Composition in Cinematography / BLADE RUNNER 2049

[@iconicfocusmodels2151]

what font did you use for the title page at the begining of the video?

[@MastersofCinematography]

I have no presence of mind. I will check and let you know

[@MastersofCinematography]

Finally: marcellus

[@EntertainingRunner-vd3bn]

What separates Deakins is his use of Primes, Minimal movement, Photo'esc shots, and phenomenal use of lighting for mood.

[@MastersofCinematography]

Absolutely! Deakins' mastery lies in his ability to capture so much with minimalism-using prime lenses to create intimacy, keeping camera movement subtle, and lighting in a way that enhances the emotional tone. His approach to visual storytelling is truly unmatched.

[@brunobilandzija1823]

Impressive cinematography and its analysis! Thank you!🍀

[@MastersofCinematography]

Thank you too Bruno. I was so pleased to hear from you🙏🏾❤

[@ildikoedit9110]

Thank you, I loved that movie.

[@MetalForLife1970]

It's one of the best movies ever! People complain about the run time. It's a masterpiece visually but the story is a masterpiece as well and I think that gets lost in the shuffle!

[@MastersofCinematography]

You're welcome! I'm glad to hear you loved the movie too! It’s such a fantastic film.

[@MastersofCinematography]

Absolutely! It’s a true masterpiece in both visuals and storytelling. I think the runtime allows for a deeper exploration of the characters and themes, which adds to its brilliance. It’s a shame some people overlook that.

[@cory99998]

Love your channel thanks

[@MastersofCinematography]

Glad you enjoy it!♥️

[@mrbobdukes343]

Dude, that was awesome. I went out to a city lake tonight with a 5d II, shooting random subjects, whatever went by and quickly, the things that were in the frame became conflicted, there were many things to focus on since there were so many people, it was conflicting to decide what things to work with what in the frame. I relied on practicals in relationship to one thing in the frame. I got some random dramatic shots, yet, I wanted more of a tool feeling to use while in the moment, while shooting, get more confidence and watching this, you can visual these lines as you go, as what’s in the frame moves to relate with whatever else in the shot. Things move so fast, people are fast

[@MastersofCinematography]

Thanks for sharing your experience! It sounds like you had an exciting time shooting at the lake with your 5D II. I completely understand how challenging it can be to decide what to focus on when there’s so much happening in the frame. It’s great that you were able to capture some dramatic shots, and I agree-finding that "tool feeling" while shooting can really boost your confidence. Keep experimenting and visualizing those lines; it sounds like you're on the right track!

[@mrbobdukes343]

@@MastersofCinematography Thank you. One thing is getting out there, man. Plain and simple, going to use your camera. Then, connecting with people to do something together. I don’t know. You gotta be that specific type of open, humility? Whatever it is you are trying to do? It’s incredibly, intricately wild, the whole process, beginning to end, hahahh. Man, at this point, I can feel wanting to film acting… That is what movies are? A person doing something, for some reason, because of this specific reason? And things are like this around this person. It’s intricate? Doing the actual do of it. Hahahah. Just, what do you put the person, in? What’s his or her problem? Like, audience? You want the right people to see it? Audience is intense in it’s nature as well :/ They started making what you could say are propagandist laws m 1930s’ with what was being filmed. They ban certain movies, they recruit directors. It’s strenuously morale, triggering. In the process of making a film. I saw some footage of Stanley Kubrick in the middle of dIrecting Shelly Duvall in the Shinning and just plain and simple, dealing with the truths about personal ego, ugh. Yet, out of all this comes, stuff that just trips you out when you get into it. Being apart, of the communicating of pressing the record button and then, ending it, it’s kind of trippy. Putting together the communication of the acting for the time after the record button is pressed and then again to end.., Then, what comes up, to challenge that problem? Figuring out, how to command the record button on the camera hahahah. And doing step by step, shot, to shot, (they film shots out of order from different scenes 😵‍💫) putting together those shots that are what? Anywhere, from 3 seconds to 6-7 minutes long? The Russian Ark was one long take? It’s just finding those ideas to do this for…. That’s what….. The thing is :/ and of course, absolutely I don’t know just showing up to do begin the step by step process. It is an incredibly patient nature. Getting the Babayaga, sheer f***ing will, ☺️ to do that in how you as an individual do. I don’t know, please people, keep making films hahah. Godspeed

