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Post a description of what you believe is the most perfectly composed shot throughout film history. Easy as that. Try to elaborate a bit on exactly why you chose that particular moment, and this could be interesting.

Personally, I need some time to think, but you guys go right ahead, and I'll join in when I find mine  :-D

Remember, just one pick, so consider it carefully. With an accompanying screenshot, perhaps?

damn, JAWS is a good movie!!

LaMotta's title fight in Raging Bull. Starting in the dressing room, then through the hallway, up into the arena, and into the ring, tracking with DeNiro.

I love moving camera. So many other directors would have cut, but Scorsese holds the mood with this shot, and sets up the fight perfectly. Plus, there's something beautiful in the mixture of excitement, concentration, and sadness in DeNiro's performance (especially during the start of the shot).

Exellent!  :-D

Man, that screenshot got me in the mood to re-watch Jaws.

i love the very final shot at the end of vertigo (i know i mention that movie too much, but i fuckin love it to death), james stewart just standing there on the ledge as she starts ringing the bell, then fade out.  beautiful, beautiful.

close encounters - when the little boy opens the door and there is the orange light emulating through it.

raging bull - the shot that sorta cranes down over his head at the sound of the bell as he raises his arms when he wins the fight

i also love the shot in goodfellas when ray liotta snorts the coke and the camera does that super fast zoom into his face and his eyes and nostrils are beat red.

oh shit - one pick???

then the one in vertigo.

The shot in "The Exorcist" with the fog and the stairs.

I can't narrow it down to just one. Different directors have composed different shots that are perfect for very different reasons. Too hard to pick just one.

hard to pick just one, but one of my recent favorites has to be in Amelié, when she is skipping rocks in the canal and the crane/camera just sweeps above her  8)

Well then just pick a few :)

It wasn't as easy to narrow my favorites down as I originally thought. Kind of like picking your favorite child, ain't it?

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When Tom Cruise is running to the ledge of the building and about to jump off in Vanilla Sky. It's just neat how the camera follows him. This is the image that always comes to my mind when I think about Vanilla Sky.

I also like when the detective falls down the stairs in Psycho.  :wink:

That Jaws shot, not only the tormbone shot, but the cutting as people walk through his line of sight.


Here's one of my favourites.
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you and the graduate. i actually watched it again last night after not having seen it in a while.  :yabbse-thumbup:

I've got to say, having just watched PDL once again, the silhouette kiss with the people running past: the layers of colour, the depth, the person running in the background at the end... Aaaaah... I know there are other more worthy shots, but that's the one that comes to mind right now. I love it.

Don't wanna jump on a bandwagon here, but I have to give props to the man once again.

Greatest shot in my (somewhat limited) film experience.

No question whatsoever.

Floyd Gondolli's entrance.

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The party scene in Hitchcock's "Notorious." Shot starts at the top of the stairs in a WIDE overview of the entire room and all the guests. Slowly the camera cranes down and across to the other side of the room to find Ingrid Bergman; slowly zooming in and landing in an Extreme Close-Up that Holds on the key that is in her hand. Beautiful shot.

Quote from: MacGuffinThe party scene in Hitchcock's "Notorious." Shot starts at the top of the stairs in a WIDE overview of the entire room and all the guests. Slowly the camera cranes down and across to the other side of the room to find Ingrid Bergman; slowly zooming in and landing in an Extreme Close-Up that Holds on the key that is in her hand. Beautiful shot.

I just saw this for the first time this week, and I fully agree. The more films you see, the fewer shots surprise or awe you, but this one is absolutely brilliant. Utilitarian and graceful and beautiful to look at. That's Hitch for you, and what more could you ask for?

perfectly composed, huh?

i'd say the intro of The Godfather and the slow push on Tom Regan that ends Miller's Crossing.

Hard to pick just one.  Kubrick certainly composes great shots.  But I'll have to go with Scorsese.  Mean Streets DVD, Chapter 8, 6:33 -- a bunch of guys are lined up against two pool tables by New York's finest.  Then, Scorsese pans away from the shot immediately, rather than showing it off the way other directors would.

Quote from: soixanteHard to pick just one.  Kubrick certainly composes great shots.  But I'll have to go with Scorsese.  Mean Streets DVD, Chapter 8, 6:33 -- a bunch of guys are lined up against two pool tables by New York's finest.  Then, Scorsese pans away from the shot immediately, rather than showing it off the way other directors would.

This is what I mean about the difficulty, though. You can take any of your favorite films and find dozens of "perfectly" composed shots. Kubrick, for one... I couldn't begin to isolate just one perfect composition. Those films are chock-full of them. The very first cut from the red title sequence to Alex staring you down, then very, very slow zoom out at the beginning of Clockwork Orange... the final scene of 2001... and on and on.

It's also difficult because sometimes a scene feels perfectly composed in CONTEXT. Like, I think the next-to-last shot of Mulholland Dr.- the superimposition of "Betty" and "Rita" from earlier in the film, over a swooning, sparkling L.A. cityscape- is just stunningly beautiful and incredibly rich with significance, a "perfect" composition, but only if you've seen everything that came before...

Quote from: XixaxDon't wanna jump on a bandwagon here, but I have to give props to the man once again.

Greatest shot in my (somewhat limited) film experience.

No question whatsoever.

Floyd Gondolli's entrance.

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Especially with the music and the editing. That strumming acoustic and the rapid fades. It is a very nice moment of filmmaking.

Then the whip over and push in, then Burt walks into frame. Yeah, that's sweet.

Absolutely folks.  Brings tears to my eyes.
Let us not forget the pool party in Boogie Nights.....skipping in and out of conversations, then that luscious dive into the pool, you come out dripping wet, almost feeling the fucking sun on your wet hair and skin.....and the music.....ahhhhhhhhh  8)

The sounds of the blasters firing in Star Wars are very well composed shots.

Quote from: punchdrunk23Absolutely folks.  Brings tears to my eyes.
Let us not forget the pool party in Boogie Nights.....skipping in and out of conversations, then that luscious dive into the pool, you come out dripping wet, almost feeling the fucking sun on your wet hair and skin.....and the music.....ahhhhhhhhh  8)

Im going to pull a Ratner here when i say that the one in I Am Cuba is even more composed

Quote from: Duck SauceIm going to pull a Ratner here when i say that the one in I Am Cuba is even more composed

I agree.

Well, this isn't my favorite and its not picture compositionnaly sound, but it kinda stuck with me and i liked it. That shot in 'Confessions of a dangerous mind' where the characters head is in the lower left corner and the rest of the shot looks up at the ceiling(for no particular reason. Stylish). I liked it.
As for a good sequence, the scene in se7en where Summerset and Mills meet for the first time and they walik down the street. I didnt even realize it was one shot until i watched the dvd commentary. Great stuff.

i thought composed meant, like as a picture, the way it looks.

for example:
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the way kane is towering and u can see the ceiling.

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or stuff from well designed films like:
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bah, there's too many.

i like the bit in BN where Dirk gets in that guys car (who asks him to jack off) and there is a shot of the carpark and the car coming to a stop at the left side of the screen. I just love the way it all fits in the frame. The lamp post and all.

There are plenty of wonderfully composed shots in Barry Lyndon.  Kubrick often starts with a close up, then pulls back for shots that are like landscape paintings.

Quote from: P™i thought composed meant, like as a picture, the way it looks.

Yes... you are right... somehow, this all turned from best composed shot to best shot to best scene.

i can't find the version of this shot from the other side anywhere on the internet

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but in terms of composition, that shot from the other side is one of my most favouritest ever.

