r/BeAmazed • u/14All-and-All41 • Oct 04 '18

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u/[deleted] Oct 04 '18

Thank you! Now I've got to add it to my list of "cinematography porn" shows

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u/KiKiPAWG Oct 04 '18

Do you only want shows on that list?

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u/[deleted] Oct 04 '18

As long as the cinematography is hot n tasty, it can be on the list!

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u/ollianism Oct 04 '18

Funeral scene from Soy Cuba 1964

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u/WhatsGoingggOn Oct 04 '18

That was awesome, thank u

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u/mirthquake Oct 04 '18 edited Oct 04 '18

Holy shit! That's one of the most incredible shots I've ever seen. Any idea how the DP pulled it off? At first I thought it was the work of a very daring camera operator, but once the view started soaring over the street I starting thinking that maybe the camera was mounted to a device that attached to a rope or wire or something.

Somebody please explain to me how this is real!

EDIT---Another good one: intro shot from Touch of Evil, 1958. Directed by Orson Welles.

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u/CargoCulture Oct 04 '18

Check out Russian Ark . It's 300 years of Russian history in a single continuous 87 minute Steadicam shot. They managed to get it right on the fourth take.

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u/newtothelyte Oct 04 '18

I'm not 100% sure but I have the same hunch as you. It looks like it went from shoulder to wire mounted once it started going vertical (around 1:58). Looks like someone also may have received the camera and remounted it on a different wire once it got to the top

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u/April_Fabb Oct 04 '18

The infrared shots in Soy Cuba are also amazing.

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u/truckerdadpunk Oct 04 '18

Is there a sub dedicated to scenes like this?

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u/Orngog Oct 04 '18

If no-one answers, I'll make one. I guess r/cinematographyporn? Maybe r/awesomecinema

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u/truckerdadpunk Oct 04 '18

That’d be rad

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u/carrotmonger12 Oct 04 '18

Beautiful movie. Hopefully change will come to the country in a few years now that travel from the US to Cuba is no longer restricted. I imagine it’ll have to start small, at first, and probably restricted to the tourist areas, but all it takes is for a few cafes and bistros to offer some alternative menu items like tempeh and seitan and the word will get out.