Cinematography Style: Gordon Willis

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Gordon Willis shaped the future of cinematography through innovative, dark lighting and extreme visual contrasts in his photography. This video will examine Willis’ philosophy on cinematography and analyse the film gear that he used in order to translate his concepts to the screen.
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List Of Films Featured:
Klute (1971)
The Godfather (1972)
The Godfather Part II (1974)
All The President’s Men (1976)
Manhattan (1979)
Pennies From Heaven (1981)
Zelig (1983)
Presumed Innocent (1990)
0:00 Introduction
1:00 Background
1:35 Philosophy
5:45 Gear
10:05 Conclusion
Music:
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Jesse Gallagher - ‘Mer-Ka-Ba’
Jesse Gallagher - ‘The Sleeping Prophet’

[@InDepthCine]

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Pawel Pagorzelski please

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Sven Nykvist

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Linus Sandgren, Łukasz Żal, and Gregg Toland.

[@Trakinasnove]

Gordon Willis was on of the greatest cinematographers ever, its a shame hes now more well recognized and acknowledged. I really love his use of shadows, specially on Manhattan.

[@jorgereyes8438]

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[@ruly8153]

“You think you’re god” “Well I gotta model myself after somebody”

[@SemanticallyObscured]

The prince of darkness is such a cool nickname lol i always loved moody low key lighting

[@kozykev]

God Father I & II are cinematography gold. They were shot in the 70’s and still look like they could have been filmed today. The shadows, the film stock everything about those movies is amazing. Willis is a legend.

[@ruly8153]

Look up The Godfather cinematography the take It’s a really great video on those two movies cinematography

[@ruly8153]

I love how in The Godfather Don Corleone’s eyes are always dark It keeps him so mysterious

[@zacharyantle7940]

Klute’s visuals are permanently burned into my eyes, one of the most beautiful films I’ve seen, I hope to shoot with a similar style and vibe someday :)

[@retlwiz]

Absolutely love Gordon Willis’ work. Those dark 1970’s pieces are what inspired me to take the DOP route.

[@elgringoperdido.]

I love this cinematographer style with deep contrast, it creates a very specific look, intimate and nostalgic

[@ruly8153]

It’s basically if Da Vinci became a cinematographer! 😂😂🤔

[@portraitsofafilmmaker]

Every time I return to Godfather I & II I am more and more captivated by how well the cinematography conveys the story and overall theme. Thank you for taking my appreciation for those films and the artist who helped craft them even further!

[@nunatak123]

Dude. You deserve your own short form series on Netflix or something - your videos are great. Pleased to find this video of one of my all time favourite cinematographers 🙌

[@TweetBomb]

The Eastman 100T 5254/7254 stock defined New Hollywood imo. It is, without a doubt, the most beautiful and stunning film stock that has ever existed. The way in which skin tones were rendered and how soft and versatile the stock was has never been replicated by kodak to this day. I yearn for the day that kodak brings back that stock so we can see imagery like this once again. Amazing analysis as always, Willis is one of if not my favorite dp of all time. If you could also make a video on practical lighting and exposing for the brightest area in a frame (specifically when shooting digitally). Thanks again!

[@stacker62]

As a Photographer, I've always loved watching the first two God Father movies just for their great cinematography. Nice to see a video that details how they were shot.

[@nathanaelreyes5854]

This is such a great breakdown of his style. As I’ve grown older (which sounds weird coming from a guy in his 20s) and more into cinematography I’ve found I love the look of 1970s movies and love Gordon’s use of shadows.

[@allanbani]

Sven Nykvist is one of my favorite DPs of all time. I would love a breakdown of his style.

[@TheScientist408]

Suggestion: Steve Yedlin. He is the ultimate camera nerd. The genius manages to emulate the look of celluloid when shooting on digital.

[@flyingfox2005]

One missing detail. Despite using Super Baltars, Willis insisted on Panavision creating a custom 40mm lens, as this was his preferred focal length. The optics were Cooke Speed Panchro, and despite numerous internet articles linking the look of the Godfather to the Super Baltars, the Panavision Cooke 40mm is probably the one lens that crafted the look of that film.

[@MiguelCunha2011]

Only recently I (re)discovered Gordon Willis, maybe because of the low profile on his intense photography, which, for me, reveals a true master of exposure. I would like you to feature his friend, mentioned in this film: Conrad L. Hall. Thank you.

[@yynnep4803]

Your videos are so soothing and entertaining to watch. I feel like I learn so much every with every video you upload

[@balazszsinkai9665]

I love this channel soo much! I'm only an enthusiast photographer and never interested that much in cinematography before. I probably more simple thinker for that, but still, I love to learn more about these fantastic cinematographers, all of their visual styles and how do they do it. Thanks Man! And I love your relaxed narration too!

[@yourstrulyeliz]

Always love your videos, truly impacting and I learn so much, thank you.

[@bertimunro]

Man I love this videos that you create! Has really inspired me!

[@Benja09Biker]

So happy to found your channel a couple of months ago, congratulation for 100.000 subs!!

[@TooManyHobbiesJeremy]

Great playlist! I enjoy learning about the gear. This one where lighting technique is focused on really got me thinking. Thanks for the great content.

[@udaravikumrahula8183]

Finally the video I've been waiting for!!!Great video as always....

[@user-ly9wr8wj5s]

My two favorite cinematographers: Gordon Willis: Prince of darkness Robert Richardson: Prince of light.

[@Holt-mir-einen-Traubensaft]

He is known as the God of Chiaroscuro or Caravaggio-esque Photography.