Quote from: mogwaipicolas, do you mean this shot?

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'at's the one.

Quote from: mogwaipicolas, do you mean this shot?

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The stretch in Goodfellas where Ray Liotta and Robert DeNiro eat in the diner after the May 12, 1980 sequence.  Dizzying.

Yeah, there does seem to be some confusion as to what "composed" means. It means one single shot- not a sequence- where everything in the frame is as apt or perfect as possible.

And I'd say that Frank Lloyd Wright-based bathroom shot from The Shining well qualifies, but Kubrick's work is replete with perfectly composed shots. I don't think I could choose that one over the opening shot of Clockwork Orange.

I have always thought that the composition of this shot (http://goatse.cx/hello.jpg) is just absolutely brilliant.

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Quote from: XixaxI have always thought that the composition of this shot (http://goatse.cx/hello.jpg) is just absolutely brilliant.

Why did you do that? I feel sick now. Seriously.

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Quote from: XixaxI have always thought that the composition of this shot (http://goatse.cx/hello.jpg) is just absolutely brilliant.

Why did you do that? I feel sick now. Seriously.

Yeah... I mean, we're forewarned by the fact that it has to have that extra layer of link protection, but still... that is by far the most disturbing and disgusting thing I've seen on this board. And that's actually saying something.

Just my opinion. I'm all for putting whatever you want. That was singularly wince-inducing, though.

I learned months ago to never trust any of xixax's links. Now it's almost funny to see those who have yet to learn this.

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It's like having a big, red button in front of you. One that blinks off and on and says "don't push" even as it begs- begs- you to push it.

I take my chances.

Xixax is the Marquis de Sade of the board.

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I am sorta shocked that, for a board of die hard fans of the picture, the final shot of Magnolia has been overlooked. The slow push in on Claudia is sure as Hell one of my personal favourites...

Anyhow. My personal favourite of favourites? I would say that it's probably the shot in Lawrence Of Arabia where Lawrence blows out the match. The jump cut that follows it is also the best jump cut ever in my opinion. So there you are.

Quote from: The Silver BulletAnyhow. My personal favourite of favourites? I would say that it's probably the shot in Lawrence Of Arabia where Lawrence blows out the match. The jump cut that follows it is also the best jump cut ever in my opinion. So there you are.

great, but what we really wanted to know was the best composed shot..

yeha we got the gist of it  :P
but it did evolve into the best sequence or scene  :P
seriously, well composed "shots" as in photography, are really too many to list, since well, ive always thought that director's have to be aware of composition all the time?  :?

I mean, this thread could be easily renamed  " Best composed shot in X or Y movie" since there are many movies in which you can select a bunch of stills that are well composed...

im just babbling here nevermind  :oops:

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Now I'm afraid... what does he do? Link you to goatse.cx?

I'm not exactly sure what I saw, but I do know the horrific image will forever be burned into my mind. It was a nightmare.

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that one's pretty average for Kubrick.  However:

- it's kinda a "visual rhyme" within The Shining, hearkening back to the hotel hallway steadicam shots and foreshadowing the hedge maze; the urinals and sinks in red create a kind of "corridor" into the deep space of the shot.

- also, it's blood-redness (and the presence of Grady) recall the subliminally flashed slaughtered twins frames as well as the elevator blood cascade moment—two of the films most shocking segments.

2001: a space odyssey - too many to name.

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goodfellas - nightclub entrance, then he kissed me

i am cuba - where the student/protester people hang the flag out of the window and the camera floats out above the street. i still have no idea how that was done.

seven samurai - i forget exactly who, but these two guys have a little duel, and right after the victor slashes the other with his blade, the loser falls to the ground in slow-motion. that shot is so fucking...pure.clean.solid.

taxi driver - lots of good ones; the camera leaving travis at the payphone in the hallway, alka-seltzer, tracking shot when the cops find him on the couch next to the brainless landlord, our first sight of his mohawk as he takes some pills.

casino - very, very fun shots. the shot from inside the straw with cocaine flowing around the camera, the helicopter shot over the desert, the counting-room shot, fuck i need to watch that again.

Quotegreat, but what we really wanted to know was the best composed shot.

Great, but I gave you my favourite shot. I personally love the composition of that shot in Lawrence Of Arabia. I think it is perfect in so many ways. Sorry for making you feel the need to act like a jerk.

Quote from: The Silver BulletSorry for making you feel the need to act like a jerk.

ur forgiven.

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chekcmate fool!

Again? Try constantly.

I know it's sort of typical to bring up Boogie Nights, but:

I think one of the most perfectly composed shots of recent memory is the very final shot. I hate how everybody makes such a huge deal about the cock, because what I think is so genius about it is that once Dirk's head is decapitated by the frame- a fairly drastic compositional technique, that, and one not used terribly often- everything on that screen, including the infamous cock, has become an object, and the only face- the only humanity- we're left with is that of a blank mannequin staring out at us. I think it's a very unsentimentally poignant ending; the way it's composed and where everything is situated really lends to the emotional impact of the film's end.

Requiem For A Dream. I'm not a particularly big fan of the movie and I've only seen it once, but one image that's really burned in my mind from it is the first shot you get of Jennifer Connelly. It's a high angle shot I think, and she's looking up into camera. For some reason I remember the way that shot was composed was absolutely electrifying. If someone could cap it, that would be cool...

Quote from: children with angelsRequiem For A Dream. I'm not a particularly big fan of the movie and I've only seen it once, but one image that's really burned in my mind from it is the first shot you get of Jennifer Connelly. It's a high angle shot I think, and she's looking up into camera. For some reason I remember the way that shot was composed was absolutely electrifying. If someone could cap it, that would be cool...

My favorite Connelly bit from Requiem would be the muffled bathtub scream. It's beautifully composed... misery. Guess you could say the same of the film itself. I'm a fan.

Perhaps not in film history but there's great comedic craftsmanship in this shot...

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"James' stories were about as sunny as his disposition"

Quote from: redlumPerhaps not in film history but there's great comedic craftsmanship in this shot...

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"James' stories were about as sunny as his disposition"

Yeah, that one always gives me a laugh  :lol:

Quote from: godardianMy favorite Connelly bit from Requiem would be the muffled bathtub scream. It's beautifully composed... misery. Guess you could say the same of the film itself. I'm a fan.

Have you ever seen the movie "A Perfect Blue?"  It's a Japanese anime (an excellent one), and it had that same scene.  A couple of years later, Aronofsky did a rip-off of that scene in "Requiem..."  

I don't think Aronofsky mentions it in the commentary.

Quote from: PawbloeHave you ever seen the movie "A Perfect Blue?"  It's a Japanese anime (an excellent one), and it had that same scene.  A couple of years later, Aronofsky did a rip-off of that scene in "Requiem..."  

she does look very anime-like in that scene

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Quote from: godardianMy favorite Connelly bit from Requiem would be the muffled bathtub scream. It's beautifully composed... misery. Guess you could say the same of the film itself. I'm a fan.

Have you ever seen the movie "A Perfect Blue?"  It's a Japanese anime (an excellent one), and it had that same scene.  A couple of years later, Aronofsky did a rip-off of that scene in "Requiem..."  

I don't think Aronofsky mentions it in the commentary.

Perfect Blue is nifty.

Quote from: PawbloeHave you ever seen the movie "A Perfect Blue?"  It's a Japanese anime (an excellent one), and it had that same scene.  A couple of years later, Aronofsky did a rip-off of that scene in "Requiem..."

i know..

