5 Brilliant Moments of Camera Movement

Without camera movement, films would be all static play and no fun. The way the camera moves says more to us than just a show-off of technical tricks. Directors, throughout the years, have implemented their own unique camera styles to best tell their stories on-screen. These are just some of the top moves in film history, so far.
8 Brilliants Moments of Camera Movement List:
1) The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
2) 20th Century Women
3) Marnie
4) The Passenger
5) The Candidate (short film by David Karlak)
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[@josephcrown7783]

Bless you editor, for adding the film names at the bottom of the screen

[@SportSkillWonder]

yeah. the narrator has a jibrish english

[@margiejones6491]

It is good the titles are there, but they a place to fall right on the red "play line" when you pause to read the title. Does that occur for you? The title is hidden by the graphic KZbin lines.

[@isa-belva]

@@margiejones6491 you can.... you can tap the screen again to make it go away....

[@jasonblalock4429]

Funfact: Tarantino actually filmed multiple takes of the ear-cutting scene in Reservoir Dogs where we actually see it happen, but their low budget makeup effect just didn't look good. So the camera pan away was due to his need to do *something* to convey the action rather than just cutting away. It's a nice little "accidental art" moment.

[@kailashsingha4073]

Wow !

[@Leon-zu1wp]

I thought it was a reference to how cameras pan to curtains whenever chaarcters had sex during the 50s.

[@malcolmlarri9073]

like the shark in JAWS was really bad and always breaking down so Speilberg couldnt show it much - made it even scarier !

[@mhrsolanki2020]

Exactly! Whenever I noticed camera panning away from the scene. I always think that they couldn't make the shot because of lack of resources (be it financial or skill) ..

[@CraftySouthpaw]

By panning the camera away and just hearing the screams, the audience is left in suspense as to what's actually happening until we see Madsen walk away with the ear in his hand.

[@konopimediatv8598]

I am humbled - opened another tab - watched The Candidate - blown away - Thank you

[@HeliRy]

The Assassination of Jesse James is a master class in film making. The cinematography, the casting, the score (OMG the score!!!), production, direction, acting... it's epic on every level. Hell, Richard Dreyfuss' story telling narration deserved an Academy Award. Easily the most under rated and most overlooked film of the last 25 years.

[@zackerycooper7602]

Richard Dreyfuss? The movie was narrated by an assistant editor on the film.

[@HeliRy]

@@zackerycooper7602 Well damn, now I feel stupid lol. Thanks for the correction though!

[@zackerycooper7602]

@@HeliRy No, it's okay, it sounds a bit like him. I was confused at first who that damn voice was and I looked and it was someone who has not acted in anything since.

[@wouttourwe6392]

Mooo

[@austinsop7434]

I was blown away by the opening attack in the Revenant. The camera looks up at all of the characters with the sky behind them, and you aren't able to see a single one of their attackers until they see one. You feel just as trapped as they do. Alejandro Inarritu and Emmanuel Lubezki are a brilliant team.

Austin's OP lndeed. That scene was super tense.

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[@berthilleonard]

i wanted to comment the same exact thing. i actually clicked this video to see if the revenant was in here.

[@lukenarlee8118]

I agree completely. As far as brilliant camera movements go, for me, nothing beats the Revenant. 2nd favorite would be Children of men. Which, I didn't realize until now was also Emmanuel Lubezki. That guy is amazing.

[@susanam.826]

Agree! I was just thinking about the Revenant while watching this video.

[@kingofwakanda6899]

Fincher moves the camera like a goddamn master (which he is). His camerawork is fascinating. I love it sooooo much!

[@diegom-a7970]

i'm your fan

[@auden9540]

King of Wakanda Do you sleep?

[@kingofwakanda6899]

Diego M-A cool

[@TheFifaBaouss]

Agreed, his camerawork and direction in Fight Club and The Social Network are incredible!

[@zacroper3577]

Yeah I've never been a fan of Panic Room (in fact I find it to be rather mediocre and very mundane in many places) but its got some truly brilliant camera work from time to time.

[@captaineardrum6208]

This channel is one of my favorites. I noticed how they started labeling on the bottom of the screen which movie the footage is from, because it used to be a common thing seeing people in the comments ask for which movie was at a certain time in the video. They've taken the time and the effort to solve this and I find it great.

