{"id":154361,"date":"2021-01-14T15:16:26","date_gmt":"2021-01-14T12:16:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/5-perfect-shots-by-jeff-cronenweth\/"},"modified":"2021-01-14T15:16:26","modified_gmt":"2021-01-14T12:16:26","slug":"5-perfect-shots-by-jeff-cronenweth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/5-perfect-shots-by-jeff-cronenweth\/","title":{"rendered":"#5 Perfect Shots by Jeff Cronenweth"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a4e084b71ff8\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a4e084b71ff8\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/5-perfect-shots-by-jeff-cronenweth\/#Fight_Club_1999\" >Fight Club (1999)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/5-perfect-shots-by-jeff-cronenweth\/#One_Hour_Photo_2002\" >One Hour Photo (2002)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/5-perfect-shots-by-jeff-cronenweth\/#The_Social_Network_2010\" >The Social Network (2010)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/5-perfect-shots-by-jeff-cronenweth\/#Gone_Girl_2014\" >Gone Girl (2014)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/5-perfect-shots-by-jeff-cronenweth\/#Tales_From_the_Loop_%E2%80%93_Episode_One_%E2%80%9CLoop%E2%80%9D_2020\" >Tales From the Loop \u2013 Episode One: \u201cLoop\u201d (2020)<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>#5 Perfect Shots by Jeff Cronenweth<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\">\n                <\/aside>\n<p><!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 3.7.8-->Some folks don\u2019t have a choice.\u00a0<strong>Jeff Cronenweth<\/strong> sprung from cinema. His dad, Jordan Cronenweth, shot <em>Blade Runner<\/em>, <em>Stop Making Sense<\/em>,\u00a0and the best bits of <em>The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai\u00a0Across the 8th Dimension<\/em>. From roaming his father\u2019s sets, the younger Cronenweth absorbed his hunger for the lens. He crawled through crews, starting as a loader and camera assistant before coming face-to-face with <strong>David Fincher<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Cronenweth met Fincher when shooting pickups on the Madonna music video \u201cOh Father.\u201d From there, he acted as a camera operator on <em>Se7en<\/em> and as the second unit cinematographer for <em>The <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Game<\/a><\/em>. The director eventually gave Cronenweth his first feature as director of photography on <strong><em>Fight Club<\/em><\/strong>, and since then, he\u2019s helmed the frame on three more Finchers as well as visual banquets like <strong><em>Down With Love<\/em><\/strong> and <strong><em>Hitchcock<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The cinematographer is a bit of a chameleon. He\u2019s responsible for some of this century\u2019s most notorious shots, but he never bends a project to meet his style. Cronenweth shoots his films how they demand to be shot, adopting the right camera, lens, or ratio for the job.<\/p>\n<p>What you will find in the five perfect shots below is variety. These frames are a mixed bag based on feeling. Cronenweth fires from the gut, h<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ily adjusting technique to satisfy the specificity of any given story.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Fight_Club_1999\"><\/span>Fight Club (1999)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-361374 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Screen-Shot-2021-01-13-at-2.17.58-PM.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot At Pm Jeff Cronenweth\" width=\"1434\" height=\"594\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Screen-Shot-2021-01-13-at-2.17.58-PM.png 1434w, https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Screen-Shot-2021-01-13-at-2.17.58-PM-768x318.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1434px) 100vw, 1434px\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Selecting a single shot to represent <em>Fight Club<\/em> is excruciating. Fincher\u2019s angry, mocking tirade against consumerism and masculinity is littered with frames worth celebration. <em>Fight Club<\/em> is the kind of film you reach out to touch; meanwhile, it returns the favor, touching you right back. Or, more likely, the movie slaps you across the face and pours lye upon your eyes \u2014 the image smolders, smells, and sours.<\/p>\n<p><em>Fight Club<\/em> is all texture. Shot on Super 35mm, the film requires a limited light source, allowing darkness to dominate without blinding the audience. Much of the movie is designed for wide angles, filling the image with an empty hollow emotion that amplifies the anxiety when crowds rush within the screen\u2019s borders.<\/p>\n<p>The above image occurs during the introductory bylaws speech: \u201cThe first rule of Fight Club is: you do not talk about Fight Club. The second rule of Fight Club is: you DO NOT talk about Fight Club!