
Firstly, how do these films look either in black-and-white or in colour? I am taking into consideration how much of these results are based on what is in front of the camera (like brightly coloured sets and outfits), which aren’t really a product of the camerawork itself however, I am rewarding the photography that makes the most of these situations and enhances these setups as much as possible. What I’m looking for is a variety of qualifications. I don't need to celebrate this spooky holiday when my actual nightmares are already here.Īnyway, let’s get down to business.

When I say I was making final changed the night before this list was released, understand that I am writing this on Halloween. If anything, this list may have been even more painful to finalize than any of my film lists yes, even the ‘60s one (which was the original most difficult list to conclude). If your favourite looking film isn't here, there is a high chance it was considered and appreciated, and reluctantly omitted. These are the caveats of loving an endlessly plentiful medium like cinema, and trying to limit everything to barely a fraction of a percent of its entire history. Chances are you’re going to be livid with me, and I am mad at myself as well. Alas, it is the satisfactory sounding number that I stuck with: the official one hundred that always makes lists of this nature sound important. I have quite possibly one hundred additional honourable mentions, and have had to cut so many films I adore because one hundred spots just aren’t enough. I guess what I am saying is that this list is unquestionably the most difficult of the extra lists I have done on this site. A lot of this is achieved by set design, makeup and hair, digital effects, and other external factors, but cinematography brings everything together in one visual amalgamation.There are many things to love about films, but cinematography goes as far back as the art form itself.

At its very core, it still is somewhat a photographical art form, with emphasis on framing, mise-en-scéne (the placement of focal points and other subjects within a shot to be aesthetically and narratively pleasing), and lighting and/or colour coordination.

The point is that even before the films we know now came to be, they were once just twenty four still images per second, flipped in succession to create this illusion of movement.
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Movie is a casual term used for what was once commonly called the motion picture films also works to describe the same storytelling medium.