[@haidyyousif2125]

wow I Learn alot from this. THANKS❤

[@MastersofCinematography]

I'm glad to hear that 😍♥️

[@zeeseventimes]

Can you do Oldboy (2003)? One of my favorites and I think it has some pretty impressive shots. Also any Akira Kurosawa movie would also be nice to see. Love your content man!!

[@MastersofCinematography]

Thank you very much. I will definitely think of Oldboy. Thank you for your comment. Yes sure. Kurosawa is one of the great directors of cinema and I will work on one of his films soon. ❤🙏🏾

[@MastersofCinematography]

Do you have any suggestions for Kurosawa movies? Or Japanese cinema

[@joanmanel6227]

more videos like this please! greetings from Spain ❤️

[@MastersofCinematography]

Sure Joan🌹🙏🏻 watch my new video please. Thanks.

[@krysstian6309]

très cool cette analyse 👍

[@MastersofCinematography]

Thank you very much Kryss

[@thehighestsoapbox7561]

Great material

[@MastersofCinematography]

Thanks for your time 🙏🏾

[@officialnasfu7583]

Fantastic, thank you! I love Mr Gosling in this and Driver, absolute master pieces!

[@MastersofCinematography]

Thanks for the clarification! Yes, Drive is an incredible film, and Ryan Gosling's performance truly makes it a masterpiece!

[@pouriyahassanzade779]

Very nice videos dear ali .helped me so much .keep making them .we are waiting ❤❤❤

[@MastersofCinematography]

Thank you Pouriya.I'm so glad you like it. Sure❤🌹🙏🏻

[@stucooke3983]

Thank you!

[@MastersofCinematography]

You're welcome!🌹

[@vincentgoupil180]

*Thanks* Especially since there wasn't any distracting verbiage :) Misc. Recently saw a *great* shot of a man* standing alone with a pickup truck on the top level of an empty parking garage looking into the distance of a lighted complex apartment either during dusk or twilight. Inside the apartment was a women holding her son, assumed. Believe the cinematography was by *Robby Mueller* . It struck me of all the movies watched, i.e. "Down By Law", he was the cinematographer and how good he is. Howabout showing your favorite cinematographer (new to your blog so excuse if it's has been done). Duh, just noticed you covered "Paris Texas". Will watch * Harry Dean Stanton ? 1:08 Reminiscent of Edward Hopper's "Night Hawks" 1942 painting simplified.

[@MastersofCinematography]

Thank you for your wonderful comment

[@chrisfilmedit7631]

Great job

[@MastersofCinematography]

Thank you Chris🙏🏻

[@CortesFantásticosOficial]

Can you make a composition in cinematography with Christopher Nolan's Tenet?

[@MastersofCinematography]

Tenet is not my favorite movie But in the future I think I make do Nolan's Batman

[@CortesFantásticosOficial]

@@MastersofCinematography ok, and Inception?

[@MastersofCinematography]

@@CortesFantásticosOficial In my opinion, Inception is very strong in terms of cinematography technique. But not in terms of composition.

[@MOART]

this is so damn great!!!

[@MastersofCinematography]

Thank you man!🙏🏻

[@cory99998]

Is there somewhere to find a massive list of these various composition techniques?