[@JayjNunez]

One of the most simple but powerful camera movements is in Breaking Bad. Sure it's not a film but a camera movement is a camera movement. I believe it's the very last episode. Walter is back in town to finish his business. Skyler and Marie are talking on the phone. Skyler tells Marie that she knows Walter is a horrible man, she shouldn't talk to him, and to call the police if he sees him. She hangs up the phone. The camera has been stationary up until then, but when she hangs up, the camera dollies left. It reveals Walter standing there. A simple dolly to the left revealing Walter was an incredible decision to make. It showed that even though Skyler hates Walter for putting her through hell, she still trusts him. I'm speaking for myself, but that movement spoke volumes.

[@xt24PY555]

Spoilers!!!

[@johani1717]

@@xt24PY555 It's been like 7 years

[@KyroEmeraldblade]

Butter yeet If you read “in the last episode” and didn’t want to know any spoilers but kept reading anyways... that’s on you lmao

[@edensavage9270]

I forgot about this! What a great show

[@YourMajesty143]

It wasn't that Skylar trusted him, it was an act of mercy towards the father of her children. No matter how wrong we think a loved one is behaving, we're more likely to protect them rather than oust them, especially if they've come to us when we are at our most vulnerable and whilst knowing them to be dangerous. It's in our self-interest, bc if they have to get caught, you'd rather it be due to their own undoing, instead of it stemming from any participation of yours, that may eventually lead to restless feelings of guilt.

[@davidcarmer4476]

I love how you guys are teaching me to "see" more than I ever noticed before. Thanks.

[@grindstone4910]

#3, Taxi Driver should've had an honorable mention. The scene where Travis is talking to whatserface on the phone after taking her to the porno theater was so uncomfortably awkward that the camera just starts moving away.

[@leonardopuehler4899]

Grindstone That's a really smart camera movement. It really feels lonely after that.

[@scottmcdonnell5403]

Grindstone as brilliant as hitchcock is, that shot is just as if not more effective, it captures the same sense of pain and discomfort of Marnie and reservoir dogs, but the reason isnt physical, the movement itself, unlike the other two is the key indicator the eveny is painful

[@Chvse4U]

Grindstone I love when the camera jars right to reveal Travis with his mohawk at the campaign. Calm and quit then BAM! our jarring protagonist.

[@Linny95]

lol you probably got that scene from EveryFrameAPainting

[@futurestoryteller]

I really don't think it belongs on any list as an "honorable mention" it should take a spot somewhere.

[@dyslexicstoner2408]

Enter the Void has the most incredible camerawork I have ever seen. I'll never be able to watch it again though, lol

[@knucklesfan8]

I think without a doubt, one of my favorite things about y'alls videos is when you edit the clips to show what it would've looked like without whatever aspect your praising. There are so many times when you make a claim about a directors choice about how something affects us, and I call bullshit, but then when you edit it out, I'm like, "holy shit you're right!"

[@grigorshah]

Honestly best channel for a platform dedicated to video creating...

[@ScaredStraightProductions]

Have you ever watched film riot?

[@Boozer13]

I cannot say this enough... This is one of the greatest channels on all of KZbin. I love it so much...

[@roach9397]

I agree completely, they are incredibly informative and entertaining.

[@Zimpfnis]

michael rojas it's just interesting how their lists are brilliant and all their unscripted stuff is horrible, like KZbin on opposite day

[@Palmatom]

Their top are of an incredibly high quality, smart, original and entertaining. However I am not fan of the other contents.

[@deets1250]

Sameeeee

[@DANGUEDES]

michael rojas it is the best one for real

[@futurestoryteller]

Love Jesse James - what a great movie - very underrated.

[@Ale-9991]

futurestoryteller that is got to be the best story telling movie

[@tomboz777]

