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Photographer Gregory Crewdson

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Nathan Appel

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Hi, I'm a fan of Mr. Crewdsons images, they are very cinematic if you are familiar with him. I was wondering if anyone knows what kind of gear he uses,
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Nate
 
I'm a big Crewdson fan also. He uses a big large format camera. I don't know more about it but you can check out the documentary about him. http://www.gregorycrewdsonmovie.com/ It's a really great insight into the way he lights and his process. He's a unique artist and I really enjoyed it.
 
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example of his stills setup ? sweet baby jesus.

Amazing work !!!
 
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A wonderful, wonderful artist! He's probably the primary influence that got me into cinematography in the first place. I wanted to be a photographer, and I wanted to be able to craft images like his... and then I realised that mere mortal photographers NEVER get those sorts of crews, and that level of control (but DoPs do!). So I moved over to motion. :)
 
I saw a doco on how he works. I can appreciate him, definitely. But I could not buy his work. Not enough life, not enough texture. At the end of the day, he is one of those photographic artists who definitely has earned his success. Unlike some I could name. Which I won't, because I am not interested in accusations about 'sour grapes' or 'jealously'. :-)
 
Billy is spot on. This is an 8x10 sinar in the BTS, and it is not even the "p" version. From the non technical aspects I agree with Karim.
 
Hugh Scully said:
I'm a big Crewdson fan also. He uses a big large format camera. I don't know more about it but you can check out the documentary about him. http://www.gregorycrewdsonmovie.com/ It's a really great insight into the way he lights and his process. He's a unique artist and I really enjoyed it.
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Thanks for the link Hugh, what a marvellous documentary!
 
He's a cool guy, right? What he's going for is unusual in that the artifice is apparent. I admire it. It is very poetic. He constructs these images from his imagination. I think this is more difficult than capturing the beauty of a natural moment, an unadorned moment. He's able to do more than witness. The world is beautiful and loves to be framed. He's doing what we try to achieve in cinematography, imagine first, then use light to create an image as if from a dream - more expressive than real. It really kind of knocks me out.
 
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