Cinematography
BRUTALISM IN FILM: BLADE RUNNER 2049
BRUTALISM is an architectural style that flourished from the 1950's through the 1970's. "Béton brut" is translated from French as "raw concrete" and spoke to the exposed concrete...
Vashi Frames: Lawrence of Arabia
“Vashi Frames” is my project of capturing every individual shot from my favorite films and compiling them into a single high-resolution image for cinematic analysis. Here is the latest...
JAWS: The Longest Shot You Never Noticed
Steven Spielberg is well known for his long takes and a lot of them have been covered all over the internet. The one shot that hasn't been shared...
Vashi Frames:
Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY
All 611 Shots
“Vashi Frames” is my project of capturing every individual shot from my favorite films and compiling them into a single high-resolution image for cinematic analysis. Here is the latest...
Redefining Above the Line /
Below the Line in Film [Infographic]
The filmmaking terms “above the line” and “below the line” have always imparted greater importance to the first of the two.
All 13 Split Diopter Shots in THE HATEFUL EIGHT [3-minute video]
Quentin Tarantino has a long history of using SPLIT DIOPTER shots in:
Vintage Video Effects for Premiere Pro
The cinematic film look is a mysterious and multi-layered aesthetic. Lighting, set design, costumes, camera and lens choice all factor in to try and achieve the elusive final effect.
20 Split Diopter Shots in DRESSED TO KILL
My love for the Split Diopter shot knows no bounds. It's a cinematic device that is both obvious and supremely effective. I've explored it in depth here and here....
The Best Feature Film with No CGI:
Bram Stoker’s Dracula
In 1992 Francis Ford Coppola filmed Bram Stoker's DRACULA with no CGI or digital VFX. He fired his Visual Effects team that said the shots he wanted could...