Every time I watch a movie, a series, etc... I always think about how important a cinematographer is. A bad photograph can also detonate a script. And you, do you agree?
Screenwriting : Cinematographer X Script by Marília Fortini
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Yep. I keep tabs on ppl behind camera. Some dp's, especially television, have full control of the camera.
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As much as they can make a story so distracting that it impacts your viewing, unfortunately they cannot save a bad screenplay.
Sure, Craig!
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I dont think top cinematographers & key crew would sign on to "bad screenplays"; production life isn't picking good or bad scripts; it is working with peers you admire and hopefully everyone brings their A-game to work.
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Dan, Yes, certainly!
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Mason, unfortunately, I've seen several Brazilian films with a good script, but failing in photography. end up not valuing the work.
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Marília Fortini Not sure. If the story is really good, I can get past ok cinematography. However, great cinematography definitely helps to make a great visual experience. Onward and upward.
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Tommy Wiseau had 6 mill budget...he invested large portion of this into top pro tech crew (DoP, camera, editor, sound, this that - some of which fled the production)...
...point is - watch "The Room" (not the Brie Larson one)...
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Cinematography, like music, should go unnoticed. I know in the first 2 minutes if I'm going to give another 100 to a movie based on the camerawork and lighting. I'm done with handheld "talking head" movies. If there's no reason to be handholding - no subject movement and not a tense scene - and it's handheld anyway? I'm out. .