Best Cinematography (Updated)
It’s no accident that many, if not most of these movies have great original scores. I think we just found a theme for an upcoming series of special Movie Score(s) A Day posts.
American Cinematographer Magazine’s List of the 50 Films with the Best Cinematography, 1998-2008
tobia: via erotic-transference: “This is an exhaustive list. They’ve covered more-or-less every brilliantly shot film from the last decade that’s worth a damn. Personal favourites: The Fall, The Man Who Wasn’t There and There Will Be Blood.”
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Amélie: Bruno Delbonnel, ASC, AFC (2001)
2.Children of Men: Emmanuel Lubezki, ASC, AMC (2006)
3.Saving Private Ryan: Janusz Kaminski (1998)
4. There Will Be Blood: Robert Elswit, ASC (2007)
5.No Country for Old Men: Roger Deakins, ASC, BSC (2007)
6.Fight Club: Jeff Cronenweth, ASC (1999)
7.The Dark Knight: Wally Pfister, ASC (2008)
8.Road to Perdition: Conrad L. Hall, ASC (2002)
9. Cidade de Deus (City of God): César Charlone, ABC (2002)
10. American Beauty: Conrad L. Hall, ASC (1999)
11.The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (Deakins)
12. Tie: In the Mood for Love (Christopher Doyle, HKSC, and Mark Li Ping-bin) andPan’s Labyrinth (Guillermo Navarro, ASC)
13.The Lord of the Rings trilogy (Andrew Lesnie, ASC, ACS)
14.Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (Ellen Kuras, ASC)
15.Gladiator (John Mathieson, BSC)
16.The Matrix (Bill Pope, ASC)
17. The Thin Red Line (John Toll, ASC)
18. The Diving Bell and The Butterfly (Kaminski)
19.Slumdog Millionaire (Anthony Dod Mantle, BSC, DFF)
20. Tie: Eyes Wide Shut (Larry Smith, BSC) andRequiem for a Dream (Matthew Libatique, ASC)
21.Kill Bill (Robert Richardson, ASC)
22. Moulin Rouge (Donald M. McAlpine, ASC, ACS)
23. The Pianist (Pawel Edelman, PSC)
24. Hero (Doyle)
25.Black Hawk Down (Slawomir Idziak, PSC)
26.O Brother, Where Art Thou? (Deakins)
27.Babel (Rodrigo Prieto, ASC, AMC)
28.Lost In Translation (Lance Acord, ASC)
29.Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (Peter Pau, HKSC)
30. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (Claudio Miranda, ASC)
31. The Man Who Wasn’t There (Deakins)
32. The New World (Lubezki)
33.Sin City (Robert Rodriguez)
34. Atonement (Seamus McGarvey, ASC, BSC)
35.Munich (Kaminski)
36.The Prestige (Pfister)
37. Memoirs of a Geisha (Dion Beebe, ASC, ACS)
38.The Aviator (Richardson)
39.Zodiac (Harris Savides, ASC)
40. The Insider (Dante Spinotti, ASC, AIC)
41.Gangs of New York (Michael Ballhaus, ASC)
42.Tie: Brokeback Mountain (Prieto) and The Fountain (Libatique)
43.The Fall (Colin Watkinson)
44. The Passion of the Christ (Caleb Deschanel, ASC)
45. Snow Falling on Cedars (Richardson)
46. House of Flying Daggers (Xiaoding Zhao)
47.Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (Eric Adkins)
Still working my way through this list. I have to say, The Assasination of Jesse James… was amazing looking, although a bit long. Still though, there are some incredible and beautiful scenes in that movie.
Best Cinematography (Updated)
It’s no accident that many, if not most of these movies have great original scores. I think we just found a theme for an upcoming series of special Movie Score(s) A Day posts.
American Cinematographer Magazine’s List of the 50 Films with the Best Cinematography, 1998-2008
tobia: via erotic-transference: “This is an exhaustive list. They’ve covered more-or-less every brilliantly shot film from the last decade that’s worth a damn. Personal favourites: The Fall, The Man Who Wasn’t There and There Will Be Blood.”
1.
Amélie: Bruno Delbonnel, ASC, AFC (2001)
2.Children of Men: Emmanuel Lubezki, ASC, AMC (2006)
3.Saving Private Ryan: Janusz Kaminski (1998)
4. There Will Be Blood: Robert Elswit, ASC (2007)
5.No Country for Old Men: Roger Deakins, ASC, BSC (2007)
6.Fight Club: Jeff Cronenweth, ASC (1999)
7.The Dark Knight: Wally Pfister, ASC (2008)
8.Road to Perdition: Conrad L. Hall, ASC (2002)
9. Cidade de Deus (City of God): César Charlone, ABC (2002)
10. American Beauty: Conrad L. Hall, ASC (1999)
11.The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (Deakins)
12. Tie: In the Mood for Love (Christopher Doyle, HKSC, and Mark Li Ping-bin) andPan’s Labyrinth (Guillermo Navarro, ASC)
13.The Lord of the Rings trilogy (Andrew Lesnie, ASC, ACS)
14.Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (Ellen Kuras, ASC)
15.Gladiator (John Mathieson, BSC)
16.The Matrix (Bill Pope, ASC)
17. The Thin Red Line (John Toll, ASC)
18. The Diving Bell and The Butterfly (Kaminski)
19.Slumdog Millionaire (Anthony Dod Mantle, BSC, DFF)
20. Tie: Eyes Wide Shut (Larry Smith, BSC) andRequiem for a Dream (Matthew Libatique, ASC)
21.Kill Bill (Robert Richardson, ASC)
22. Moulin Rouge (Donald M. McAlpine, ASC, ACS)
23. The Pianist (Pawel Edelman, PSC)
24. Hero (Doyle)
25.Black Hawk Down (Slawomir Idziak, PSC)
26.O Brother, Where Art Thou? (Deakins)
27.Babel (Rodrigo Prieto, ASC, AMC)
28.Lost In Translation (Lance Acord, ASC)
29.Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (Peter Pau, HKSC)
30. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (Claudio Miranda, ASC)
31. The Man Who Wasn’t There (Deakins)
32. The New World (Lubezki)
33.Sin City (Robert Rodriguez)
34. Atonement (Seamus McGarvey, ASC, BSC)
35.Munich (Kaminski)
36.The Prestige (Pfister)
37. Memoirs of a Geisha (Dion Beebe, ASC, ACS)
38.The Aviator (Richardson)
39.Zodiac (Harris Savides, ASC)
40. The Insider (Dante Spinotti, ASC, AIC)
41.Gangs of New York (Michael Ballhaus, ASC)
42.Tie: Brokeback Mountain (Prieto) and The Fountain (Libatique)
43.The Fall (Colin Watkinson)
44. The Passion of the Christ (Caleb Deschanel, ASC)
45. Snow Falling on Cedars (Richardson)
46. House of Flying Daggers (Xiaoding Zhao)
47.Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (Eric Adkins)
Still working my way through this list. I have to say, The Assasination of Jesse James… was amazing looking, although a bit long. Still though, there are some incredible and beautiful scenes in that movie.
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Nice list, I’m glad Jonny Greenwood’s score for There Will Be Blood is fourth, he did a good job not having prior...
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suprise suprise I hate probably 90% of the films on this list.
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38 cinematographers total. Roger Deakins-4...Richardson-3 Christopher Doyle-2
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