The Eye of Cinema: Stunning B&W Cinematography
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Cinema is a visual medium, therefore it should be regarded as such. But against popular belief, cinematography is not simply about capturing great-looking images, it's an understanding of framing, movement, angles, light, and space, and knowing how to compose these elements throughout the film. It’s an art of observation and perception. It takes a great eye to be a great photographer. However, it takes both a great eye and a great mind to be a great cinematographer. Great cinematography isn't merely about knowing how to compose an image, it's knowing how to compose an entire scene, an entire film, not merely for the sake of bringing the script to the screen, but also to visually draw the viewer in, and to further convey the filmmaker's vision.
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All Quiet on the Western Front
1930, in 19 top lists Check -
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Les croix de bois
1932 — a.k.a. Wooden Crosses, in 5 top lists Check -
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La grande illusion
1937 — a.k.a. The Grand Illusion, in 30 top lists Check -
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The Long Voyage Home
1940, in 4 top lists Check -
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Casablanca
1942, in 39 top lists Check -
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The Best Years of Our Lives
1946, in 30 top lists Check -
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Daleká cesta
1949 — a.k.a. Distant Journey, in 4 top lists Check -
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Biruma no tategoto
1956 — a.k.a. The Burmese Harp, in 12 top lists Check -
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Letyat zhuravli
1957 — a.k.a. The Cranes Are Flying, in 17 top lists Check -
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Kanal
1957, in 11 top lists Check -
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Popiól i diament
1958 — a.k.a. Ashes and Diamonds, in 16 top lists Check -
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Ningen no jôken
1959 — a.k.a. The Human Condition I: No Greater Love, in 13 top lists Check -
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Ningen no jôken
1959 — a.k.a. The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity, in 12 top lists Check -
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Ballada o soldate
1959 — a.k.a. Ballad of a Soldier, in 16 top lists Check -
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Sudba cheloveka
1959 — a.k.a. Fate of a Man, in 2 top lists Check -
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Nobi
1959 — a.k.a. Fires on the Plain, in 6 top lists Check -
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Ningen no jôken
1961 — a.k.a. The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer, in 12 top lists Check -
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Ivanovo detstvo
1962 — a.k.a. Ivan's Childhood, in 12 top lists Check -
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...a pátý jezdec je Strach
1965 — a.k.a. ...and the Fifth Horseman Is Fear, in 2 top lists Check -
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Campanadas a medianoche
1965 — a.k.a. Chimes at Midnight, in 11 top lists Check -
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Tri
1965 — a.k.a. Three, in 1 top list Check -
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La battaglia di Algeri
1966 — a.k.a. The Battle of Algiers, in 29 top lists Check -
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Akai tenshi
1966 — a.k.a. The Red Angel, in 3 top lists Check -
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Szegénylegények
1966 — a.k.a. The Round-Up, in 8 top lists Check -
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Csillagosok, katonák
1967 — a.k.a. The Red and the White, in 8 top lists Check -
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Voskhozhdenie
1977 — a.k.a. The Ascent, in 14 top lists Check
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