Narrator: He was ashamed of his persiflage, his boasting, his pretensions of courage and ruthlessness; he was sorry about his cold-bloodedness, his dispassion, his inability to express what he now believed was the case- that he truly regretted killing Jesse, that he missed the man as much as anybody and wished his murder hadn't been necessary. Even as he circulated his saloon he knew that the smiles disappeared when he passed by. He received so many menacing letters that he could read them without any reaction except curiosity. He kept to his apartment all day, flipping over playing cards, looking at his destiny in every King and Jack. Edward O'Kelly came up from Bachelor at one P.M. on the 8th. He had no grand scheme. No strategy. No agreement with higher authorities. Nothing but a vague longing for glory, and a generalized wish for revenge against Robert Ford. Edward O'Kelly would be ordered to serve a life sentence in the Colorado Penitentiary for second degree murder. Over seven thousand signatures would eventually be gathered in a petition asking for O'Kelly's release, and in 1902, Governor James B. Ullman would pardon the man. There would be no eulogies for Bob, no photographs of his body would be sold in sundries stores, no people would crowd the streets in the rain to see his funeral cortege, no biographies would be written about him, no children named after him, no one would ever pay twenty-five cents to stand in the rooms he grew up in. The shotgun would ignite, and Ella Mae would scream, but Robert Ford would only lay on the floor and look at the ceiling, the light going out of his eyes before he could find the right words.

[@nandoblondemobydick5438]

because it as very boring pasage it could be done qith more mouvement, i think it is just too long

[@otterhero6229]

That film was awesome, I was so glad my mum showed it to me. First film that made me enjoy Brad Pitt.

[@SteppingStone445]

The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford is my all time favorite movie. I can't even explain it. It just does something to me. I envy people who haven't seen it yet, because I wish I could see it for the first time again.

[@futurestoryteller]

I worked with this guy, kind of middle-aged married guy who would flirt with all the female customers who came into our store. I never knew what his deal was exactly, but he was nice enough to me. One day he just goes "So you're the movie guy, right?" I said "Yeah." He goes, "You see that one Brad Pitt/Jesse James movie that just came out?" I said "Yeah actually..." And before I could tell him how great I thought it was, he blurts out "Fuckin' boring as shit wasn't it?" I think I sort of figured out his "deal" right there. I mean - I would never judge somebody off of movies, but to me it showed a lack of introspection on his part. And also a lack of appreciation for movies, so I don't know why he wanted to talk to me about them.

[@SteppingStone445]

Wow, I don't blame you for judging in that circumstance! I know what you mean, I try to get my friends to watch this movie, but I always hesitate given it's length. Not that I mind that at all. I just dread when people start fidgeting and checking the time, waiting for the end. But I love every minute of it, and wouldn't change a thing. It's sort of a "slow burn" in a way. You know what's gonna happen, it tells you in the title, just not how or when. It's just a piece of art, in my opinion. I wholeheartedly love that movie. (I did get my friends to watch it a few weeks ago, and they were blown away, so I'm so happy about that)

[@tomboz777]

He was ashamed of his persiflage, his boasting, his pretensions of courage and ruthlessness; he was sorry about his cold-bloodedness, his dispassion, his inability to express what he now believed was the case- that he truly regretted killing Jesse, that he missed the man as much as anybody and wished his murder hadn't been necessary. Even as he circulated his saloon he knew that the smiles disappeared when he passed by. He received so many menacing letters that he could read them without any reaction except curiosity. He kept to his apartment all day, flipping over playing cards, looking at his...There would be no eulogies for Bob, no photographs of his body would be sold in sundries stores, no people would crowd the streets in the rain to see his funeral cortege, no biographies would be written about him, no children named after him, no one would ever pay twenty-five cents to stand in the rooms he grew up in. The shotgun would ignite, and Ella Mae would scream, but Robert Ford would only lay on the floor and look at the ceiling, the light going out of his eyes before he could find the right words.

[@michaelbloomer451]

The best and most artistic film ever in my opinion

[@rickenfatania]

That scene in Jaws was created by manually moving the camera away whilst zooming in. I remember my teacher talking about this over ten years ago.

[@outlanderfrog]

rickenfatania rickenfatania It's called a dolly zoom, or the "Vertigo Effect." It works in reverse too. :-)

[@futurestoryteller]

It's a pretty bizarre and outlandish effect, that's probably why it's not used so much. Then again, if I'm not mistaken, the "zoom lens" seems to have fallen out of favor all by itself, in recent years. Tarantino still likes to do it.

[@SkiDaBird]

That's because he's Tarantino.

[@uknownothing5128]

as outlanderfrog said, you can also call it 'zolly' to make it shorter

[@futurestoryteller]

SkiDaBird Naturally.

[@brianschaefer3851]

Assassination of Jesse James...one of my favorite films

[@futurestoryteller]

Yeah, me too.

