Cinematography

[Sawyer]

What's wrong with Michael Seresin?

Nothing, but you know how we be.

 

[Kane52630]

Well fine... if they're not using Seresin then I would pick Matthew Libatique. He's keen on shooting his stuff on film.

 

[Invader Joker]

I know very little about cinematography. Did Reeves shoot the Apes movies on film?

 

[OutOfBoose]

I think Reeves prefers digital cameras. I believe there's little reason to shoot on film, if so much stuff is done digitally these days, and the final result is made into a digital master. There are guys like Nolan who utilize shooting on film and post production involves chemical process. But it's not Reeves. Apes are digital productions through and through.

I personally stopped caring about analog. Digital cameras today are super-capable and versatile. There are numerous tests that digital camera are capable of producing image indistinguishable from 35mm film. Specialists claim Arri 65, despite smaller frame, can capture even more detail than 15 perf IMAX that we love to watch in Nolan movies. Today the main difference isn't the look, but the process.

 

[Invader Joker]

Detective Pikachu was shot on film in order to enhance the noir, natural feel

 

[Invader Joker]

I think Reeves prefers digital cameras. I believe there's little reason to shoot on film, if so much stuff is done digitally these days, and the final result is made into a digital master. There are guys like Nolan who utilize shooting on film and post production involves chemical process. But it's not Reeves. Apes are digital productions through and through.

I personally stopped caring about analog. Digital cameras today are super-capable and versatile. There are numerous tests that digital camera are capable of producing image indistinguishable from 35mm film. Specialists claim Arri 65, despite smaller frame, can capture even more detail than 15 perf IMAX that we love to watch in Nolan movies. Today the main difference isn't the look, but the process.

"In an ideal world – a world without the perception that negative is uneconomic or passé – both Reeves and Seresin would have shot film for this piece almost on principal. However, when the studio insisted on digital, Seresin ran tests on several cameras in search of the one that would give him the best chance of attaining Reeves' dark vision."


Michael Seresin BSC / Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes - British Cinematographer


So I guess... the decision as to whether to chose on film or not might depend on Detective Pikachu and how that pans out for WB to see if they wanna give Reeves the resources to use film.

God... these are bizarre times indeed.

 

[OutOfBoose]

So it's not his decision. I thought he sticks to digital out of personal preference. Starting with Cloverfield, with exception of Let Me In...

So if he prefers film, then people who want film have a chance.

 

[Invader Joker]

So it's not his decision. I thought he sticks to digital out of personal preference. Starting with Cloverfield, with exception of Let Me In...

So if he prefers film, then people who want film have a chance.

Well, Cloverfield was a JJ Abrams production left on the hands of Matt Reeves. It's quite possible that JJ advised him to use digital to save the limited budget. Plus I doubt Reeves cared that much about how that film looked as long as it always looked handheld. That film wasn't exactly the type to be filled with beautiful shots.

 

[OutOfBoose]

Well, Cloverfield was a JJ Abrams production left on the hands of Matt Reeves. It's quite possible that JJ advised him to use digital to save the limited budget

Considering it's a found footage movie and SD material is very substantial in the film, it was probably more of an artistic decision, rather than budgetary. Or both.

Either way, there's a lot to love about both digital and analog. In the end it's only a tool. A lot will depend on how it's applied.

 

[Invader Joker]

So the cinematographer for Detective Pikachu is John Mathieson, the same one that did Man from UNCLE, Logan, Hannibal, etc.

Not too crazy for him but he could work, I guess.

 

[Boy Scout]

Pikachu looks ugly and glossy IMO.

 

[Invader Joker]

Pikachu looks ugly and glossy IMO.

They're trying so hard to be Blade Runner 2049

 

[MadderMaximus]

So the cinematographer for Detective Pikachu is John Mathieson, the same one that did Man from UNCLE, Logan, Hannibal, etc.

Not too crazy for him but he could work, I guess.

Interesting, especially since Pikachu does look very different from the others to me...

 

[cryptic name]

I know Harris Savides is dead, but I would kill for a Batman movie that looks like The Game

 

[FunkMiller]

I know Harris Savides is dead, but I would kill for a Batman movie that looks like The Game

Super sad when he died. A huge talent. And Fincher’s aesthetic obviously suits Batman down to the ground.

 

[Gothamsknight]

Do you guys think Reeves will use the same cinematographer from the Apes movies?

 

[Kane52630]

90% sure.

 

[Invader Joker]

Who knows. Reeves hired Seresin for his experience in VFX, for Let Me In he used a different now Oscar winner cinematographer.

 

[Mandon Knight]

And Fincher’s aesthetic obviously suits Batman down to the ground.

Basically Seven as shot as a Batman flick by Fincher would have / should have been my choice ahead of whatever Reeves is due to deliver.

 

[Sawyer]

Do you guys think Reeves will use the same cinematographer from the Apes movies?

Highly possible, but it's not like he's worked with the guy consistently across his entire filmography.

 

[C Prometheus]

Words cannot express how much I want to see a Bradford Young-shot Batman film. He's easily one of the most interesting cinematographers out there today IMO.

 

[Pennywise]

Roger Deakins
James Hawkinson (NBC's Hannibal)

 

[Kane52630]

If they could get Christian Sprenger that would be amazing. He's Hiro Murai & Donald Glover's go to cinematographer.

 

[Pennywise]

 

[Boom]

I never would have never guessed this guy. Holy ****.

For those unfamiliar, frequent collaborator with Scorsese and Tarantino.