets, camerawork, and the performance by DiCaprio make up for its shortcomings.

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.

Best - case scenario: You're mesmerized by Hou's vision of a mysterious lost world of pure values — a mythic past rendered even more remote by stylized performances and painterly camerawork.

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.

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

Even with all the cinematic accoutrements — the music, the comedy, Wright's penchant for attention - grabbing camerawork — there's a purity to Baby Driver's vehicular mayhem that's extremely refreshing in a summer movie season where even the best blockbuster action movies tend to devolve into a cacophony of pixels by the big final battle.

Featuring stunning single - take camerawork, a cryptically beautiful winter setting, and a grueling, intense performance from Leonardo DiCaprio, The Revenant often crosses over from «just a movie» to a fully engulfing experience that grabs you by the throat.

Director Andrzej Bartkowiak imbues Doom with the same sort of flashy camerawork that has become his trademark, though he takes things one step further by bathing the movie in almost ceaseless darkness.

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).

While the subject matter of his subsequent films has varied from comic book heroes to crop circle aliens, Shyamalan seems to be adhering to a formula, one which never fails to include a dark ponderous tone, a Pennsylvania setting, slow self - aware camerawork, a bit part played by the director himself, and importance assigned to colors and sounds.

Filmmaker Gary Ross has infused The Hunger Games with a low - rent, curiously uncinematic feel that immediately alienates the viewer, with the hands - off atmosphere perpetuated by the director's continuing use of such hackneyed devices as shaky camerawork and extreme closeups.

Directed with verve by Patricio Valladeres, the camerawork during action is suitably frenetic during action scenes, with gnarly use of POV GoPro footage not just during the bike racing — but for a brutal drowning too.

In addition to Papamichael's camerawork, the plaintive guitar - and - fiddle score by Mark Orton is another craft standout.

Holocaust films tend to be harrowing by nature but Son of Saul «s radical telephoto camerawork amplifies the effect: it individualises the despair of the protagonist while letting the wider horrors of the Holocaust fester off the frame in our imagination.