[@jacobmorales323]

Brian Schaefer underrated as hell man

[@tomboz777]

He was ashamed of his persiflage, his boasting, his pretensions of courage and ruthlessness; he was sorry about his cold-bloodedness, his dispassion, his inability to express what he now believed was the case- that he truly regretted killing Jesse, that he missed the man as much as anybody and wished his murder hadn't been necessary. Even as he circulated his saloon he knew that the smiles disappeared when he passed by. He received so many menacing letters that he could read them without any reaction except curiosity. He kept to his apartment all day, flipping over playing cards, looking at his destiny in every King and Jack. Edward O'Kelly came up from Bachelor at one P.M. on the 8th. He had no grand scheme. No strategy. No agreement with higher authorities. Nothing but a vague longing for glory, and a generalized wish for revenge against Robert Ford. Edward O'Kelly would be ordered to serve a life sentence in the Colorado Penitentiary for second degree murder. Over seven thousand signatures would eventually be gathered in a petition asking for O'Kelly's release, and in 1902, Governor James B. Ullman would pardon the man. There would be no eulogies for Bob, no photographs of his body would be sold in sundries stores, no people would crowd the streets in the rain to see his funeral cortege, no biographies would be written about him, no children named after him, no one would ever pay twenty-five cents to stand in the rooms he grew up in. The shotgun would ignite, and Ella Mae would scream, but Robert Ford would only lay on the floor and look at the ceiling, the light going out of his eyes before he could find the right words.

[@kaizokousaiyan6738]

idk how assassination of jesse james didn't win an oscar on cinematography

[@tomboz777]

Ahmed Ali Ali twitter.com/mann_ryley/status/913783484094726145

[@sachinpandey5090]

@Om Patel Man Assassination of Jesse James is one of the most acclaimed films of the 21st century.

[@MasterAppels]

I love the push-in in Short Term 12 during Marcus' rap! Great movie too.

[@zangoat]

I would love to see a list on top acting moments in film

[@timon240]

zangoat Tommy Wiseau

[@CannibalAmerica]

I'm so glad The Assassination of Jesse James finally got on a list. It's one of my favorite movies ever, and criminally underrated. It's so superbly acted and paced (I don't think it's too slow, like some might say), with only one weak part or performance being Mary-Louise Parker as Jesse's wife. God I love this movie.

[@ShinraEm]

John Dickenson finally! Someone shares my love for that movie!

[@tomboz777]

He was ashamed of his persiflage, his boasting, his pretensions of courage and ruthlessness; he was sorry about his cold-bloodedness, his dispassion, his inability to express what he now believed was the case- that he truly regretted killing Jesse, that he missed the man as much as anybody and wished his murder hadn't been necessary. Even as he circulated his saloon he knew that the smiles disappeared when he passed by. He received so many menacing letters that he could read them without any reaction except curiosity. He kept to his apartment all day, flipping over playing cards, looking at his destiny in every King and Jack...There would be no eulogies for Bob, no photographs of his body would be sold in sundries stores, no people would crowd the streets in the rain to see his funeral cortege, no biographies would be written about him, no children named after him, no one would ever pay twenty-five cents to stand in the rooms he grew up in. The shotgun would ignite, and Ella Mae would scream, but Robert Ford would only lay on the floor and look at the ceiling, the light going out of his eyes before he could find the right words.

[@misterlovalovat5398]

#1 Inglorious Basterds opening scene when Landa asks whether he is sheltering the enemies to the state. That scene was gold.

[@tanmaymore9631]

It's crazy how much perfection you are showing in every single video of yours!

[@akikleist]

I watched The Candidate after this video and it blew me away.

[@danlikesred3989]

One of my favorites is from Signs, zooming in on a random corner of the wall while you hear the dog getting killed outside. Just what your eyes would naturally do when listening to something out of eyeshot.

[@EliseLogan]

That short - The Candidate - is really, really good. I never would have watched it without this mention, so thanks.

[@mikaylaquon3005]

Thank you for doing hard work of collecting the beauty in these films to reminisce on. Symbolism is the subtleties

[@nirvas0]

These are awesome. I would like to see a "Brilliant moments" about dialogue in film.

[@ShafHussain]

That one-take fight scene in Oldboy! Genius.

[@futurestoryteller]

The fake one in Daredevil Season 2 is better though.