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works on both, i reckon. PB: ekzellent movie tho.

Wow. Great caps, P. I'll have to check into this Perfect Blue. I'm way, way behind on Japanime in particular and animated films in general.

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Quote from: PawbloeHave you ever seen the movie "A Perfect Blue?"  It's a Japanese anime (an excellent one), and it had that same scene.  A couple of years later, Aronofsky did a rip-off of that scene in "Requiem..."

i know..

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works on both, i reckon. PB: ekzellent movie tho.

wow. and the pier shot in DARK CITY. but he claims coincidence. sure.

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that one's pretty average for Kubrick.  However:

- it's kinda a "visual rhyme" within The Shining, hearkening back to the hotel hallway steadicam shots and foreshadowing the hedge maze; the urinals and sinks in red create a kind of "corridor" into the deep space of the shot.

- also, it's blood-redness (and the presence of Grady) recall the subliminally flashed slaughtered twins frames as well as the elevator blood cascade moment—two of the films most shocking segments.

Speaking of Kubrick, is somebody can do DVD captures, and has these DVDs, how about a couple of these shots.

The stairway in Victor's home in Eyes Wide Shut. All lit up with bright Christmas lights. There is one shot in particular with, I THINK, Victor walking upstairs. It is so gorgeously framed.

I'm quite fond of the pool in "Three Colors: Blue" as well. The "fetal position" scene is really beautiful. I think it is right after she has let the cat kill the little mice. She goes for a swim, and then as she is about to get out of the pool, she drops back in and sort of curls up. Really neat shot. All three of the films have some remarkable shots. Red and the fashion model shoot is really beautiful.

damn, that Pianist shot is quite something!!! POWERFUL

Also, as clichéd as it may be... the shot of Woody Allen (Ike) and Diane Keaton (Mary) in Manhattan, when they're sitting at a bench in the park... fuckin' great[/quote]

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Just one?? mmmm.... well this is just one of many that i love, but i think this is magistral, the way how Francis F. Coppola moves the camera here and the music from Wagner, well just terrific...

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oh, oh, i was forgetting this one from "Dreams" by Akira Kurosawa loooovely movie!!!!

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There's a shot early on in Terence Malick's "Days of Heaven" that made my jaw drop the first time I saw it...

It's the long, wide shot of a train going over a very high train trestle, almost in silhouette...I don't even understand how it was done.  Could be a model.  

There are other shots in this movie that are unlike anything you've ever seen.  If you haven't seen it, rent or buy the DVD.  Malick's best film (not really saying much being there are only 3) but just breathtakingly beautiful.

I think this thread is pursuing the wrong topic. Single shots aren't as important as the sequences they belong to. It's a part, not a whole. We should be talking about great sequences.

No, this is a thread for a single shot.  That's what it says in the title.  Go create a sequence thread if you really want to.

Quote from: mutinycoWe should be talking about great sequences.

Quote from: tremoloslothGo create a sequence thread if you really want to.

Please don't.

http://xixax.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=687

Fine, then I'll create a sequence thread

Quote from: mutinycoI think this thread is pursuing the wrong topic. Single shots aren't as important as the sequences they belong to. It's a part, not a whole. We should be talking about great sequences.

I think this thread is pursuing the wrong topic.  Single sequences aren't as important as the movies they belong to.  It's a part, not a whole.  We should be talking about great movies.

I think this thread is pursuing the wrong topic.  Single movies aren't as important as the movements they belong to.  It's a part, not a whole.  We should be talking about great movements.

La la la la...

OK, enough of the sarcasm.  No point in arguing about this, but film is a visual medium, and isolating certain compositions, even single frames, is a worthwhile topic of discussion.  

I'll use my example, Days of Heaven.  Simple, almost nonexistent plot, little or no dialogue, a certain aimless, meandering quality to the structure (which comments on the aimless, meandering lifestyle of the main characters), but ANY frame from this film can be captured and printed and would be a work of art on par with some of the great landscape painters of antiquity.  

A single composition from a great film can create enormous emotional impact, an impact that is beyond words, beyond editing and time, beyond any of the film conventions that are carried over from theater (scenes, dialogue, acts, etc.)

Look at 2001: just a series of brilliant, breathtaking, eerie compositions that work on their own as much as they work in tandem with others...

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Quote from: tremoloslothFine, then I'll create a sequence thread

no chance in hell you are!

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ha. u rule mogs.

if i could make caps i would put

-sum of the opening shots in rashômon.
-the helicopter flying sequence over the water in black hawk down, esp. the overhead shot of the two helicopters playing chicken.
-opening sequence of 25th hour

i really enjoyed the graveyard bits in rushmore, thanks to Mac we can all bask in their warm glowing warming glow:

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isn't it neat? max is totally sinking into the ground in all the shots.

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here it's perfect how the kerb of the path behind murray's head lines up exactly and his head is caught outside the boundary of the grave, and max is still sinking.

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his head below all the gravestones in the background, and when the tree fell later, it's like a supergravity hole in there. luvit.

Here's another contribution (all thanks to mog for hosting), this time from "Last Temptation of Christ".

Love this long, slo-mo shot of Jesus carrying the cross on his way to death, based on the Bosch painting, "The Ghent Christ Carrying The Cross".

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Watch the progression of Jesus put in position. Camera is mounted on the back of the cross causing a very subjective idea of what it's like to be up there (notice the lens flares too):

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Quote from: mogwaicbrad: you have to be more specific about the black hawk down shots...

sweet caps! tanks.

okay, as for black hawk, there were two in particular i was looking for. one was an overhead shot of the 2 helicopters, when they're talking w/ eachother on the radio about playing scrabble, and as they pass eachother there is a really neat overhead shot.

also, sum of the shots during the sequence near the beginning when all the the helicopters r going in, the irene part. the helicopters r going over the water, and there's no sound, just music.

Quote from: ©bradalso, sum of the shots during the sequence near the beginning when all the the helicopters r going in, the irene part. the helicopters r going over the water, and there's no sound, just music.

Good stuff.  There's one shot in particular that I like in that sequence.  The camera is mounted on the side of a huey and facing Eric Bana, and there's a dust cloud of some sort that forms into a circle in the huey's wake.  I even remember that shot in the trailer.

yes yes yes! those r the ones!

ridley scott is a pimp.

well, i finally figured out how to cap (thanks to the capping one) so i just picked out a couple of the most obvious great-looking films to me and capped away.

first, some PDL.

too many perfectly composed shots to name, but one of my favourite sequences visually is this deally right here..

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feels like Barry is being reborn. it's looking like he's seen the light at the end of this tunnel, or void.. a very interesting shot that i haven't seen the likes of anywhere else..



Matricksss..so much greatness composition-wise, stemming from the comic-book background.

really one of my favourite shots ever, here. really really.

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(/\ this frame by itself is just so freakin' dynamic..diagonal shoulders, too..i love it..)
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it's too hyper and sharp and quick to not get the audience excited..

another one that sticks out.. though it's kind of a split screen.. so many lines, a great perspective..

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and finally, some R and J

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eerily beautiful, but still kinda cold and dark..Romeo's getting lead straight to the end of his fortune. epic looking, and even though there's so much to see, your eyes can't help but be drawn to the poor kid and what's coming towards him.. thanks to the lines and the crosses which act as this incredible, repititous framing..

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more framing, but in a very beautiful and somewhat unconventional way..

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beauty. but not really anything to do with composition.. more face, fish, and colour..

