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The single greatest SHOT ever...?

A film that verily impressed me, and didn't get the attention it deserved, imho...

A Very Long Engagement

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Jesse James is probably my top choice for Cinematography this year, and I'm betting it will win the Oscar, but let's be fair - I think Malick should get some royalties on a few of these shots! :)

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Jesse James

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Days of Heaven
 
That's odd, why has nobody mentioned this timeless masterpiece:-)

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I've always loved the wrinkles on the smoke-filled sunset sky, clearly designed to depict disruptions to the space-time continium, a well-known side effect of the Plan 9 technology!

But seriously folks, this was a pretty iconic scene for me, (well, it would have been if somebody hadn't already blabbed the ending!)
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Tom said:
Jesse James is probably my top choice for Cinematography this year, and I'm betting it will win the Oscar, but let's be fair - I think Malick should get some royalties on a few of these shots! :)

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Jesse James

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Days of Heaven
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http://www.rogerdeakins.com is pretty amazing. check out the forum. i wish more cinematographer's were as active as this guy (with anyone that wants to ask a question...
 
Super Child

Super Child

Hi David,this Iconic Image "Super Child" will forever be engraved in my mind because its so mysterious and it has got a great physolophical representation ..this movie is was not ready for it's time..

David Mullen ASC said:
We covered some of this in another thread, but it's funny how many shots that I feel were great have some visual effect in them. I think this is one of the most iconic images ever to end a movie:

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And these are also some other memorable images:

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chivo

chivo

zak forrest said:
Lubezki's shooting for the Coen brothers due to some scheduling thing with Roger Deakins.. Should be pretty damn interesting.
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well they tested red #0031 about two weeks ago and we are going out again soon to do the final then a film out...

I think he is in love with RED #0031...
 
kunal2 said:
Hi David,this Iconic Image "Super Child" will forever be engraved in my mind because its so mysterious and has it has got a great physolophical representation ..this movie is was not ready for it's time..
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Star Child...


and David Mullen should be added to the list of kick ass ACTIVE cinematographers taking the time to talk to people... :biggrin:
 
if i am not wrong - no one mentioned final (pre-last) shot of antonioni's "the passanger" (aka "profession: reporter"). in my opinion - that's one of the bravest shot ever made.
what do you think?

filip

p.s. anyone with screengrab?
 
a pittance but good...

First two from The Weeping Meadow and the third from Runaway Train.

oh and I couldn't find a grab, but the last shot of Soylent Green- tehe...
 
David Mullen ASC said:
One of my favorite opening scenes is in "Excalibur" and the cut from the firelit battle in the woods at night to the calm, misty dawn at the lake:

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It's very strange that many people actually hate this movie.

I adore it.

The whole of it is visual poetry and even more - it's cine-poetry.

Amazing...
 
I saw "Who is afraid of Virginia Woolf?" this weekend and did like the night shot with Richard Burton on the swing and also the shot where the others drive with their car away, leaving him back on the street.
 
Well, it lasts a lot longer than 10 seconds, and I didn't read through to see if anyone else posted it, but the SINGLE GREATEST SHOT IN CINEMA HISTORY is often considered the opening shot of Orson Welles' masterpiece, "Touch of Evil." From it's brilliant close-up to the great overhead crane moving through the town, that's as good as it gets.

As for me, I'd take Welles' shot of Major Amberson head on in "The Magnificent Ambersons." Welles' narration and the look of the old man seen straight on is just to die for. I get chills even now thinking about it.

My two cents. . .

Stephen "gotta love Welles" Pruitt
 
Single greatest shot ever?
Just about every frame in The Conformist.
Bertolucci & Sturaro, both young and reckless.
Shot in the early seventies.
Others like The Trial, Amacord and Dr Strangelove also contain
a passion for storytelling with pictures and will always
last the test of time.

A rare thing these days at the movies.
 
"Amelie OWNS"

What about the transition shot where she falls to the floor as tears? One of the most amazing shots I've ever seen on film, perfectly integrated with the story and footage.
 
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