[@SmooothCriiminal]

I think one of the best is from Training Day. In the "King Kong" scene when the camera appears to show Denzel picking up the gun, but it suddenly diverts to him picking up the lighter. Fantastic

[@straight5926]

You could fill the whole video with The assassination Of Jesse James. Stunning cinematography

[@TomBombadil168]

That marnie one really makes me uncomfortable.

[@bombaya85]

Good, I`d find it disturbing if you actually got turned on by it.

[@anarkyah4440]

wow, i cannot believe i just read "violently or forcibly raped, more like one sided-lovemaking". it doesn't matter WHY she does not want to be touched or have sex, it needs to be respected and not treated as if she is "damaged", she was still raped (in that case it would be taking advantage of her "damaged" state). rape doesn't have to be violent, it has to be non-consensual, even if it appears nice. if one party does not agree or is coerced into agreeing out of their free will, that is rape

[@michelle.pearl.]

What a gross, gross thing to say. Rape isn't always violent. Rape is coersion, manipulation. It doesn't matter if he "loves her," it's still rape.

[@grindstone4910]

Dude. Seriously. You really REALLY need to learn what "consent" is before you hurt somebody.

[@michelle.pearl.]

Daniel Lewis That is not consent, that isn't even close to consent and you need to take a very long, very hard look at yourself before you hurt someone.

[@BackyardShedFilms]

We use an old wheelchair to capture slow push ins & outs. Cost effective and visually effective for micro-low budget filmmaking.

[@sclogse1]

David Lean used it in his Oliver Twist film. Right up to the punch in the face.

[@eurisko84]

Mine has to be the Whammyburger scene in Falling Down. That Dutch tilt POV from Bill when he realises he's stepped the line by pulling out the gun is purely epic! That whole movie is full of gems!

[@yurdp]

Road to Perdition- the push in on Daniel Craig going out of focus with Tom Hanks and Paul Newman in focus in the background! Brilliant shot!

[@nerdyxedge]

There is this one camera move in "Locke" (2013) I often think about and appreciate. The entire film takes place in his car, and the story is told through phone calls. Ivan Locke (Tom Hardy) has this indecisive moment because he's unsure of how to proceed in a situation. The camera moves like a person shifting their feet (as he can't since he's in a car).

[@aadityabhattacharya]

waiting for this segment for a long time good job guys

[@Shah-of-the-Shinebox]

Almost all of the camera movements in Children of Men are AMAZING!!!

[@treefrogjohnson7514]

These movie lists are incredible. I love them so much.

[@magpie405]

Prisioner of Azkaban is full of amazing camera movements

[@invaderos2512]

Yes , that's Alfonso Cuaròn. He also directed a movie they mentioned in the video (Children of man) and Gravity

[@imjustlucy_29]

My favorite is the scene where they're practicing "ridicolus" (don't know how it's spelled) and the camera goes through the mirror and goes out of the reflection and starts filming the students.

[@fintanwatson8137]

@@imjustlucy_29 Riddikulus!

[@sidseymoure9667]

That's Alfonso Cuaron. They Mentioned another of his movies in the video, Children of Men

[@mediocrestudymusic6377]

The HP movies in general have a lot of good camerawork; like the scene in DH P2 where the trio run into the snatchers. It captures the tension and energy of the event extremely well.

[@suyashawasthi1]

Thank god "Shaky cam" wasn't included.

[@scarletspidernz]

Bourne movies use it well though, i think it was mentioned in one of the previous lists.

[@suyashawasthi1]

scarletspidernz Yeah bourne films did a great job but a sensible use of it is rare.

[@vikingfortiesfaeroes]

Indeed, and also bog-standard two-people conversation scenes where they're clearly using a handheld, so you can see everything wobbling about between the top & bottom borders - just what's the point?

[@joel6672]

In a cap of Breaking Bad is brilliant how uses this camera work. Simple perfection

[@joshhansen20]

The Passenger is such a great example here. The ending shot of that film in particular is one of the most effective and moving uses of camerawork I've ever seen.

[@corvus1374]

Children of Men. Just, the whole film. You touched on it, but the camera movement is just brilliant.

[@tanoybose8844]

i really like " Cinema Paradiso " last scene, its wonderfully cinematograph.