MMMMMMMMatrix:

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picolbug knows what he's tlaking about.. and u can't go wrong with matrix.

i wanna say sumthin about this pdl shot where the light pushes through the walls:
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the only other place i've seen anything similar is in Spirited Away when the little girl goes to the pig farm to visit her parents, she goes through these flowers, i think sumone here had that bit as their av, well they do a similar "walls splitting" thing. it's this bit:

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animation is miles ahead in composition and beautiful shots, when real action is inspired by it then u get classic stuff like the requiem bathtub scream.

Quote from: Panimation is miles ahead in composition and beautiful shots, when real action is inspired by it then u get classic stuff like the requiem bathtub scream.

tru dat. all about the no-real world constraints like actual height and width and actual size.. or the camera and how you can't just squeeze it anywhere. plus with animation you're essentially looking at moving storyboards, so the images appear almost exactly the way they were concieved..

Mac, i also really like this 'ne from the rain/car part..

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it's like, HOW MUCH STUFF CAN YOU FIT INTO ONE FRAME?!

that fishtank part in romeo&juliet is great. while we're on baz, there r sum great great shots in moulin rouge. perhaps the cap monsters could provide more. (the tango sequence and ... well pretty much any shot in the entire movie, esp. the beginning 20 minutes)

are they connected by a little guy named PTA?  :?:

Quote from: ewardare they connected by a little guy named PTA?  :?:

:roll: so?

Three of them are in the 2:40:1 aspect ratio

don't u roll ur eyes at me........

good observation tho....i just went for the obvious one

three of them have two cups of coffee in them.....

wait are three of them in the same cafe?  the QUALITY CAFE?

my fav  from 2001:

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(one of the best open sequences)

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(love. love. love... my fav from all the PTA movies)

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Quote from: picolas
it's like, HOW MUCH STUFF CAN YOU FIT INTO ONE FRAME?!

the answer is none. none more stuff.

Anyone have the falling roses shot from "American Beauty"?

Quote from: ®edlumthe answer is none. none more stuff.

What is that quote from again?

Quote from: mogwaispinal tap?

Sure that's your answer to everything!

Ah, thanks, droogie  8)

I'm kinda fond of the shot in Seven, when John Doe has struck Mills down, and he looks up, to see nothing but the ultra sharp gun, contrasted against the blur that is John Doe.

And the "angel"-pose, open belly shot in Silence of the Lambs.

Also kinda fond of the shot in "Withnail & I" when Withnail, I and Montague are walking across the hills, seen through a fallen tree.

Anyone care to take some caps?

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Apocalypse Now

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all three of those shots juxtaposed so closely together tell a very gruesom story

Quote from: WithnailThen one I  really love: The siluettes of Vader and Luke, just about to begin their lightsaber fight in the hellish light of the Carbonchamber in Empire Strikes Back.

Is it to much to ask for caps? Please?

You point me in the direction of an Empire Strikes Back DVD and I'll gladly get you caps.

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A true mise-en-abyme of Spielberg's Jaws, this shot tells the tale visually and in motion.  The dolly/zoom effect is shocking to the audience, even though the shot captures no murder in progress, no imminent threat in and of itself.  Still, this is the moment of the film; Brody's nemesis has appeared and it will be his focus for the rest of the picture.  His wife's body is "behind" him both literally and metaphorically; his obsession is now with the destruction of the shark, beyond the risks of that undertaking.  Secondarily, she's behind him physically: Brody must stand between the shark and his family (and, by extension, the Amity Island family of humans). One final note: the red and white stripes of the building to his right create a flag of sorts, signaling the danger that threatens.

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Kubrick gets such mileage out of relatively static images, and this is no exception.  This ghostly bathroom simply does not belong in the Overlook Hotel—it's too new, too polished, too lavishly appointed in colors that scream in comparison to the rest of the building's tones.  But that's just what makes Grady and Jack's presence in it so right.  They've stepped outside Jack's waking dream for a moment to speak about the dream—what's going on in the past and how the future should proceed.  Just as they discuss the hotel's past, so too does this bathroom echo the hotel itself.  The reds to right and left create a kind of "blood corridor" that recedes into the 3rd dimension of the image; the mirrors mirror the moment in "that room" when Jack sees the thing he's embraced.  This deep red is just what Grady unleashed from his daughters' bodies years ago and what the elevators will later spill.  Finally, Grady's formal attire adds weight to his talk of having "corrected" his daughters; he looks every bit the part in this tidy loo as he instructs Jack to, in so many words, do his part in tidying up the Overlook again.

edit: I realize this is something of a re-post.  I said a few of these things earlier in the thread.  I just wanted to restate them because I decided to do little essays on all the images in this thread I feel capable of making a few interesting (I hope) points about.  More later.

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Another study in visual narrative economy:  Could the One Ring be any bigger or more important?  Not only does it dwarf the dwarf Frodo, it could encircle the preordained King Aragorn, and already challenges the might and stature of the very Misty Mountains it reflects (and seems to reflect on).  Yet, to the too proud Boromir who's about to grasp it for the first time, it seems all too small a thing, even as it dominates the frame for us.  Add to that the links of gold strung through the Ring, and you've got the Fellowship itself symbolized as well in this single frame.  Like his adaptation of LOTR or not, you must give credit where credit is due.  Peter Jackson takes time within the sweep of his drama to give us tiny detail and reveal the biggest of pictures.  More power to him.

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Quote from: picolas
it's like, HOW MUCH STUFF CAN YOU FIT INTO ONE FRAME?!

the answer is none. none more stuff.

maybe not, but Orson Welles sure gave it a shot here:

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resized by admin. don't post big ass caps thank you very much.

not the best, but some of my personal favs:

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you think PTA studied this shot before filming Punch Drunk Love?

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The Elephant Man

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Give me a bulleted list of all the things you see in it.  I've always had a tough time making everything out.  Is a blown-up version of that frame a possibility?

I replaced the file with a blown up version for you.

I'm going to go ahead and say that scene in Taxi Driver where he points his finger to his temple like a gun and goes "pchew pchew pchew."

That was a damn cool scene.  I got confused on the question though, so to balance it with a good cinematography shot...

Labyrinth, when those stones are lined up to look like a face...I forget exactly what was happening, but that was pretty sweet-o.

the classic shot in the graduate where mrs. robinson puts on her stockings..............

REQUEST:  I really like this one moment from Meeting People Is Easy around minute 75 or 76, The Tourist is being performed and Thom waves to the crowd.  There's a light in te background and for a moment it looks like he's holding it

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Thanks for that ample resize.

Here we go, and please do check my work:

1.  Kane, in mid-frame lies dying or already dead on a slab of what looks to be crushed velvet.

2.  Beyond him, light streams through one of Xanadu's many portals, casting the opening in stark outline.  The silhouette is decidedly churchlike, is it not, and sorta places Kane in a kind of readymade tomb.

3.  At lower-left is the snow-globe sized mini-log cabin, which we'll come to see as a talisman for Kane, a reminder of his long lost happy childhood in wintry Colorado.  The glass globe that surrounded it has shattered, spilling its water and false snow contents onto the floor.  (Or has it not shattered yet?  I can't exactly recall the sequence of shots just before and after this.)

4.  At lower-right, Kane's nurse is reflected by a broken shard of the globe's glass as she enters the room, having heard the sound of the glass shattering.  She's about to become the only witness (?) to Kane's last word:  "Rosebud."

What have I neglected, if anything?