[@nidhikmth]

This was so beautifully explained! The work of Gordon Willis is legendary and really inspiring. Thanks for this amazing video

[@kamuelalee]

The greatest modern cinematographer

[@chrisharold3280]

Suggesting Robby Müller please, the Master of Light, and there's a great documentary by the same name on vimeo. I'd really like to hear your analysis/observations on his work though. One of my favorites of his is Paris, Texas- a film near and dear to my heart. Regardless, thanks for making these!

[@hyenkgannon8929]

I’d love to see a video about Sven Nykvist

[@ggthewhale]

The Parallax View was gorgeous to look at

[@mathewjames1757]

Thank u bro for the video loved it ❤️

[@olivierparent3554]

I loved his underexposing techniqe and bold framing in paralax view. By the way if you haven't seen it you must

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Amazing description

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YAYYYY A NEW VIDEO!

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Great video. Gracias.

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Great content 👌🏾

[@ReviewBru]

I love your videos man. Greetings from Durban

[@joegamer6914]

great video

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Congrats on 100k, IDC!

[@mohammedosman3524]

Thanks for the detailed demonstration of these technical aspects , even for some one who is not from the field it is adding much for the experience of watching movies .... Would you explain more about the f-stop, exposure, shutter speed and those stuff I found it confusing 😅

[@DeanAlioto]

Thanks for this great video essay. Three notes: (1) Conrad Hall gave DP Gordon Willis the moniker -- not "mantra" in referring to Willis as "The Prince of Darkness" (3min in.) (2) The narrator in the video refers to The Godfather when showing clips of Godfather 2 (8:50min in). (3) And Willis' work is being referred to over the one scene he didn't shoot (9:18min) Michael And Kay in the street outside their kid's school -- it was an add on scene and was too bright and colorful compared to the rest of the film.

[@AmanSingh-ts8yx]

This is a great video! Thank you so much. What film is the first frame of the video from?

[@JantomPlayzGamez]

Could you do a video on the creative differences/limitations of shooting with a DSLR for things like low budget or student films?

[@chitown1782]

Please do Sven Nykvist

[@hermanmorris3420]

thats great

[@alexisgc33]

Love Gordan Willis and all the videos you make. If you could do one of these on janusz kaminski it would be great. He's one of my favorites.

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It rained a lot yesterday in Seoul, Korea. The cold winter began with the cold wind blowing. / I hope health is always with you. Thank you. ^O^

[@Panda9536]

Thank you! Harris Savides would be great!

[@azlanarainkhan4549]

Great knowledge ji, I like IDC Explainng Cinematographey and Lighting knowledge.This is Azlan Arain khan cinematographer and Director.from Indian cinema.

[@addistesfu2424]

Great video man! Thanks. Can you do Analysis on Adam Arkapaw's work?

[@reptongeek]

This is what is missing from cinematography these days. Back then you didn't have a video tap or a monitor you had to know. Heck Douglas Slocombe didn't even use a light meter for the last decade or so of his career This is what we've lost in this 21st century world of digital moviemaking and colour grading

[@harryfoulger418]

I have two suggestions for cinematographers: Janusz Kaminski & John Seale.

[@harryfoulger418]

Not to mention: Linus Sandgren

[@youshapelyexhibit]

Could you analyse the cinematography of ERASERHEAD, Blue Velvet or Lost Highway ?

[@cmh6690]

On aimerait une présentation plus systématique de la relation entre la source de lumière (notamment, les projecteurs) et l'objet éclairé. La partie relative à l'éclairage par le haut était très intéressante, quoique trop peu développée.

[@ananyabhambi6895]

please please do one for mihai malamaire jr

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Do next Cinematography style of seamus mcgarvey

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I'm the 1000th viewer! 😀

[@Lorenzozuazua]

Im sorry i'm comment this in the best way: the difference about t4 ant t8 is 2 stops of difference, i think the audio is correct but the graphics should say t 2.8 vs t8. In the 8:06 of this video.

[@InDepthCine]

Yes the text has 2 stops of difference, which is less than the 3 stops of difference which he typically liked to keep his interior/exterior contrast ratio within. Sometimes he'd push it to 3 stops, sometimes less. Just an example to show how much less dynamic range some of those old film stocks had in comparison to modern digital codecs (14 stops or so) and how much more control you needed to maintain over exposure levels back then.

[@Lorenzozuazua]

@@InDepthCine indeed, I learn a lot in this channel, greetings

[@someguy1098]

Am I the only one confused about how one of the commenters commented on this video 6 days ago, while the video was uploaded only a few hours ago?

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Sir directing style of satyajit ray

[@sushobhanroy2396]

Great analysis as always. Please do on Nestor Almendros and Vilmos Zsigmond next. Thank you so much.

[@pureramen4085]

Studio binder and you,are my best teacher...

[@kozykev]

I would love to see you do a breakdown of Malik Hassan Sayeed’s work, specially on the movie Belly!

[@r.h.b5598]

Could you analyze the cinematography of Son of Saul?

[@isaacamboage]

It’d be great to watch an episode about Nestor Almendros

[@bobunitone]

Heard he stalled whole days on Stardust Memories because the lighting wasn't right outside, lol what a boss

[@chandrasekar03]

Most people think his best work is godfather but my fav is manhattan, no one can shoot newyyork more beautiful than him

[@Whoa802]

What he said about how you can't put both feet into a bucket of cement and leave them there for the entire two hours applies especially to The Batman. That film way overdid it with the moody color palette and dark lighting, to the point that even a simple hospital scene of Bruce and Alfred together was underlit and silhouetted. It felt really pretentious and excessive.

[@mattboggs6304]

Too dark for my tastes.