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We’re talking about composition over time, and how cinematographer, Roger Deakins, showed us how to do it in the 1994 film, The Shawashank Redemption. Also discussed: the payoff you get with a 90 degree pan, gyrosphere, and heart-shaped edits.

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In this episode we take a closer look at a cinematic masterpiece, Spielberg’s Jaws. This look reveals the elegance of fundamental blocking, the importance of limiting the pan, and the distinction between darkness and invisibility in the context of fright.

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In this special audio-only edition, we discuss the working philosophy of cinematography legend, Sven Nykvist. In an essay published in the book, Making Pictures, Nykvist discussed his work with Ingmar Bergman, Louis Malle, and Andrei Tarkovsky. But he also lays out an ethos of filmmaking and a way of being for the maker of moving images.

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Steven Bleicher is an artist and teacher, and the author of Contemporary Color - Theory and Use. He talks with us about the psychology of color, color harmony, disharmony, and a map for finding either. We also discuss the color in the films Children of Men and Pan’s Labyrinth, as well as the photographs of Sandy Skoglund and Martin Parr.

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Towards a notion of a Cinematography Without Pretense. DP Alan Jacobsen, talks with us about the photographic qualities of realness. We compare the film Caché to Running With Scissors. Alan explains Christian Berger’s reflective light system. Also discussed: vague endings, flashiness, and art departments gone wild.

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