\u201d While Brad Pitt, in the role of Tyler Durden, explains the parameters, Cronenweth\u2019s camera moves behind the actor and halts for a second. Here, Durden is God.<\/p>\n<p>Lou\u2019s Tavern, where the basement brawls occur, is actually a 20th Century Studio stage where the cinematographer could control every flicker. Cronenweth wanted the audience to be aware of the crowd of extras brewing in the background, but he prevented us from locking onto their features. Everyone was lit by the <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ascmag.com\/articles\/flashback-fight-club\">hanging China-hat lamps<\/a> and a few Kino Flo tubes that were hidden in the ceiling.<\/p>\n<p>They\u2019re sheep, while Durden\u2019s silhouette is master.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"One_Hour_Photo_2002\"><\/span>One Hour Photo (2002)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-361373 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Screen-Shot-2021-01-13-at-2.52.14-PM.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot At Pm Jeff Cronenweth\" width=\"1436\" height=\"803\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Screen-Shot-2021-01-13-at-2.52.14-PM.png 1436w, https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Screen-Shot-2021-01-13-at-2.52.14-PM-768x429.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1436px) 100vw, 1436px\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Where every inch of <em>Fight Club<\/em> holds a flavor and a coarseness, <strong><em>One Hour Photo<\/em><\/strong> burns with sterility. Robin Williams\u2019 Sy<br \/>Parrish is a painfully isolated and fractured human being. He works as a photo technician for the big box store SavMart, and due to a traumatized childhood, he\u2019s developed an obsession for the many bright family smiles he processes every day.<\/p>\n<p>The movie stacks frames within frames, constructing a circle of tension. As we move through <em>One Hour Photo<\/em>\u2018s runtime, and Sy zeroes in on a particular household, we\u2019re allowed more and more access into his nightmare interior. This shot depicts Sy frozen in his dreamscape. It follows a previous shot where the camera is planted much further down the corridor. The two are tied together by a fade, accentuating a tip-toe stillness. We do not belong here.<\/p>\n<p>The aisles of SavMart are bleached pristinely white, their shelves barren. Sy stands erect, dressed in a suit that seals his color to that of his workplace. He and the building are one. Sy can\u2019t move a muscle, but we can sense his molecules raging to burst forth.<\/p>\n<p>The Shot fades into an extreme close-up where Sy can finally crack open his eyes and reveal the boiling blood behind them. Smash cut to a screaming, exploding red fountain version of Sy Parrish. It\u2019s one of the most horrifying sequences of edits I\u2019ve ever experienced.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Social_Network_2010\"><\/span>The Social Network (2010)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-361375 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Screen-Shot-2021-01-13-at-2.33.48-PM.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot At Pm Jeff Cronenweth\" width=\"1436\" height=\"596\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Screen-Shot-2021-01-13-at-2.33.48-PM.png 1436w, https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Screen-Shot-2021-01-13-at-2.33.48-PM-768x319.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1436px) 100vw, 1436px\"\/><\/p>\n<p>After an eleven year gap, Cronenweth and Fincher reteamed for <strong><em>The <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Social<\/a> Network<\/em><\/strong>. This time their collaboration yielded a film that feels more aligned with <em>One Hour Photo<\/em>\u2018s aesthetic than <em>Fight Club\u2019<\/em>s shadow realm. This is not a story demanding grit or sloppy edges. <em>The Social Network<\/em> is a meticulously composed endeavor, seeking to surgically splay their Mark Zuckerberg (<strong>Jesse Eisenberg<\/strong>) on an operating table.<\/p>\n<p>While Fincher had already graduated to shooting digitally, <em>The Social Network<\/em> was Cronenweth\u2019s first feature to do so (he had previously shot music videos and commercials in this fashion). Using the <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.red.com\">RED One<\/a> camera allowed Cronenweth to jam his crew into tight spaces, capturing the cramped environments of bars, dorms, and classrooms. The digital image is also immaculate, maximizing his sanitary approach.<\/p>\n<p>Most of <em>The Social Network<\/em> strives for symmetry. It\u2019s the closest Fincher comes to aping Wes Anderson\u2019s approach. Characters are anchored to the center of the frame, implying perpetual division. Eye to eye need not apply.