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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    Der Himmel über Berlin

    1987 — a.k.a. Wings of Desire, in 21 top lists Check
  2. 232 new

    Umi to dokuyaku

    1986 — a.k.a. The Sea and Poison, in 2 top lists Check
  3. 231 new

    Die Sehnsucht der Veronika Voss

    1982 — a.k.a. Veronika Voss, in 6 top lists Check
  4. 230 new

    The Elephant Man

    1980, in 16 top lists Check
  5. 229 new

    Raging Bull

    1980, in 34 top lists Check
  6. 228 new

    Voskhozhdenie

    1977 — a.k.a. The Ascent, in 14 top lists Check
  7. 227 new

    Un homme qui dort

    1974 — a.k.a. The Man Who Sleeps, in 3 top lists Check
  8. 226 new

    Kaigenrei

    1973 — a.k.a. Coup d'Etat, in 1 top list Check
  9. 223 new

    Szerelem

    1971 — a.k.a. Love, in 5 top lists Check
  10. 221 new

    Tôkyô sensô sengo hiwa

    1970 — a.k.a. The Man Who Put His Will on Film, in 3 top lists Check
  11. 220 new

    Kladivo na carodejnice

    1970 — a.k.a. Witchhammer, in 3 top lists Check
  12. 219 new

    Rengoku eroica

    1970 — a.k.a. Heroic Purgatory, in 1 top list Check
  13. 218 new

    Mujô

    1970 — a.k.a. This Transient Life, in 5 top lists Check
  14. 216 new

    Shinjû: Ten no Amijima

    1969 — a.k.a. Double Suicide, in 6 top lists Check
  15. 215 new

    Erosu purasu gyakusatsu

    1969 — a.k.a. Eros + Massacre, in 3 top lists Check
  16. 214 new

    Spalovac mrtvol

    1969 — a.k.a. The Cremator, in 13 top lists Check
  17. 213 new

    Hatsukoi: Jigoku-hen

    1968 — a.k.a. Nanami: The Inferno of First Love, in 1 top list Check
  18. 212 new

    Lucía

    1968, in 5 top lists Check
  19. 210 new

    Juhyô no yoromeki

    1968 — a.k.a. Affair in the Snow, in 0 top lists Check
  20. 209 new

    Údolí vcel

    1968 — a.k.a. Valley of the Bees, in 3 top lists Check
  21. 208 new

    Yabu no naka no kuroneko

    1968 — a.k.a. Black Cat, in 6 top lists Check
  22. 206 new

    Honô to onna

    1967 — a.k.a. Flame and Women, in 0 top lists Check
  23. 205 new

    In Cold Blood

    1967, in 8 top lists Check
  24. 204 new

    Csillagosok, katonák

    1967 — a.k.a. The Red and the White, in 8 top lists Check
  25. 203 new

    Jôen

    1967 — a.k.a. The Affair, in 0 top lists Check
  26. 202 new

    Panna zázracnica

    1967 — a.k.a. Miraculous Virgin, in 0 top lists Check
  27. 201 new

    Marketa Lazarová

    1967, in 9 top lists Check
  28. 200 new

    Jôi-uchi: Hairyô tsuma shimatsu

    1967 — a.k.a. Samurai Rebellion, in 8 top lists Check
  29. 199 new

    Hakuchû no tôrima

    1966 — a.k.a. Violence at Noon, in 1 top list Check
  30. 198 new

    Szegénylegények

    1966 — a.k.a. The Round-Up, in 8 top lists Check
  31. 197 new

    Akai tenshi

    1966 — a.k.a. The Red Angel, in 4 top lists Check
  32. 196 new

    Seconds

    1966, in 10 top lists Check
  33. 194 new

    La battaglia di Algeri

    1966 — a.k.a. The Battle of Algiers, in 29 top lists Check
  34. 193 new

    Apa

    1966 — a.k.a. Father, in 2 top lists Check
  35. 191 new

    Dai-bosatsu tôge

    1966 — a.k.a. The Sword of Doom, in 5 top lists Check
  36. 188 new

    Tanin no kao

    1966 — a.k.a. The Face of Another, in 7 top lists Check
  37. 186 new

    Persona

    1966, in 25 top lists Check
  38. 185 new

    Andrey Rublyov

    1966 — a.k.a. Andrei Rublev, in 29 top lists Check
  39. 184 new

    Tri

    1965 — a.k.a. Three, in 1 top list Check
  40. 183 new

    Ibun Sarutobi Sasuke

    1965 — a.k.a. Samurai Spy, in 2 top lists Check
  41. 182 new

    Mizu de kakareta monogatari

    1965 — a.k.a. A Story Written with Water, in 1 top list Check
  42. 181 new

    Repulsion

    1965, in 17 top lists Check
  43. 180 new

    Sevmek zamani

    1965 — a.k.a. Time to Love, in 2 top lists Check
  44. 179 new

    Organ

    1965, in 1 top list Check
  45. 178 new

    Io la conoscevo bene

    1965 — a.k.a. I Knew Her Well, in 4 top lists Check
  46. 177 new

    Kedamono no ken

    1965 — a.k.a. Sword of the Beast, in 2 top lists Check
  47. 176 new

    Yoyo

    1965, in 2 top lists Check
  48. 175 new

    Mne dvadtsat let

    1965 — a.k.a. I am Twenty, in 3 top lists Check
  49. 173 new

    Akahige

    1965 — a.k.a. Red Beard, in 10 top lists Check
  50. 172 new

    Rekopis znaleziony w Saragossie

    1965 — a.k.a. The Saragossa Manuscript, in 8 top lists Check
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