[@MastersofCinematography]

The only source is information about photography. Both books and websites

[@clasifi1]

Wonderful work. (also, great job on Refn's Too old to die young). Subbed .. Other Suggestions (just in case, though i'm sure you know all of them) : - Bram Stoker's Dracula (by Francis Ford Coppola) - Natural Born Killers (Oliver Stone) - Enter The Void (Gaspar Noé) - Zodiac (David Fincher) - Lost Highway (David Lynch) - The City of Lost Children (Jean Pierre Jeunet) - The Cell (Tarsem Singh) - Last Year at Marienbad (Alain Resnais) - Shutter Island (Martin Scorsese)

[@MastersofCinematography]

I'm very excited about your suggestions. It is clear that you have a good taste in movies. Thank you very much and I will definitely check them out😊❤🙏🏾

[@arindamchatterjee8983]

❤

[@MastersofCinematography]

🤘🏾♥️

[@BingoBabyO]

Can you do this for the original Blade Runner 1982?

[@MastersofCinematography]

Will surely be in future plans🌹🙏🏾

[@BingoBabyO]

@@MastersofCinematography You are truly the master.

[@MastersofCinematography]

@@BingoBabyO Thank a lot 🌹🙂♥️🙏🏾

[@pizzaman4125]

How does "Center Dominant Eye" works?

[@MastersofCinematography]

Focus on the subject's eyes and a direct impact on the viewer

[@pizzaman4125]

@@MastersofCinematography Thank you! Great video by the way. Really clear and helpful.

[@MastersofCinematography]

@@pizzaman4125 Thank you Pizza man🙏🏻😉

[@vincentgoupil180]

Also, "center dominant eye" has another meaning perhaps not in cinematography. Focus the tip of a finger on a distant point or object with both eyes. Then close both eyes and open one. Repeat with the other eye, close both open one. Your dominant eye will be the one still on the distant object while non-dominant eye will not. The thing is how to translate the way we see the world stero-grahically into a two dimensional media like film similiar to reducing the perceived colors of the world in front of us to the limited gamut of film. Perhaps, have the center dominant eye centered on the object center screen while realizing there is another secondary lesser dominant center in the shot having two focal points, major and minor, for the viewer (depending on the distance from camera to object) ? Adding a meaning to the second lesser focal point to play off the dominant center might give an extra dimension to the movie.

[@Magemo7]

Should be even more interesting doing this with the imax ratio

[@DanielGreen0]

I love this idea of videos, would like to see more. Though, in some of the shots, I didn't quite understand the difference between the golden ratio and the rule of thirds.

[@MastersofCinematography]

More clips are on the way. The golden ratio corresponds to the Fibonacci spiral but the golden ratio is a separate composition. And thank you for your support🙏🏻💕

[@MastersofCinematography]

See this : www.shutterstock.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2017/09/image5-1.jpg

[@ericacordebois7081]

J'ai l'impression d'un 3ème œil, celui de la caméra. Et d'un cheminement géométrique vu à travers l'oeil du chef op. Démarche intellectuelle de la réalisation.

[@MastersofCinematography]

Yes. Thats right

[@ericacordebois7081]

@@MastersofCinematography thanks !

[@lancearmsgone2298]

I think you read way too deep into the movie

[@dev1699]

its not about reading deep in the movie, its about learning the cinematography used in the movie.

[@vincentgoupil180]

Saying the hotel signage at 1:01 translated is "Moebius" in tribute to Jean Giraud's "The Long Tommorrow" influence on Blade Runner (1982) would be perhaps reading too deep. Otherwise *visually* showing the basic 101 cinematography formats of "Blade Runner 2049" is not. Ninety per cent of communication is visual whelter one realizes it or not.

[@dev1699]

@@vincentgoupil180 ohhh neat

[@vincentgoupil180]

@@dev1699 ... like dat ? And furthermore *over reading* Blade Runner 2049 *K* is based on Philip Kindred Dick. PKD had a twin sister who died six weeks after a premature birth six weeks earlier. He was obsessed with her being his "phantom twin" it could be proposed similiar to the movie that a twin was buried at Sapper's Morton Ranch P.K. Dick was buried in the same burial plot as his twin sister in Fort Morgan, Colorado. And on and on ... Now, that's reading too deep into the movie. Yes, Philip K. Dick was a replica :)

[@MastersofCinematography]

@dev1699 Exactly