<\/p>\n<p>However, when Cronenweth disrupts the symmetry and embraces the <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rule_of_thirds\">rule-of-thirds<\/a> as he does in the above shot, the impact hits all the harder. Here we see Zuckerberg cast aside from the rest of the class. He\u2019s not so much recoiling as calculating the note he\u2019s just received from the female student in the foreground: \u201cYou dick.\u201d He\u2019s played the school board, gained infamy, and awaits a legendary status, but he\u2019ll never belong in the center of the frame. In the corner, like he is in this shot, is where he lives. Forever isolated from humanity.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Gone_Girl_2014\"><\/span>Gone Girl (2014)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-361376\" src=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Screen-Shot-2021-01-13-at-2.21.29-PM.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot At Pm\" width=\"1438\" height=\"597\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Screen-Shot-2021-01-13-at-2.21.29-PM.png 1438w, https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Screen-Shot-2021-01-13-at-2.21.29-PM-768x319.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1438px) 100vw, 1438px\"\/><\/p>\n<p>For <strong><em>Gone Girl<\/em><\/strong>, Fincher and\u00a0Cronenweth chose the <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.red.com\/dsmc2\">6K RED Epic Dragon camera<\/a> as their instrument. By taking in such tremendous data, the post-production team is gifted a previously unprecedented amount of leeway. Color correction? Stabilization? Resolution? Forget about it! No problem.<\/p>\n<p>The post-production aspect is important because it frees the filmmakers to select the best shots from the best performances. The camera returns the power to the actor. As a psychological thriller, <em>Gone Girl<\/em> lives and dies on its characters \u2014 their words, faces, and movements.<\/p>\n<p>Cronenweth opens the film on this incredible shot.\u00a0Rosamund Pike\u2019s soon-to-be-missing Amy slightly lifts her head from her husband\u2019s chest as he strokes her hair and turns toward us, the audience. The fourth wall breaks, and we\u2019re asked to penetrate her mind. What is her intent? The film takes us through the answer and closes on the mirror image to this first frame. By the climax, we have a better idea, but not a perfect one.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Tales_From_the_Loop_%E2%80%93_Episode_One_%E2%80%9CLoop%E2%80%9D_2020\"><\/span>Tales From the Loop \u2013 Episode One: \u201cLoop\u201d (2020)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-361377\" src=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Screen-Shot-2021-01-13-at-2.55.17-PM.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot At Pm\" width=\"1433\" height=\"807\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Screen-Shot-2021-01-13-at-2.55.17-PM.png 1433w, https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Screen-Shot-2021-01-13-at-2.55.17-PM-768x433.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1433px) 100vw, 1433px\"\/><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Tales from the Loop<\/em> <\/strong>is an attempt by showrunner Nathaniel Halpern to replicate the paintings of Swedish artist\u00a0Simon St\u00e5lenhag. His work is a confrontation between the idyllic and the technological. Are these metal monoliths an eyesore or the logical extension of this planet\u2019s beauty?<\/p>\n<p>Halpern turned to director <strong>Mark Romanek<\/strong> to kickstart his <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">series<\/a> with \u201cLoop.\u201d In return, the director sought his <em>One Hour Photo<\/em> collaborator Cronenweth. He had no interest in mimicking St\u00e5lenhag\u2019s style, deciding to pull back on color and push the starkness of winter. What he saw in \u201cLoop\u201d was a touch of Ingmar Bergman and\u00a0Krzysztof Kie\u015blowski. Every movement necessitated intention. No willy-nilly.<\/p>\n<p>As you see in this shot, the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/technology\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"4\" title=\"Technology\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">technology<\/a> \u2014 the robot \u2014 hangs in the background. He pops as an image, but he also belongs. He\u2019s as still as the trees that jail him. The children are the trespassers. They are the aggressors. They bring the energy and chaos to the frame.<\/p>\n<p>What\u2019s clear when you look at Jeff Cronenweth\u2019s work is that he does not impose style over story. His art morphs to match the power of his scripts. No two look alike, but all are a rich environment to fall into. They\u2019re not muddy, but they stick. Shaking their images proves preposterous. His films are in you for the long term.\n<\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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