Sci-Fi and Comic Book Shows Are Getting Serious Awards Attention: How Bold DPs are Changing the Race
Call them the Dp disruptors: “Legion,” “Stranger Things,” “Westworld,” “The Handmaid’s Tale,” and “Taboo.” It’s one thing to be for cinematography to be cinematic, but quite another to provoke. Here’s a look at the cinematography that was used to explore the impacts of tyranny and hate, of societies turned upside down and against humanity.
“Legion”
After re-imagining “Fargo” as a nightmarish crime anthology, Noah Hawley stripped the superhero iconography out of Marvel’s “Legion” by concentrating on schizophrenia and paranoia. Dan Stevens’ troubled mutant, David Haller, proves to be an unreliable narrator, unable to grasp the difference between reality and imagination, who meets the girl of his dreams (Rachel Keller) in a mental hospital and discovers that his psychological instability is a result of special telepathic power.
Cinematographer Dana Gonzales (“Fargo”) liked a story that demanded a shift from naturalistic to heightened. “And there’s a love...
“Legion”
After re-imagining “Fargo” as a nightmarish crime anthology, Noah Hawley stripped the superhero iconography out of Marvel’s “Legion” by concentrating on schizophrenia and paranoia. Dan Stevens’ troubled mutant, David Haller, proves to be an unreliable narrator, unable to grasp the difference between reality and imagination, who meets the girl of his dreams (Rachel Keller) in a mental hospital and discovers that his psychological instability is a result of special telepathic power.
Cinematographer Dana Gonzales (“Fargo”) liked a story that demanded a shift from naturalistic to heightened. “And there’s a love...
- 5/26/2017
- by Bill Desowitz
- Indiewire
By Anjelica Oswald
Managing Editor
Making the transition from documentary to feature film — or vice versa — can be difficult, but some filmmakers are well-known for jumping between the two styles. Bennett Miller, whose directorial debut was the documentary The Cruise, has made three feature films, including this year’s Oscar contender Foxcatcher.
The Theory of Everything, another of this year’s Oscar contenders, was directed by James Marsh, who received an Oscar nomination for his documentary Man on Wire (2008), which showcases Philippe Petit’s unauthorized high-wire walk between the World Trade Center buildings in 1974. He is also well-known for his documentary Project Nim (2011), about a chimpanzee raised like a human child. Both films garnered him BAFTA nominations: Man on Wire for best British film and Project Nim for best documentary. If Marsh, who received a BAFTA nomination for directing The Theory of Everything, is nominated for a best director Oscar,...
Managing Editor
Making the transition from documentary to feature film — or vice versa — can be difficult, but some filmmakers are well-known for jumping between the two styles. Bennett Miller, whose directorial debut was the documentary The Cruise, has made three feature films, including this year’s Oscar contender Foxcatcher.
The Theory of Everything, another of this year’s Oscar contenders, was directed by James Marsh, who received an Oscar nomination for his documentary Man on Wire (2008), which showcases Philippe Petit’s unauthorized high-wire walk between the World Trade Center buildings in 1974. He is also well-known for his documentary Project Nim (2011), about a chimpanzee raised like a human child. Both films garnered him BAFTA nominations: Man on Wire for best British film and Project Nim for best documentary. If Marsh, who received a BAFTA nomination for directing The Theory of Everything, is nominated for a best director Oscar,...
- 1/14/2015
- by Anjelica Oswald
- Scott Feinberg
Transformers: Age of Extinction
Written by Ehren Kruger
Directed by Michael Bay
USA, 2014
I took a course on auteur theory in school and in the first class my prof asked me if Michael Bay was an auteur. A more apt question would be is Michael Bay the modern John Ford? Since Bad Boys he has made each of his movies in the same style: his style. All of these films are entertaining if you enjoy big dumb action films. Just like John Ford’s oeuvre is entertaining if you like Westerns of all shapes and sizes. So with that being said, Age of Extinction is Michael Bay’s masterpiece in the auteurist sense. It is exactly the film that Bay has been trying to make since Bad Boys. Does that make it a good movie though?
This film is still a part of the Transformers mythology that Bay has been...