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what's with the doorway the nurse is walking through? there seems to be more than one. there's the doorframe, and there's that cavernous jagged outline with notable shadow, and even a drop of light beyond the door.. it adds at least 3 more dimensions to what's already a deep reflection within a richly textured frame.

and is that a little bit of lens flare on and above where kane's head would lie, as his soul escapes that very moment? this film is truly magnificent.

There's no way to list every single great shot, but there are some that stick out in my mind.

Literally almost every single shot in "Hard Eight" is perfectly composed and beautifully done.

I love the ballroom shots in "The Shining" with Jack sitting at the bar (with or without the dozens of ghosts). I love the music in the ballrooms scenes too. I made the soundtrack of the film for myself. In fact, every Stanley Kubrick film has great shots like that.

The last 5 minutes of "Vanilla Sky" with Tom Cruise on top of the building and jumping off are some of the most brilliant shots ever filmed.

The opening shots of "Blue Velvet" and the camera zooming in on the ear is spectacular. Also David Lynch's other masterpiece, "Mulholland Drive", has many great shots as well.

The dream that Lester has with rose peddles falling in "American Beauty".

The last shot in Martin Scorsese's "Raging Bull" and "The Last Temptation of Christ".

Anderson's shots in "Magnolia" during Jason Robard's monolouge with the camera going over all the characters in the movie is chilling.

The final shots in "In the Bedroom" with the camera looking over the quiet town early in the morning.

The scene in "The World According to Garp" with Garp upstairs in his room at night listening to the next door neighbor's saxophone while opening and closing the blinds to his window. As he opens and closes them, he looks back on his life and sees certain scenes of his life each time.

The plane crash/strawberry sequence at the end of "Fearless" is thrilling and sad.

The last shot in "Apocalyspe Now" is one of the most haunting ever filmed. Great last line too.

Whoa, I'm tired!

Quote from: Pwhat's with the doorway the nurse is walking through? there seems to be more than one. there's the doorframe, and there's that cavernous jagged outline with notable shadow, and even a drop of light beyond the door.. it adds at least 3 more dimensions to what's already a deep reflection within a richly textured frame.

Citizen Kane is all about those very layers of 3D space.  The opening montage of barriers and fences that lead up to Xanadu; the differing levels of spoken dialouge and character size that can be mapped onto different deep focus shots; and (and I think this is the most applicable to the deep doorway in this particular shot) the infinite mirror shot of Kane as he leaves his room, old and withered (which I think happens just before the shot in question, chronologically speaking).

I did notice one other detail:  what looks to be chainlink fence just beyond the window above Kane.  Yet another layer of barrier between Kane, Xanadu, and the outside world.

Quote from: Pand is that a little bit of lens flare on and above where kane's head would lie, as his soul escapes that very moment? this film is truly magnificent.

Well, to be a stickler, I'd guess that it's not really a lense flare exactly, but a little ball of light that the globe has reflected.  Doesn't change the fact that it totally haloes and obscures Kane's face, though.  Your idea that it's Kane's soul/ghost/aura as it escapes him still makes a ton of sense.  (edit: Now, looking again, I just don't know.  Does the shard of glass extend that far up?  Is the globe even broken yet?  Man, somebody help me out with a shot sequence, here.  Any way you slice it, this shot, like the plot of the film, like the film itself, like Kane's life, like "Rosebud", like Kane's collection of treasure, even, is one big puzzle [like Susan's puzzles...hah! It never ends].....Fascinating film and simply the best ever.)

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you think PTA studied this shot before filming Punch Drunk Love?

i doubt it.. those shots are awful purdy and i'm a fan of them, but they can be found all over the place.

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ANImatricksicksickickickss

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Se7en:
- When Somerset walks through the library, surrounded by that great classical music. This whole scene is just amazing!

Boogie Nights:
- The Pool Party at Jack's house. "Spill the Wine!!!!"
- At Rahad Jacksons house.
- The beginning shot.

Magnolia:
- Donnie's entrance into the bar with that great music.

Fight Club:
- The sex-scene with Marla and Tyler.

The Game
- When Van Orton comes into his house and everything's put in blue neon-light and that music starts. Great!

By the way: How do you guys put all your favourite shots into your post? I mean, where do you get that shots from?

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another

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yes, but how do you post them

upload them to a site

you can use a free one like geocities

they don't allow remote linking

The trick is, once you've uploaded it, change the filename to whatever you want .txt

then you come to post it here, click the Img button, enter the address where it's at

thank you both, I could do more but I'm tired.

Paris, Texas
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Dancer
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Sunset Boulevard
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Terminator 2: Judgment Day
Always loved how the barrel of the gun was in perfect focus with the actors:
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Life Lessons from New York Stories
Doesn't seem to translate well with just a frame, but this entire sequence of one, then two, then a third Nick Nolte appearing to work on different parts of the painting is a wonderful concept in framing and set-up:
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Thanks for the help.

Quote from: MacGuffinSunset Boulevard
Though done with a mirror, it's great shot from the bottom of the swimming pool looking up at William Holden's body:
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hey!  i requested that exact shot for a cap like months ago, but no one ever got it for me. i wanted to use it for my avatar.  do you mind if i steal it after i'm done with this bill and ted?  i love that shot.

Quote from: themodernage02do you mind if i steal it after i'm done with this bill and ted?  i love that shot.

What do you got in trade?

aww shucks. unfortunately i dont have a dvd-rom, so i have no capping capabilities whatsoever.

Quote from: stuart braithwaitehere you go, spike, i hope you like 'em:

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Quote from: SpikeBy the way: How do you guys put all your favourite shots into your post? I mean, where do you get that shots from?

you need a dvd rom player first. second, a software that can play dvd movies like powerdvd. you can make still pictures with powerdvd etc.

link (http://www.gocyberlink.com/english/products/product_main.jsp?ProdId=28)

Thanks, that's it! :-D

for spike

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Quote from: rustinglassfor spike

And thanks to you! Really great shots!

There's also another great shot:
The very last shot of "Fight Club" just before the credits begin.
You see Jack and Marla standing hand-in-hand in front of the buildings, which are crashing down.
Could somebody please post that screenshot? It's really amazing.

If I remember correctly, there is a single frame of a penis before the credits on fight club, just like pitt appears on single frames before they meet in the beggining.

meanwhile, here's some Europa:


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lars is da man

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For those wanting the Fight Club subliminal cap, click here (http://www.angelfire.com/me3/uniburn/PDVD_220.BMP).

Quote from: Gamblor[img]
For those wanting the Fight Club subliminal cap, click here (http://www.angelfire.com/me3/uniburn/PDVD_220.BMP).

There are a few in the beggining to

down with fight club.

caperrific! 'pecially the last three, which work so well in conjunction w/ one another.

I think Radiohead's street spirit video has many great shots in it.

I've seen The element of crime and lost highway recently, because I read somewhere on the internet that they are related, and I agree.

I think that david lynch was inspired by von trier's ideas, specially on the splitting headaches associated with personality/character changes:

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there are some other similar caps I could do but I've got bandwidth problems (godamned angelfire).
Anyway Lost HIghway just gets better and better, I hadn't seen for a couple of years, and now Whoa!

i haven't seen it in a while, but the end of '400 blows' where the kid runs to the beach and turns to the camera, which zooms and ends in a freeze.

i love the shot of The Dude on the toilet with his hair wet and his sunglasses on. it's not the best ever, but it makes my list.

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world record for the most framing. find me a shot that is quantitatively more frametastic.

i dunno but that cap reminded me of this one:

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hey rustinglass, do you have the element of crime on dvd? if so, where did you get it?

