A Study of the work of Gordon Willis
Sunday, 14 August 2011
My Film
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My Film Overall, I am happy with the outcome. I have produced something that I feel follows the footsteps of Gordon Willis' work in Th...
Monday, 18 July 2011
Composition in The Godfather
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The famous first shot of The Godfather trilogy is the extremely slow zoom out from the undertaker's face. The shot begins fully zoomed...
Saturday, 16 July 2011
Gradient Filter
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The Godfather works so well as a piece of cinema because of Willis' work. His choice of amber tones throughout gives the films their per...
Orange
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Orange is especially important in The Godfather. Not only is it the primary colour in most indoor scenes, the physical fruit is also an impo...
Thursday, 14 July 2011
Creating the 70s Look
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Youtube is full of examples of others recreating the 1970s film look using domestic and industry technology. One such example is below: Th...
A Study of "Annie Hall"
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Annie Hall is a 1977 from Woody Allen. It won several Academy Awards, including best picture. As such it is brilliant to further continue th...
Monday, 11 July 2011
The Godfather Look
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The Godfather trilogy is famous for its warm tones and underexposure - trademarks of Gordon Willis, the cinematographer on all three films. ...
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