Do you pay attention to a movie's cinematography while watching?
 

Seriously. I do. And it makes a world of difference.

However, my wife contends it's only applicable to hard core movie critics.

So, I was wondering if others do.

Yes.

oh hell yes

if you haven't seen it, check out Cimino's "Thunderbolt & Lightfoot"

Heaven's Gate gets the ink, but for my money T & L overall (cast, dialogue, and cinematography) gets my vote. Great flick :thumb:

That showed up on HDNet flicks a few weeks back. Very good flick. I enjoyed it.

Yes....watched No Country for Old Men last night on blu-ray.

Amazing shots.....

Only if it's terrible. If it's good, I don't notice.

That, or if it's really excellent... for me.

It's not something I consciously look for...

Gotta be really good, or really bad, for me to notice.

ummmm, YES

Yes, constantly. Though not as much as some of my other serious-about-movies friends. They'll talk up some average-ish movies based on the cinematograpy alone.

What makes good cinematography?

What makes bad?

Agreed. Please elaborate, with examples...I'm very interested in what you mean.

Yes, I do.

Nice thread, by the way.

I think alot of it is personal taste.

Yep.I saw Quantum of Solace last night and was thinking about it most of the time.

I think video game ads need to be more like movie scenes. They're both entertainment.

for me, it's often a matter of the scene shot underscoring the story. in the film I referenced above, there's a scene where Eastwood & Bridges catch a ride on a riverboat, after being chased, & eluding George Kennedy and (lol) Geoffrey Lewis. It's relatively early in the movie and the two characters are just getting to know one another. during the ensuing conversation, it becomes apparent that both are living on the fringe of society, each in his own way. as the conversation wanes, the camera pans back from the close-up to reveal the stunning scenery of the river canyon walls (in the Montana landscape), and reveals the name of the boat "American Dream", complete with an American flag flapping in the breeze. the pacing of this scene imo is critical too--it never feels hurried or forced.

for me, that is the art of the cinematographer.