Cinematography can make or break the impact of a movie, just as composition and lighting affect the impact of a photograph. Film making and photography are linked and one has an ability to have a great influence over the other. We love films here at Panopticon and have decided to share some of our favorites with you. Here is a list of each staff member's favorite films based on cinematography:
Brandon:
- The Royal Tenenbaums - cinematography by: Robert Yeoman
- The Darjeeling Limited - cinematography by: Robert Yeoman
- The Big Lebowski - cinematography by: Roger Deakins
- Kill Bill - cinematography by: Robert Richardson
- Apocalypse Now - cinematography by: Vittorio Storaro
- The Color Of Money - cinematography by: Michael Ballhaus
Bruce:
- Liebestraum - cinematography by: Juan Ruiz Anchía
- Touch of Evil - cinematography by: Russell Metty
- The Manchurian Candidate - cinematography by: Lionel Lindon
- The Revenant - cinematography by: Emmanuel Lubezki
- Godfather trilogy - cinematography by: Gordan Willis
- Candy Mountain - cinematography by: Pio Corradi
- Legend - cinematography by: Alex Thomson
- Apocalypse Now - cinematography by: Vittorio Storaro
Chris:
- War Dance - cinematography by: Sean Fine
- The Revenant - cinematography by: Emmanuel Lubezki
- Ex Machina - cinematography by: Rob Hardey
- Interstellar - cinematography by: Hoyte Van Hoytema
- Inception - cinematography by: Wally Pfister
- Lord of the Rings trilogy - cinematography by: Andrew Lesnie
- The Matrix - cinematography by: Bill Pope
Nick:
- Blade Runner - cinematography by: Jordan Cronenweth
- The Social Network - cinematography by: Jeff Cronenweth
- Drive - cinematography by: Newton Thomas Sigel
- Se7en - cinematography by: Darius Khondji
- Melancholia - cinematography by: Manuel Alberto Claro
- Requiem for a Dream - cinematography by: Matthew Libatique
Shannon:
- Twin Peaks - cinematography by: Ronald Víctor García
- Frida - cinematography by: Rodrigo Prieto
- Man on Fire - cinematography by: Paul Cameron
- The Royal Tenenbaums - cinematography by: Robert Yeoman
- Big Fish - cinematography by: Philippe Rousselot
Sloane:
- Upstream Color - cinematography by: Shane Carruth
- The Bothersome Man - cinematography by: John Christian Rosenlund
- Antichrist - cinematography by: Anthony Dod Mantle
- Only God Forgives - cinematography by: Larry Smith
- Electrick Children - cinematography by: Mattias Troelstrup
- Martha Marcy May Marline - cinematography by: Jody Lee Lipes
- Se7en - cinematography by: Darius Khondji
- Pan's Labyrinth - cinematography by: Guillermo Navarro
- Gone Girl - cinematography by: Jeff Cronenweth