Written by Ehren Kruger
Directed by Michael Bay
USA, 2014
I took a course on auteur theory in school and in the first class my prof asked me if Michael Bay was an auteur. A more apt question would be is Michael Bay the modern John Ford? Since Bad Boys he has made each of his movies in the same style: his style. All of these films are entertaining if you enjoy big dumb action films. Just like John Ford’s oeuvre is entertaining if you like Westerns of all shapes and sizes. So with that being said, Age of Extinction is Michael Bay’s masterpiece in the auteurist sense. It is exactly the film that Bay has been trying to make since Bad Boys. Does that make it a good movie though?
This film is still a part of the Transformers mythology that Bay has been...
- 6/27/2014
- by Mynt Marsellus
- SoundOnSight
Jane Root is leaving her post as president and GM of Discovery Channel and the Science Channel.
Root is planning to return to the U.K., her home country, and will be succeeded as head of Discovery by John Ford, who since September has headed Discovery Times and Military Channel.
Discovery said it expects to name new leadership for Discovery Times (which is being renamed Investigation Discovery in January), Military and Science in the coming weeks.
In a statement, Root said the timing was right to leave.
"After much consultation with friends and family, I have decided that this is the best time for me to leave Discovery and return to the United Kingdom to pursue other opportunities in the media industry," she said.
While the statement doesn't provide any specifics about her plans, industry insiders in the U.K. speculate that Root could be a leading candidate to head BBC1 following controller Peter Fincham's departure last month as a fallout from the "Queengate" scandal.
Before joining Discovery three years ago as executive vp and GM, Root was a highly successful controller of BBC2, the pubcaster's No. 2 network. During her tenure at BBC2, Root worked closely with then-director of television Mark Thompson, who is now BBC director general.
Root is planning to return to the U.K., her home country, and will be succeeded as head of Discovery by John Ford, who since September has headed Discovery Times and Military Channel.
Discovery said it expects to name new leadership for Discovery Times (which is being renamed Investigation Discovery in January), Military and Science in the coming weeks.
In a statement, Root said the timing was right to leave.
"After much consultation with friends and family, I have decided that this is the best time for me to leave Discovery and return to the United Kingdom to pursue other opportunities in the media industry," she said.
While the statement doesn't provide any specifics about her plans, industry insiders in the U.K. speculate that Root could be a leading candidate to head BBC1 following controller Peter Fincham's departure last month as a fallout from the "Queengate" scandal.
Before joining Discovery three years ago as executive vp and GM, Root was a highly successful controller of BBC2, the pubcaster's No. 2 network. During her tenure at BBC2, Root worked closely with then-director of television Mark Thompson, who is now BBC director general.
- 11/29/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
National Geographic Channel is losing its programming chief.
Executive vp programming John Ford is leaving the network in August to pursue other opportunities, the company said Thursday in a conference call with the departing exec.
Ford, who previously served as head of programming at Discovery Networks, had been at the network for three years. Under his direction, the network experienced substantial growth, developing marquee programming including The Dog Whisperer and Inside 9/11.
"We're obviously very sad and sorry to see him leave, but he has had a great track record here, and we hope we will have a continued relationship with him," NGC president Laureen Ong said.
Ford will stay on long enough to help find his successor and is expected to consult with the company after stepping down. He is forming his own production company to explore opportunities in feature films and new media, he said during the call.
NGC is a joint venture between News Corp.'s Fox Networks Group and National Geographic Ventures.
Executive vp programming John Ford is leaving the network in August to pursue other opportunities, the company said Thursday in a conference call with the departing exec.
Ford, who previously served as head of programming at Discovery Networks, had been at the network for three years. Under his direction, the network experienced substantial growth, developing marquee programming including The Dog Whisperer and Inside 9/11.
"We're obviously very sad and sorry to see him leave, but he has had a great track record here, and we hope we will have a continued relationship with him," NGC president Laureen Ong said.
Ford will stay on long enough to help find his successor and is expected to consult with the company after stepping down. He is forming his own production company to explore opportunities in feature films and new media, he said during the call.
NGC is a joint venture between News Corp.'s Fox Networks Group and National Geographic Ventures.
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