Understanding the Cinematography of Bruno Delbonnel

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I go through some of Bruno Delbonnel's cinematography techniques to help you understand his unique style.
Just to be clear: Bruno Delbonnel changes his style to suit the movies he shoots. The goal of this video and article is to drum up enthusiasm and a yearning to learn more.
Think of it as a tribute, nothing more is intended.
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[@yosoyalbertico]

Best photography director of colors!! I love Inside Lewyn Davis

[@johnlewis5030]

Amazing piece. Thank you for posting this incredibly well informed analysis.

[@wolfcrow]

You're welcome!

[@uptown3636]

Thanks for a thoughtful introduction to Bruno Delbonnel. So many people don't know how to talk about cinematography beyond "oooooh look! so pretty" Your videos obviously are an exception to this trend, while also educating viewers on how to appreciate and evaluate cinematography. Excellent work.

[@billgrip]

Great video. You explain things so efficiently! Glad I subscribed.

[@wolfcrow]

Thanks!

[@hugueslawson-body6588]

GREAT WORK !

[@michalmajewski3107]

Thanks for this one man! You're doing an amazing job!

[@wolfcrow]

You're welcome!

[@Davidwilson1212]

Great analysis. Love your videos

[@wolfcrow]

Thanks!

[@strangehausproductions]

Fantastic work as usual! I would absolutely love a video on Sean Bobbitt's cinematography

[@wolfcrow]

Thanks!

[@dharmani_youtube]

i'm scared that like Cinematography Database your videos might get removed. these are too good

[@rayyanalikhan007]

Man I found your channel so late. Great video, I subscribed instantly because of the detailed analysis on Bruno Delbonnel and I just found out after seeing your other works that you're an Indian. Damn man. kudos to your work. Keep going, I haven't gone through all your work but I am sure that your videos will help me more and more as an Aspiring filmmaker. thank you so much and keep uploading videos and with this much quality.

[@wolfcrow]

Thank you!

[@mariabonitastudio81]

Thanks for this videos. They are great! :D

[@wolfcrow]

You're welcome!

[@dekidyeuklides7400]

In every part of a movie that you put, it starts to put the movie title, it's very important.

[@nicholasxlee]

Please do one on korean Cinematographer Chung-Hoon Chung! Works include: Oldboy (2003), New World (2013), Thirst (2009), Sympathy for Lady Vengeance (2005), Boulevard (2014), Stoker (2013), Me and Earl and the Dying Girl (2015), The Handmaiden (2016).

[@Wheel333]

Really enjoyed that thanks.

[@wolfcrow]

You're welcome!

[@David-mg1yj]

Good video. Thanks for posting.

[@wolfcrow]

You're welcome!

[@warrengday]

Wow, thank you.

[@RHStevens1986]

Great work!

[@wolfcrow]

Thanks!

[@TheBlueJerome]

Great video!

[@wolfcrow]

Thanks!

[@jakemaringoni]

Could you do Peter Andrews aka Steven Soderbergh???

[@NOCTURNUSFILM]

Wow, that was great. Thank you! You got a new subscriber :)

[@wolfcrow]

You're welcome!

[@gabrielhamdan245]

These cinematography videos are great. Thank you and greetings from Brazil. (P.S.: Could you do a video on Christian Berger?)

[@wolfcrow]

You're welcome! All add him to the list.

[@alejomg117]

Hey please do an analysis of Larry Fong. I love the esthetics of his work!!

[@thetravisgreene]

As mentioned, I love you Wolfcrow -- @3:42, I'd be curious to see a patina over the frame.

[@yoanfalquet4636]

Wow, I just discovered you videos, and they are amazing ! Can you make a video about Larry Fong (300, watchmen, man of steel) :D ?

[@wolfcrow]

Thanks!

[@eanur0]

Awesome video! You nailed it! I would love to see a Bradford Young video! Thank you so much for your great work!

[@eanur0]

And/Or a Rachel Morisson one too!

[@wolfcrow]

You're welcome!

[@nathanshipley8314]

Could you do a video explaining the realm of lenses. I hear you mention them a lot. I would just like to learn the specifics and the vocabulary

[@antonio45412]

can you make one of iDarius Khondji

[@sebastianchala8574]

I'd love to see one dedicated to the work of Harris Savides, both in film and music videos. I think he was so freaking good.

[@AjMcDonnell]

I'd like to see one for Natasha Braier. Whilst I wasn't a big fan of The Neon Demon, I thought it looked fantastic.

[@DJAnamaly]

What film is that in The frame between 1:12 and 1:14 with the black actors please?

[@feliximadeafilm930]

thanks!

[@wolfcrow]

You're welcome!

[@brauliomorrison]

A+

[@brunokeusen]

Please, do a video with the work of cinematographer Robby Müller.

[@tstephensxo]

Please do John Alcott next. I've always wondered how much of Kubrick's acclaim was down to him.

[@Miki-pg4gp]

Great job! Have you thought about cinematography of Larry Smith? I watched many films where he worked, but I still can't tell what is specific about him.

