Cinematography Style: Néstor Almendros

Let's take a look at the influential work of cinematographer Néstor Almendros; specifically, his use of natural lighting, his taste for cinematic simplicity and focus on providing directors with his creative insights and knowledge of cinema.

Source: Néstor Almendros, 'A Man With A Camera', 1980

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MUSIC:
Romeo - 'Fragility'
Liquid Memoirs - 'Distant Dream'
Dear Gravity - 'De Novo'
Aves - 'Grand Avenue'
Kevin P Holt - 'The Warming Sunrise'
Yonnie Dror - 'Seven Raindrops'
Chill Winston - ‘The Truth’

0:00 Introduction
1:08 Philosophy
7:37 Squarespace
8:37 Gear
15:30 Conclusion

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[shaunlaisfilm]

One of the central reasons for Italian Neorealism filmmakers & cinematographers to use natural lighting as well as new crews & casts who had no filmmaking experience was that World War II had uprooted their movie making industry & they had to start from scratch.

That style or techniques of Italian Neorealism filmmaking was more out of using what they had more so than purposely making a distinctive filmmaking aesthetic.

Even Cinecittà could not immediately find the grooves of success that they helped craft with their industry display of "professional filmmaking" for all of Europe to follow, before World War II.

This was a great episode about Néstor Almendros, who was certainly a 20th Century cinematographer who showed us how talent & visually photographing motion-pictures could be cohesively harmonious. Thank you for sharing.

[Pankorro]

Thank you for this awesome content! Nestor is one of my favorites. Have got this book ‘A man with a camera’. Regards from Málaga, south Spain.

[TheFuchsman]

One of the best episode from the Cinematography Style!!!

[fernandooliveiralino]

Can't get enough of your videos - this one was incredible. Love Almendros. Thank you.

[artofmichel]

Great video about one of the greatest cinematographers! Néstor Almendros is one of my absolute favorite cinematographers who's work continues to inspire my own work!

[oddleoo]

Great overview! It's worth mentioning that during the filming of 'Days Of Heaven', Almendros was experiencing rapid eyesight loss. Most of the film was shot with him being almost blind. An assistant helped him compose the shots by taking a Polaroid of the frame which he could see using strong glasses. His work is even more stunning and meaningful if you think about that!!! Truly amazing

[jayfatty]

This is absolutely my episode so far; I always wonder how to light like Rohmer or Bresson's late work; they have an old painting quality. I wish there were more videos covering this, or maybe breaking down the cinematography of Passages, which is the most astonishing cinematography, even comparing films like Poor Things, which is also a great film to do a beak down. Thank you guys! I love this channel!

[masauditopendi]

Really love the list of Cinematography Style. Thank you sir.
If I may, I request a video about the style of Mahmoud Kalari (Iran) and Yudi Datau (Indonesia).

[shreeshsawant]

I love the experimentation with the format. Keep it up!

[rossfreeman]

Not to ask or try to redirect a creative's trajectory, but I am patiently waiting for a Cinematography Style of Vilmos Zsigmond, love and appreciate the work you share with us.

[zacharyantle]

FIrst! Love this guy! Great vid as always my guy! I so wish to see you work on some huge scale movie, you deserve it!

[dpixvid]

Wow! Such a great overview! Many thanks!

[LaytonLancer]

Awesome! Please do John Toll and Vilmos Zsigmond next please

[samprstn]

Wow, a shooting ratio of 1.5 to 1, we had a shooting ratio of 5 to 1 on our recent student short film, and our tutors were telling us how insanely little that was....

[juanjosenamnuntavarez]

Thank you.
I love this channel.
I would not like to do this
But it s a neccesity.
I thought that you used at least two shots lensed by H. Wexler in the video.
Im pretty sure of that
Sadly neither mr Wexler, nor John Bailey, the Ac on Days of Heaven are alive to explain.

[haithammhanna]

can you do a cinematography Style on Drew Daniels?

[timothybrooks]

Haskell Wexler shot most of Days of Heaven.

[antonfernando]

Make a video about Robert Richardson!!!!

[LeonardoKlotz]

If he had lived a little longer

He would've made a great collaboration with Scorsese

[nestorarranz]

My work looks nothing like his but people sometimes calle me almendros i wonder why