Well it's actually a ..cough cough.... dvdrip that I downloaded off overnet.
But it's from the criterion collection. I can't read region1 dvds.

phil, it's available at discshop (http://www.discshop.se/LIVE/shop/ds_produkt.php?DISCSHOPID=61adc3c09c9e5bcdc0407c9c30065110&lang=&id=31821) for only 159 swedish kronor.

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thanks for the info rustin and mogs. i can't play regiom one dvd's either, so i'll have to go with that swedish thingy once i feel i can afford it, which will be in like 20 years or something

they also had europa on dvd at discshop, i have never seen it but if everything goes right, then i'm seeing it tonight. i'm pretty exited really

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find me a shot that is quantitatively more frametastic.

Quote from: mogwaii dunno but that cap reminded me of this one:

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...you win.

Quote from: picolas...you win.

alrighty then, please challenge me with another cap. 8)

naw. 'syour challenge now.

alrighty picolas, here's my challenge... this is the "fit-as-many-people-you-can-in-one-single-shot" challenge:

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cg people permited?

Quote from: rustinglasscg people permited?

hahaha, you're joking right?

that's called cheating.

Quote from: mogwaialrighty picolas, here's my challenge... this is the "fit-as-many-people-you-can-in-one-single-shot" challenge:

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I think Metropolis has that beat.  But I can't cap it.

Quote from: OnomatopoeiaI think Metropolis has that beat.  But I can't cap it.

great, picolas can now beat me. :wink:

anyway, gamblor du jour, here's the eyes wide shut caps i promised you. i don't think i can describe them as well as p did:

Quote from: Pit's just sum energetic doggy and table top orgy-thons. i wouldn't call it titillating, but it goes a long way in improving the mood of the film, and the whole mansion sequence.

due to the apparent explicit nature of the caps i've decided to make links of the caps. but i'm confused over the rating boards in america can ruin a movie like eyes wide shut. they're just making love a lá the kubrick way. but they don't do anything about the violence in movies. it's just sickening to me. anyway, i will stop preaching... here they are:

orgy 1 (http://w1.422.telia.com/~u42243560/ews1.jpg) . orgy 2 (http://w1.422.telia.com/~u42243560/ews2.jpg) . orgy 3 (http://w1.422.telia.com/~u42243560/ews3.jpg) . orgy 4 (http://w1.422.telia.com/~u42243560/ews4.jpg) . orgy 5 (http://w1.422.telia.com/~u42243560/ews5.jpg) . orgy 6 (http://w1.422.telia.com/~u42243560/ews6.jpg)

sexilicious.

i'll um... i'm gonna... be in the err...shower... for a while.

you think the reason it took so long to shoot is because maybe kubrick spent the most time on the orgy shots? the dirty lil bastard...

Quote from: ewardyou think the reason it took so long to shoot is because maybe kubrick spent the most time on the orgy shots? the dirty lil bastard...

i woulda loved to have been the dp. "well stanley, i think we need to do that doggy-style on the pool table shot just one more time..."

Quote from: ©brad

Quote from: ewardyou think the reason it took so long to shoot is because maybe kubrick spent the most time on the orgy shots? the dirty lil bastard...

i woulda loved to have been the dp. "well stanley, i think we need to do that doggy-style on the pool table shot just one more time..."

how about one of the actors?

Quote from: Pedro the Wombat

Quote from: ©brad

Quote from: ewardyou think the reason it took so long to shoot is because maybe kubrick spent the most time on the orgy shots? the dirty lil bastard...

i woulda loved to have been the dp. "well stanley, i think we need to do that doggy-style on the pool table shot just one more time..."

how about one of the actors?

"Alright, I want you to really grind it in her, I mean come as close to having sex as possible. Use your monolith strongly and proudly."
"You're paying me to do this?"

Quote from: Gamblor du JourUse your monolith strongly and proudly.

Tee-hee!

these three following caps are from "the pianist". i find these shots in the movie very haunting and the viewer can only see a bit of the destruction because of the big wall that's there. this happens after some of the jews fights back at the nazi's but after a while they have to give up because the whole ghetto is on fire.

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I'm at work, so I don't have access to a DVD player for CAPs. I did find these though.

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I'm going to have to say that long shot at the beginning of I Am Cuba when the camera follows the woman and all that. Not necessarily because of any 'emotional impact' or anything like that, but because I think it's amazing to think how it could have been pulled off without the use of Steadicam crap. One of cinema's greatest mysteries unsolved....

Speaking of I Am Cuba, I love the shot where the camera swoops down through the trees and follows that guy. You know, that one. I'm just thinking, how the hell did they do that back in '64?

Quote from: meaty ogreI'm just thinking, how the hell did they do that back in '64?

1964 Sony Camera Sweeper.

Camera Swooper.

Sorry. My brother typed that.

Quote from: CinephileSorry. My brother typed that.

SOMEONE ELSE DARED USED YOUR ACCOUNT?

BAN

composed shot = single frame

not moving shot (many million frames)

director's series, vol. 1 - the work of director spike jonze

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to be continued...

ekzellent!

yes, good that u started with the least visually exciting.. the rest can only be awesomer.

Why isn't there more Kurosawa in this thread?

Quote from: RaviWhy isn't there more Kurosawa in this thread?

Mr. Kurosawa asked me to relay the following:

"Kurosawa doesn't have to talk to you."

there is a wee bit of kurosawa here:

http://www.xixax.com/viewtopic.php?p=52638#52638

May I request some caps?

I want so bad a cap from la Saraghina from 8 1/2, couldn't find one on the net.

From In the Mood for Love:

At the beginning there's a shot of Mrs. Chan walking down the corridor and there's a quick cut to her hand touching  the door, so that's the one, feel free to add caps for this one, it was so beautifuly shot.

Side note:

Am I the only one who can't see the following caps?
From: animatrix at the bottom of page 9 by picolas and These (http://xixax.com/viewtopic.php?p=68562#68562) by m.o.g.w.a.i. among others made by Mac, more of picolas and mog.

Quote from: FernandoAm I the only one who can't see the following caps?
From: animatrix at the bottom of page 9 by picolas and These (http://xixax.com/viewtopic.php?p=68562#68562) by m.o.g.w.a.i. among others made by Mac, more of picolas and mog.

my boogie nights caps doesn't exist anymore, they're in recycle bin heaven. picolas caps doesn't work at the moment because his server is down at the moment. and mac's angelfire.com account is not working or something. maybe mac can explain that for you.

and mac could cap your requests and i could host them. pm me mac!

gondry time!

and for extra points, a cap from his new Steriogram video..

it has to look good as a cap. i only requested cos mog is doing a series on director's label dvds, it wasn't just random.

Quote from: Pgondry time!

no, it's cunningham time. hide your kiddies!

director's series, vol. 2 - the work of director chris cunningham

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to be concluded...

excellent.

Quote from: ©bradexcellent.

thanks bro.

so many avatar possibilities. it's avaterrific! (yeah i just said that.)

yeah i just totally creamed.

good call on leaving gondry last, he does hav more fun images.. i was thinking in actual video terms, where he woulda been second.

u coulda added Monkey Drummer and Fifi the playstation girl.. which brings me to the only dissapointment in the series, and the cunningham disc in particular, that his short film Flex was not included in its entirety..

tho u still get to see this
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u DON'T get to see this,
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which everyone needs to see now that at least 3 videos are ripping it off.

i was pretty disappointed they didn't let me see this one either:

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and that they flash so many other things in the main menu that are nowhere to be found. even though half of them are commercials.. why did they leave out those ten-odd videos?

how do you guys get the screen caps anyway?  What program do you use?  I'm on an Apple....