[@wolfcrow]

Thanks, sure!

[@TheSolfilm]

Delbonnel is for me the best french DP, thanks for this video. There's another one that is killer and his name is Denis Rouden.

[@MrBiswas123]

What's the ideal way to calibrate a light meter

[@underboy02]

wow, wonderful work, there is something about Ellen Kuras?

[@Whoa802]

Another great video. Can you do one on Dan Mindel?

[@wolfcrow]

Thanks, sure!

[@smarttowel1]

Could you do one on Guillermo Navarro?

[@superrmrcool]

Great video! could you do one on Gaspar Noe? I think that would be really interesting as he has a style of filming that is different

[@wolfcrow]

Thanks. You mean Benoit Debie, already done!

[@superrmrcool]

wolfcrow oh man, haha yeah, I mean Bennoi Debbie, I was searching up Irreversible and saw that Gaspar said he had to take cocaine cause his arm was too tired to hold the camera at times. so I thought it was Gaspar himself doing the camera work in his films. I've just checked the video out, again great job! I'm looking forward too more of these videos.

[@FrancescoThall]

Thanks.

[@wolfcrow]

Welcome!

[@ansaditya]

hi Sareesh ...great video .. could you please decipher Terry Gilliams style for us .. I think he is very different than any other director/dop

[@wolfcrow]

Thanks, sure!

[@Mcbunaen]

Video like this makes KZbin worth watching. The commenters here make me feel at home too. Thank you!

[@wolfcrow]

You're welcome!

[@Zombiesnyder13]

What movie is that at 3:02?

[@filisteudorock]

Could you do a vídeo about Matthew Labatique, Frederick Elmes and Robby Muller? Thanks!

[@wolfcrow]

Sure!

The promist look in Inside Llewyn Davis was achieved in post?

[@wolfcrow]

Yes, as per the official ASC article.

[@thoughtsonfilmwithfilmbron4203]

Can you do one on Ernest Dickerson, he's the cinematographer for most of Spike Lee's films?

[@celebritystrudel1923]

Thoughts On Film with Filmbrony yeah before he met Libatique in the 2000s

[@kartikparmar5698]

Please do one for Robbie Ryan

[@ofotopedro]

Pedro Moraes Phillippe Rousselot, Jack Cardiff, Robert Surtees, Gregg Toland, James Wong Howe, Nestor Almendros, Gabriel Figueroa, Sergei Urusevsky, Geoffrey Unsworth, Douglas Slocombe, John Alcott, Chris Menges...more suggestions soon. Thanks for the very interesting points of view and videos.

[@wolfcrow]

You're welcome!

[@ranadhirbiswas4095]

Do a video on Subrata Mitra.

[@kalleervasti8624]

extremely good stuff ! could you do piotr sobocinski when possible ?

[@wolfcrow]

Thanks, sure!

[@TheWhileloop]

Amelie was shot on Zeiss Ultra Primes, not cooke S4s.

[@wolfcrow]

Thanks for the clarification.

[@i-deni-i5138]

Delbonnel and Kaminski are in my opinion one of the best in the game

[@bruhmoment8108]

i know its annoying but when will you do vilmos zsigmond?

[@Pavankumardaggupati]

What is the name of the film at @3:09 ?

[@Geronimo_Jehoshaphat]

Infamous

[@Pavankumardaggupati]

Thank you

[@HBarnill]

I know I keep annoying you with Dion Beebe but is Andrew Lesnie on your list?

[@wolfcrow]

Both are

[@HBarnill]

+wolfcrow Thank you very much.

[@laughingboy-tk6ut]

Would love to see one on Woody Allen

[@TallyHoTech]

Do Danny Boyle

[@SP990]

He's not a cinematographer...

[@israelwilson8526]

John Alcott!

[@amdanico]

You say he likes deep depth of field but in a lot of the shots used it was shallow and he pulls focus?

[@maxxximus786]

Emmanuel lubezki ,cesar charlone and robert yeoman

[@fatnoodle5057]

Change of era would be nice, Raoul Coutard of the new wave.👍

[@al1b3ks]

Please do other HarryPotter movies Ds John seale Roger Pratt Michael seresin Eduardo serra And especially Slawomir Idziak Z

[@zorack7030]

Do Idziak!

[@vipvipvip7622]

Ahmed Al morsy a great egyptian cinematographer make a video about him

[@jesperhansen6828]

Andrej Tarkovskij pls

[@vankimtran4783]

FitGirl

[@steveporter3161]

Robby Muller please

[@SergiMedina]

Ripping your Blu-rays or recording some high-quality streaming is not illegal if you're using the material for educational purposes. Grabbing the stuff from KZbin isn't any more legal, and it only hurts what you are trying to teach, because the viewer only sees a highly recompressed, murky, blocky, unsharp video with messed up colors. It's not true to the vision of the cinematographer, nor faithful to the original...

[@Cazaq]

What movie is that at 2:03?

[@Geronimo_Jehoshaphat]

Across The Universe

[@Cazaq]

Cheers.