Eastern Promises cinematography

[liquidigital]

I really liked how modeled the light looked in this. Lots of practicals, and it had the perfect amount of fill for my tastes, very, very minimal.

[liquidigital]

No one gave a shit about this one, huh?

[Tom Lowe]

I loved the movie but didn't take away much from the cinematography, other than it just being a really well-shot picture. Then again, my knowledge of indoor lighting setups is limited.

I wish more directors would make smart, adult pictures like this.

[liquidigital]

You're a good guy Tom. Looking forward to hearing how your project turns out.

[Jason Murphy]

I, for one, love Peter Suschitzky's cinematography, and particularly his work with Cronenberg (Eastern Promises included, though Spider is still my favorite). It's not flashy, doesn't draw much attention to itself; rather it's subtle and almost perfectly polished.

One small example off the top of my head: In History of Violence, the exterior shots of the diner were shot on location in small town Ontario. The interiors were all shot on a soundstage. When you see those scenes, it's all lit so perfectly, you'd never tell they were cutting several times between a set and location, especially on the shots that look from the inside of the diner out onto the street (all shot on a soundstage).

I'm sure I could think of better examples, given time. But that just popped to the top of my head.

[liquidigital]

Yeah, it's amazing how seemless those scenes were integrated. That type of consistency is so impressive, and it's evident that his lighting is there to service the story, like you said, it doesn't draw attention to itself.

[Tom Lowe]

I had no idea those interiors were on a soundstage.

A lot of good movies recently have showcased very competent cinematography that does not draw attention to itself, but does a great job in terms of relating the story. Last year's The Good Shepherd comes to mind. Nothing flashy, but really solid photography technique.

[martinnoweck]

Does anybody know which camera they used for this production?

kind regards,
martin

[Craig W. Bickerstaff]

Does anybody know which camera they used for this production?

kind regards,
martin

They used Arriflex cameras http://www.imdb.com/gallery/ss/0765443/Ss/0765443/DF03181R.jpg.html?hint=group

I think thats the Arricam studio but they probably used a variety of the arriflex line. From what I've seen in Behind the scenes documentaries movies/TV shows shot on film never use only 1 type of camera.

[Eugene]

Anyone seen Blatnoi Mir?
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0373728/

http://2001.hiff.fi/gfx/elokuvat/15.jpg