[@thewalkingmic5]

Tanoy Bose I luv that movie. It’s a really good start for those wanting to explore the essence of cinematography

[@widM_]

What are you talking about? Do you know what cinematography is? Last scene of Cinema Paradiso is mostly brilliant because of efficient editing and the climax of the storytelling, not because of any camera movement.

[@KEVMAN7987]

Man, that Marnie scene was disturbing. Now we all feel violated by Sean Connery...

[@jonathanmelia]

Daniel Lewis In one draft of the script, the Sean Connery character relented from "raping" Marnie at the last moment. Hitch was so incensed he promptly fired the writer.

[@cosmogreenpaws]

Daniel Lewis "she doesn't love him or want to have sex". Um, doesn't that mean it is rape?

[@futurestoryteller]

What's worse, he admitted to beating women IRL... sees no problem with it.

[@nimay13]

Kevin Gomolchak Not really.

[@futurestoryteller]

nimay13 Yes, really

[@mitchellbanks197]

This channel is so fantastic because it really breaks down the techniques behind great film making and gives examples beyond a simple list. Thank you guys for this wonderful work

[@marcoscuellar7442]

I AM ADDICTED TO THIS CHANNEL. Great job with the narration, choice of music and overall quality in the research and display of topics

[@ama4121]

That Marnie one is truly effective.

[@andiegarcia1099]

In chapter 1 of Inglorious Basterds, Hans Landa was having a conversation with the French farmer, while the camera slowly moves almost 360 degrees it's telling you that something is about to happen. Then it moves down to reveal Shoshanna and her family are hiding underneath the floor boards. That was a chilling moment to watch

[@Gc-nm9kd]

"smoke" has the last scene narrated with a super slow closing in, masterful.

[@amkamoreify]

Thank you guys and girls so much. i feel like i know alot more about cinema now and its all thanks to this channel. please keep going forever

[@kromus1]

In case no one else has mentioned this, I need to invoke a controversial name: Shyamalan. Declining quality over time aside, his use of the wandering camera in both the Sixth Sense and Unbreakable is both noticeable and affecting. What it does is serve to highlight the unreality of the situations where they occur. Say what you like about M but his first two movies were both rather good imo.

[@piro___]

The lifting scene when Bruce Willis is training came to my mind when I read this, it's great

[@bensmart3247]

Top ten use of time change/montages in film

[@jballantyne553]

The space jockey reveal in Alien. A pull out crane shot plus matching music. One of the greatest single shots in cinema.

[@ryodark]

When I first subbed to your channel ages ago, it was because I was completely enthralled with the vids which felt to me like how a film or cinematography class in college might feel. I never had the opportunity in college to take a course like that so I take great enjoyment from seeing ways that color, or camera angles, or various visual or auditory moments improve a scene in a film. I love your "most brilliant" or "best" videos and hope you continue to make them because there is so very much that goes into filmmaking that I'm sure there is still tons to talk about!

[@LongboardsBE]

love these videos

[@mjolninja9358]

Fuck you

[@LongboardsBE]

@@mjolninja9358 lol ay wishing you a good one dude seems like you can use it

[@LDixon007]

The way the camera follows us in slo-mo; the way we look to us all. The way we look to a distant constellation that's dying in a corner of the sky...

[@robinboyle5786]

Leonard Dixon That would make a great song lyric dontcha think?

[@pullpulse123]

One of the ones I love is the camera move in apocalypse now at the moment when Willard is carried away by Kurtz's natives... a great moment of total loss of control that the camerawork embellishes by turning upside down. Great video--cheers! 👌🏻

[@TheZooyorker6]

I really want to thank you guys for making these great videos.

[@garrettbox1530]

Hitchcock said "Film your murders like love scenes, and film your love scenes like murders." I like the camera move in Frenzy more than Marnie when the camera backs away from the door, out the building and across the street.

[@dhanrajshetty9762]

Shawshank redemption on this list!! It had many best camera movements. Every frame told different story, lighting and movements in accordance with mood and different situations, introduction of characters, indeed simple yet one of the best works of Roger deakins till now

[@pmeagle]

Yeah especially the Brooks bus scene. I believe there was a channel that analyzed exactly this scene, don't know if CineFX or Nerdwriter1, or Every Frame a Painting.

[@mindyaguliar9346]

I like the camera that follows random or even secondary characters and when one character crosses paths with another it follows them, it does this until the sequence of characters get near the main character and then you are introduced to them. I love this because it tells a entire back story or sets the environment or explains a great amount of detail of the main character.