Quote from: smashhow do you guys get the screen caps anyway?  What program do you use?  I'm on an Apple....

powerdvd (http://www.gocyberlink.com/english/products/product_main.jsp?ProdId=28)

Every shot in Bringing Out The Dead is a work of art, but here's some of the best:

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those are nice.

robert richardson is probably the best american dp working today.

Quote from: ©bradthose are nice.

robert richardson is probably the best american dp working today.

I am very, very fond of John Toll.

Quote from: MyxomatosisI am very, very fond of John Toll.

i wanna hav like ten thousand of his babies.

There are so many gorgeous, perfect shots in loads and loads of movies: the tree-top fight in Croughing Tiger; the sky-scapes as the car drives along in Fargo; loads of American Beauty... so many to list.

One I noticed as I was re-watching Do The Right Thing was where Da Mayor was walking up the browstone steps with the vase of flowers. The shot seems so effortless, but all the colours just work wonderfully together.

But like I said, there's 'perfect' shots in loads of movies.

gimme an M
Gimme an I
Gimme a       C
Gimme an H
Gimme an E
Gimme an L

Gimme a   G
Gimme an O
Gimme an N
Gimme a     D
Gimme an R
Gimme  a  y

what does it spell?

Mac and Mogwai got me served!!!
Thanks you very much to both of you.

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Note to Mac: I can't believe you don't own In the Mood for Love, please but please go buy it now, it is amazing, and so beautifully shot.

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Finally sorted out some working webspace.
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That ass is my new wallpaper

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some recent nice ones:

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actually the last one is not a shot. it's  146 shots put together.

The closing shot to Chris Steele's "Comfort Blanket" looks pretty symmetrical, with the protagonists holding hands, and a slow motion, trancelike feeling.  It cuts out really abruptly, leaving an imprint of them in silhouette, if you blink over the closing titles.

Quote from: sensational brunetteThe closing shot to Chris Steele's "Comfort Blanket" looks pretty symmetrical, with the protagonists holding hands, and a slow motion, trancelike feeling.  It cuts out really abruptly, leaving an imprint of them in silhouette, if you blink over the closing titles.

Yeah...That is a pretty cool effect.  Kind of disorients you.  Surely 'Perfect Eyes' is a contender for the crucifix shot as well, but that isn't static.

At the beggining (and ending) of City of God. there's a shot that involves a chicken running under a van.  That's complex...

Quote from: cronopioAt the beggining of City of God. there's a shot that involves a chicken running under a van.  That's complex...

Title of thread: Most perfectly composed shot...

What I meant is that , it must have been very hard to get that shot.

com·pose    ( P )  Pronunciation Key  (km-pz)
v. com·posed, com·pos·ing, com·pos·es
v. tr.
1.To make up the constituent parts of; constitute or form: an exhibit composed of French paintings; the many ethnic groups that compose our nation. See Usage Note at comprise.
2.To make or create by putting together parts or elements.
3.To create or produce (a literary or musical piece).
4.To make (oneself) calm or tranquil: Compose yourself and deal with the problems logically.
5.To settle or adjust; reconcile: They managed to compose their differences.
6.To arrange aesthetically or artistically.

Compose that, motherfucker.

Composed: Free from agitation; calm; sedate; quiet; tranquil; self-possessed.

You just got composed.

HAHAHAHAHA

sorry chuck, but after like 20 pages i think we know what composition means in reference to shots.

how many more times do i hav to say, this is a single frame, take a single frame and hang it on ur wall. that's what this has been about. it's what made it fun. what ur talking about is favorite sequence. that's a whole lotta shots.

it's not even up for discussion.

i apologize, but if i started a thread about it, i'd probably be redirected.

Quote from: cronopioi apologize, but if i started a thread about it, i'd probably be redirected.

No shit. http://www.xixax.com/viewtopic.php?t=687

Quote from: cronopioi apologize, but if i started a thread about it, i'd probably be redirected.

you would be redirected if u didn't bother doing a search for it. this isn't news.

here, i just looked for best scene/sequence, and i got a perfect match RIGHT HERE (http://xixax.com/viewtopic.php?t=687&start=0). u can write ur city of god thing there and it won't conflict with the idea of the thread.

it's simply not that difficult.

Quoteit's simply not that difficult.

but it is! sometimes, at least.


is it possible to improve the Search engine?  because i've noticed that  if you put more than 1 word in it,  it only searches for the first one.

::hangs himself to death::

Quote from: cronopio::hangs himself to death::

You just answered your own question.

There are a lot of really good shots in Girl with a Pearl Earring (nearly every shot seems like it's built like a painting), and actually a lot of good ones in Lost in Translation (Bob in the elevator, Bob sitting on the bed, etc.)

Quote from: cronopiobut it is! sometimes, at least.


is it possible to improve the Search engine?  because i've noticed that  if you put more than 1 word in it,  it only searches for the first one.

::hangs himself to death::

ok i think it's time for a little tutorial on the use of the search engine. and what better place to give it than here in this random thread where it will be totally ignored.

the first thing u must always do is remove the dot from "Search for any terms or use query as entered" and click it on the option below it "Search for all terms".

for that to be effective, second most important thing to do is, BE AS SPECIFIC AS POSSIBLE. say right now u were looking for best scenes, even if u "search for all terms" u will find that those words are used a lot in almost every thread. so u narrow it down by searching for  best scenes/sequences and u will find a few bogus threads but i guarrantee on the first page u will see the one that describes best what u were looking for.

third, if u get like 45 results, don't be afraid to scroll down and even click page two of the results page. u just hav to skim over the titles and find the one that best fits. sure enuff at least on the first page u'll get a thread that even redirects u to the one that is older and prolly on the 2nd page.

FOUR/Quatro, don't hav to master all the options and things that appear on the search screen, most are useless. these are common sense: if ur searching for an actor, to see if a thread has been made about them, on the FORUM option select IN FRONT OF CAMERA. if a director, THE DIRECTOR CHAIR. if a movie just came out on dvd look in Now Showing first, for sum crossover dvd details.

FIVE/finally, if looking for a specific quote or information. go to the Display Results As section and select POSTS. this will take u to the specific post where this info/line was mentioned. additionally, if u want to find sumthing like "What did MacGuffin think of HULK". u select POSTS and in Search for Author and type in MacGuffin,. this will give u every time MacGuffin mentioned HULK. this is great when searching for a XIXAX Kodak Moment, like search for (all terms) "pee in your mouth", Display as: Posts, and Search for Author: Kotte. and u will find the first time kotte told us his wonderful shocking story of young unrequited love.

From now on anyone who is redirected will be sent this post, as a reminder of how to use the search feature, and they can provide feedback on what failed/confused them. mostly i think it will be number 3.

This has been a Publick Service Announcement
"KNOW YOUR XIXAX"

thanks for that P.  i insist that there should be a  FAQ, you up for it?

Quote from: cronopiothanks for that P.  i insist that there should be a  FAQ, you up for it?

i'm taking the suggestion to The Panel of Admins (TPA).

but more importantly.. isn't it totally GONDRY TIME!!

amenggg

Quote from: PThe Panel of Admins (TPA)

Hah, that's gonna get confusing.

Quote from: Pok i think it's time for a little tutorial on the use of the search engine. and what better place to give it than here in this random thread where it will be totally ignored.

