The single greatest SHOT ever...?

[Sanjin Jukic]

Had it already for download and like a part of a page concept about six/seven years ago on the old web page of mine. Coming up soon here again. Stay tuned.

 

[Tom Lowe]

Speaking of Ridley Scott . . .

Chanel No. 5 television spot, "Share the fantasy" (1979).

Again, not exactly this frame, but the TV spot for the Ridley Scott-directed, Chanel No. 5 ad campaign, "Share the fantasy," still sticks in my mind. I'm sure both the DP and the agency art directors deserve a huge credit as well, but I have no idea who they were (was Ridley ever a director/cameraman kinda TV spot director?). This is probably my favorite TV commercial of all time. This is the only image of the spot I could find in Google.

Oh man, I remember watching this one when I was a kid.

 

[Sanjin Jukic]

Tom I do have some better examples. And no commercials. And no soft or hardcore pornos.
And finally no any so called "THE PERVERT'S GUIDE TO CINEMA" or this sort of a throttle and bullshit intellectual opinion.
Just classic movies.
Stay tuned.

 

[Gavin Greenwalt]

The shot which got me into VFX and through VFX into film.

Visually one of my favorite movie going experiences:

The challenge with this is finding the frames you want... well here's my obligatory Andrei Tarkovsky film shot:

 

[Sanjin Jukic]

AMARCORD by Federico Fellini

THE SHELTERING SKY by Bernardo Bertolucci
with Debra Winger and John Malkovich
in Morocco's Sahara bordered by the Atlas Mountains
Cinematography by Vittorio Storaro AIC & A.S.C

From "Stanley Kubrick- A Life in Pictures" documentary movie about Kubrick work by Jan Harlan.


The last Nostalgia film sequence at

 

[Gavin Greenwalt]

 

[Ralph Oshiro]

Tom I do have some better examples. And no commercials. And no soft or hardcore pornos.
And finally no any so called "THE PERVERT'S GUIDE TO CINEMA" or this sort of a throttle and bullshit intellectual opinion.
Just classic movies.
Stay tuned.

Hey--what's your problem? Relax. That Chanel No. 5 commercial was one of the most beautiful spots ever shot. Directed by Ridley Scott, who began his career as a painter and illustrator, e.g., an "artist." And who made you thread censor/moderator anyway? Keep your bullshit intellectual reactionary comments to yourself. And what the hell is your problem with hot chicks?

 

[Ralph Oshiro]

Erm...

I almost posted that one too!

 

[Sanjin Jukic]

Nothing against you or who else here on the forum and one more Oshiro just it's for you only:

 

[Ralph Oshiro]

I knew Ed DiGiulio. He was a boss of mine. And he's no bullshit intellectual either!

 

[Sanjin Jukic]

Oshiro sorry but you have got mine writings totally wrong. It was addressed to some circles that are obviously out of our the forum. But that should be my error to write something that not so many people can understand here on this forum. Maybe I am mixing up certain levels of audience here. Sorry again.

 

[Ralph Oshiro]

Oshiro sorry but you have got mine writings totally wrong. It was addressed to some circles that are obviously out of our the forum. But that should be my error to write something that not so many people can understand here on this forum. Maybe I am mixing some levels of audience here. Sorry again.

No problem. Just sounded a bit uncalled for. My apologies as well.

 

[Sanjin Jukic]

Great. Apologize too. So let's continue in peace.

 

[Evin Grant]

I agree with all of the above and I'll add...

The entire opening of 8 & 1/2

Pink Floyd's the Wall

And an overloked shot from Apocolypse Now...

There are many more but this is good for now.

 

[Sanjin Jukic]

8 1/2 scene should be ready for download about tomorrow.

I have a good collection of an art classic movies on DVD. If somebody has a wish if I could I will try out to get it available online (and don't mix it up with a full lenght movies online, just a short info clips for all of us).

 

[Tom Lowe]

If you want to talk Apocalypse...

There are a number of great shots in Apocalypse. I also really love the first shot when Brando leans into the light.

 

[David Mullen ASC]

Another movie with iconographic images:

 

[Shawn Nelson]

By "shot" I assume we mean as long as the camera goes without cutting. Now everyone talked about the really long shots in "Children of Men" and while I was very impressed from a logistics standpoint (I very much did not envy the AD, who probably did 90% of the work for that) but the whole thing was not beautiful, I just felt like I was following some CNN reporter around. But there is one really long shot that I think is beautiful, and that's from Excalibur. It's near the end, when Percivel returns with the Grail. I never tire of rewatching that sequence. Below are 5 of the keyframes of that one beautiful take that seamlessly transitions with emotion and finesse.

 

[Shawn Nelson]

Then later on I love the sequence of them riding through the cherry orchard. Whoever thought to have a cavalry of knights ride through a cherry orchard in full blossom with the wind blowing is a total badass.

 

[Ralph Oshiro]

If you want to talk Apocalypse...

There are a number of great shots in Apocalypse. I also really love the first shot when Brando leans into the light.

Well, that's another one of my favorites. I especially like when he takes his Zippo and lights his cigarette, and you can see the light from the flame reflecting off the sweat on his face.