[@Mharriscreations]

Some of the best camera movement I've ever seen was in "The Mothman Prophecies." The camera tells the story of the otherwise unseen Mothman in an eerie but powerful way.

[@zzFishstick]

Why do I only know like 20% of the films CineFix uses in examples

[@mhssoccer1309]

They do that to get you to go "hmm i havent seen that movie; maybe ill check it out!" which i really appreciate!

[@technodroog]

the ultimate "only YOU know the answer to that" question ;)

[@Minikin1]

That's part of the reason so many people bitch in the comments about their selections. Those amazing movie suggestions defy what people expect when they read " Brilliant moments in ". The whole idea is to share brilliant moments, not the ones we all know. It's one of the huge differences between Cinefix and WatchMojo. I'm with you, I appreciate the hell out of being shown things I might not have seen or heard of.

[@gnarthdarkanen7464]

Another (and I think finer) point, Cinefix is picking these movies for these lists and discussions so most of us are expressly NOT attached to them. The complaints I read regarding "popular" movies by titles all sound like fans who put WAY TOO MUCH emotional attachment to them rather than objectively analyzing what's going on or being said. Cinefix is picking lesser known titles on purpose, not just to expose their return viewers to new titles (at least to them/us) but to get our attention to the details of what makes the camera movement, the editing, the color usage, etc... whatever "brilliant" for the reasons it's brilliant. It's not just another site trying to tell you what's hot to watch ( a-hem-mojo)... That's actually been something I rather appreciated as well as respected Cinefix for. Good Job(s) guys :o)

[@chchchchill]

Exactly! It's less about how amazing the movie is and more about how amazing a simple camera movement can be.

[@lilweedsea]

*The Entirety of 1917 has Entered The Chat*

[@anas.ettaoudi6441]

Yes

[@brucewaynebillionare8125]

No cuts

[@mjolninja9358]

@@brucewaynebillionare8125 no nuts

[@CT9wasmyhandle]

Meh

[@PanfluteExpedition_]

@@brucewaynebillionare8125delusional

[@johngleason4376]

Loved the video thanks for it! Some of the clips you guys used made me realize that I'd love to see an episode on contra zooms!

[@mickyjankis9542]

love your content, amount of research and work put into it is just brilliant

[@JohnRyan112192]

What about the Phone Call scene from Taxi Driver where Betsy rejects Travis and the camera moves away from him because even the camera doesn't want to watch the sad attempt of Travis asking her out again.

[@mustardmellon]

i liked the shot near the beginning of Arrival, where Amy Adams/Louise is in the parking lot at her work. the camera follows her, but when she gets to her car, it stops at a weird angle, and we see the sky. It's early on, so the expectation is that you'll see the alien ships up there, but instead military jets scream through the frame and you get a jump scare.

[@karimrahimli3722]

Your team doing great job! Thanks))

[@nanaandbump.]

These are very well done, thanks!

[@abhin3698]

These were great! Loved it. You should also check DAVID FINCHER's Direction skills.

[@adamomasta-milsom6566]

Please do an episode like this on moments of great framing🙏🙏

[@ksbalaji1287]

First one of all those movie analysis pieces that I have seen that makes real sense. Great job, looking to hear more from you.

[@TheSquishyfishy77]

i love ur channel!!! u guys put out interesting lists that arent just monotonously listing them off! i love the analysis into each choice, it shows that you guys really put thought into your videos! i love them and look forward to each one

[@spartan990]

Cinefix makes me miss making movies.

[@chizhang2765]

No offense, but why stopped?

[@Frankly1997]

Not a single Kurosawa cinematography swagger?

[@mikepeterson7070]

Great video! I always love a good one shot if it's done right and adds to a story, not just doing it for the sake of doing it. The hallway scene in season 1 of Daredevil was amazing! You see the fatigue that Daredevil goes through. Just the amount of effort it takes to plan a shot like that is crazy!

[@TheSwaroopB]

Not sure how I never stumbled upon videos from CineFix before! These guys are just brilliant! The precisely chosen words, intelligently structured sentences -- they all just hit the perfect spot! Been watching crappy videos of the similar genre for far too long on other channels, I must say.