Funniest PSA ever.  Nice job.

director's series, vol. 3 - the work of director michel gondry

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Awesome mogwai!

Just purchased it. Thanks.

thanks for all the response, it's been overwhelming.

great note to end on, with the bjorkness.

the menu screen is probably one of the best ever.

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well, while we're at it, here's a couple of caps from forrest gump:

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that's a great shot.

Quote from: mogwaíthe menu screen is probably one of the best ever.
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yeah its pretty great.  the kids going 'ow!' whenever he hits their drum.  pretty neat.  ADMIT IT!

I just finished re-watching Schindler's List. Damn, it's got to be one of the most beautifully photographed films I've ever seen, it's close to perfection. It really looks old, and more like a documentary than a film. You get that brutal feeling that it's real, with the gritty newsreel black and white.

Anyone want to dig up some caps? Pretty please? One of the train arriving at Auschwitz would be very nice.

that shot in "The Godfather part 1" when Al Pacino is at dinner with the guy and the cop and comes out of the bathroom and shoots them when the subway car is passing.....holy shit

Not exactly perfectly composed, but perfect in my book is the shot behind the back of Adam Sandler in PDL after Lena calls him in the front lobby, where he's looking at the sign to find the direction to her apartment.  Anyone have a cap of that one?

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Quote from: WithnailOne of the train arriving at Auschwitz would be very nice.

is this one of them?

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two personal favorites:

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Quote from: Run Fay RunNot exactly perfectly composed, but perfect in my book is the shot behind the back of Adam Sandler in PDL after Lena calls him in the front lobby, where he's looking at the sign to find the direction to her apartment.  Anyone have a cap of that one?

yes, i do...

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Janusz Kaminski, aahhh... :-D

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Oskar Schindler's Grave.

Hey ! That's on Jerusalem's Lutheran  grave! I pass near there like every Saturday.

Quote from: mogwaiis this one of them?

Definitely  :-D That's one scary moment. Have you ever seen a more evil searchlight? (Don't any of you dare to bring up the "Searchlight of Sauron")

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Quote from: mogwai
Oskar Schindler's Grave.

Hey ! That's on Jerusalem's Lutheran  grave! I pass near there like every Saturday.

No shit? Cool.

Quote from: mogwaibarry egan

That's the one.  I don't know why I like that one so much, but I think it's perfect.  Thanx Mogwai.

on the topic of shots in PDL, i really love the one where Sandler comes charging out of the the matress store and walks offscreen after confronting Philip Seymour Hoffman. anyone got that?

I think in the heat of the night had numerous great shots.

i think it's time to revive this thread with one cap from "les amants du pont-neuf (daft english title: lovers on the bridge)

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plot summary: two homeless people (juliette binoche and denis lavant) meet and holes them up on a bridge (pont-neuf) that's under construction and soon they fall in loooove. see it, rent it, steal it, download it, ha!

Didn't you cap that a really long time ago?

don't think so.

while we eagerly await his next movie set to be released sometime in 2006, here's some caps from pta's four movies:

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Those are good ( specially H8 ), although the BG cap its too dark. :yabbse-thumbup:

Now that you're again in capping time and staying in subject, what about caps of his freeze frames? There are some in BG and Magnolia, I don't think there are in PDL or H8, although I haven't seen the later in its entirity.

Or if you will, post you fave freeze frames of any flim you like.

Paris, Texas has some gorgeous shots[/i]

Quote from: FernandoThose are good (specially H8), although the BG cap its too dark. :yabbse-thumbup:

Now that you're again in capping time and staying in subject, what about caps of his freeze frames? There are some in BG and Magnolia, I don't think there are in PDL or H8, although I haven't seen the later in its entirity.

cheers, fernando. would you like to point out which freeze frames it is? i haven't seen these movies in ages. thanks.

Quote from: mogwaicheers, fernando. would you like to point out which freeze frames it is? i haven't seen these movies in ages. thanks.

Sure, although I might be forgeting some so I could use some help here. There are still PTA fans here, aren't there?

BG.
- When compared to what is playing, Todd Parker enters house with some coke, PTA freeze frames and zooms in to the little bag.

Not sure if there are others.

Magnolia.
There are some in the intro:
- Suicide note in the pocket.
- Falling from the building.
- Mother with shotgun, father arguing.
- Fight in the Casino.

Are there any others?

Freeze frames in other films.

- Fight Club, several from Tyler and Norton.
- Spiderman 2. Happy Parker (rain drops keep falling on my head).
- Kill Bill 1, almost  every character gets one.

boogie nights:

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magnolia:

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fight club:

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spider-man 2:

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i hope they're okay. i could only think of one fight club freeze frame. if you can think of some other freeze frame, please pm me about that. i'm gonna work on the kill bill ones some other day.

Quote from: A Matter Of ChanceParis, Texas has some gorgeous shots

Unless samsong beats me to it, I'll make those shots soon enough.

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magnolia:

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aw... look how cute little Patton is... the first frog

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Quote from: A Matter Of ChanceParis, Texas has some gorgeous shots

Unless samsong beats me to it, I'll make those shots soon enough.

amen! please get one of one of the final shots when he's standing next to the car on top of the parking garage, and all the light is green. . . i am getting much too excited here.

what about the final freeze frame of Days of Thunder, that would make me smile.

Quote from: SHAFTRwhat about the final freeze frame of Days of Thunder, that would make me smile.

mac? cine?

Graduate
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Eyes Wide Shut
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Quote from: SHAFTRwhat about the final freeze frame of Days of Thunder, that would make me smile.

mac? cine?

I would also love to see that. If I mailed it to Tom Cruise and Robet Duvall, I wonder if they'd autograph it. What an amazing gift that would be.

Quote from: A Matter Of Chance

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Quote from: A Matter Of ChanceParis, Texas has some gorgeous shots

Unless samsong beats me to it, I'll make those shots soon enough.

amen! please get one of one of the final shots when he's standing next to the car on top of the parking garage, and all the light is green. . . i am getting much too excited here.

Ive posted a couple paris texas shots some pages back on this thread, but now they're all "this image is hosted by angelfire" crap. you can still see them, you just have to copy the path from the properties and paste in in the adress.

Quote from: rustinglassyou can still see them, you just have to copy the path from the properties and paste in in the adress.

that's not worth the hassle: :yabbse-wink:

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thanks, man



edit: hey I'm apriring actress Jackie Lynn!

Quote from: mogwai

Quote from: SHAFTRwhat about the final freeze frame of Days of Thunder, that would make me smile.

mac? cine?

Sadly, I have yet to possess this Cole Trickle epic.

please, please, please, could someone post a cap of the part in the thin red line where the dead soldier  has his whole body covered in dirt and all you can see is his face with his voice over saying "are rightous? kind? know that i was too"

that would make me happy

thanks...

Quote from: NEON MERCURYplease, please, please, could someone post a cap of the part in the thin red line where the dead soldier  has his whole body covered in dirt and all you can see is his face with his voice over saying "are rightous? kind? know that i was too"

that would make me happy

thanks...

oh somebody please cap this!

Quote from: MacGuffinSadly, I have yet to possess this Cole Trickle epic.

:yabbse-grin:  :yabbse-thumbup:

Quote from: MacGuffinSadly, I have yet to possess this Cole Trickle epic.

Hopefully, for your sake, Santa swings by this message board now and then.

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atonement

going through this thread backwards is sad. so many caps lost..

One of my favorite shots in Atonement was looking through the window as the old lady pushes the pram down the street. Awesome.

Most flamboyantly titled thread in Xixax history.

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