[@bendermac]

what about the pseudo pov camera move? i always love them. the scene starts with the character looking around his/her environment and then a cut happens we are in the pov. but at the end we see the character and it wasn't a pov look around from the character. he/she still looks at the same direction initially. it's for the audience. sam raimi did this in his evil dead movies. if i remember correctly, it was actually in evil dead 2. a brilliant little moment and certainly worth mentioning :)

[@vikingfortiesfaeroes]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/paS0pp-uqpytm7sm5s You mean like this?

[@GridDrawing]

Where is ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST? Camera movements and music was brilliant in that movie.

[@jas_bataille]

True. Acting as well. The whole movie is brilliant

[@scottwild]

Wonderful video, thanks for this!

[@mallenwho]

I can't believe you didn't use the Terminal for #4. The longest, largest, most extreme pull back, to one of the longest shots in cinema. Revealing the entirety of the set constructed for the film and the entirety of where he is allowed to exist. It shows his deep betrayal, loneliness but also how he is just one tiny cog in an enormous machine that doesn't care for him. It is the most perfect pull back, longest in scale and largest in meaning, but instead we went for a hypothetical from a screenplay??

[@BillykOTW]

Jesse Mallen They really dropped the ball on that one smh

[@DTweedleD]

the opening scene of the revenant?

[@gWMPH-qi3nk]

Everything about that Indian ambush scene was perfect. I haven't experienced such an immersive combat scene since Saving Private Ryan.

[@michelgardes]

Your narration skills are brilliant. It's the best part of your videos, really.

[@jeremyybarra]

You guys did great job on this one! One of my favorite channels

[@AnythingButTh1s]

Didn't even mention Taxi Driver!?

[@nitpicker9406]

I'm surprised you didn't mention Solaris at any point. Why do you guys never talk about Tarkovsky anymore? ;)

[@jackhall1836]

Nit Picker or the mirror

[@vb2388]

Nit Picker...I think they don't want to disappoint their fans by putting Tarkovsky everywhere but I don't mind Tarkovsky DESERVES to be Everywhere. He is one of the greatest filmmakers of all time..

[@headrockbeats]

If I'm not mistaken, there's a short clip from Andrey Rublev in this very video...

[@robertrossney8947]

And Stalker.

[@Tocy777isback0414]

it has some clips from STalker

[@andytaveras9532]

Thank you so much for this inspirational video. great work!

[@CinemaGulp]

Love these. Great analyzing

[@Linny95]

When Snyder moves the camera to show Superman's chiselled abs and Batman's butt. All hail Snyder (Sarcasm)

[@jayrobb9]

Henry Fonda's reveal in Once Upon a Time in the West.

[@KlyzmTheFirst]

yes

[@xmadux]

Great Remembering of the candidate. It's a great short film and I use it all the time on film classes to explain camera movements, framing and blocking.

[@kuunib7325]

I definetly liked the intro of The Revenant with the first 5mins without cut, just amazing.

[@domonicdecoco2410]

Do a video on the cleverness of the Perks of Being a Wallflower.

[@cosmogreenpaws]

Dominic Decoco I watched 30 minutes of that and found it to be annoying and trying too hard. If you can persuade me to finish it please do, but I have yet to see any "cleverness".

[@ceeryle]

Perks of being a wallflower is the movie for hipster teens to say that they watch indie stuff and have unique taste in movies. It's the John Green of movies.

[@vb2388]

Dominic Decoco...That film has a great soundtrack.. Asleep - The Smiths Heroes - David Bowie

[@headrockbeats]

+Ceeryle Brown - That analogy just blew me away. :)

[@dexterous5892]

The main problem with it, as was pointed out by The Royal Ocean Film Society, is that it is very nostalgically retrospective in its writing instead of focusing on what teenage life is like.

[@marksab14]

Wong Kar Wai movies has such great camera movements

[@vb2388]

Vava vecki...Yes! especially Fallen Angels..

[@alejorag]

Wong Kar-wai is literally the one director that a few years ago made me first realize camera movement could mean something. Dude's insane.

[@chizhang2765]

He's got a woman living inside him... Sensitive to the touch, expressive without words.

[@bethanybandit6610]

Thank you for this! Very helpful.

[@MissUnderstoodasAlways]

very insightful. thank you

[@supernautical7394]

Kingsman had amazing camera work in the church scene.

[@prabijshrestha]

I was also thinking about that..