Memorable film shots are born when a cinematographer uses the camera to paint a story. Every second is art in motion.

The Dark Knight by Wally Pfister

Sympathy for Lady Vengeance by Chung Chung-hoon

Stoker by Chung Chung-hoon

Metropolis by Freund, Rittau, and Ruttmann

Kill Bill: Vol. 1 by Robert Richardson

Into the Wild by Eric Gautier

Inglourious Basterds by Robert Richardson

I Saw the Devil by Lee Mo-gae

The House of the Devil by Eliot Rockett

Halloween II by Dean Cundey

Halloween by Dean Cundey

Grindhouse: Death Proof by Quentin Tarantino

Gremlins by John Hora

Eraserhead by Frederick Elmes and Herbert Cardwell

Apocalypse Now by Vittorio Storaro

A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child by Peter Levy

A Clockwork Orange by John Alcott

2001: A Space Odyssey by Geoffrey Unsworth

The Shining by John Alcott

The Elephant Man by Freddie Francis

Compiled from Reddit, view the full cinematography gallery on Imgur (note: about 300 photos)

Painting Scenes – Cinematography Photo Gallery

This short film provides an inspiring look into the future, where humans visit other planets in the galaxy. The narration by Carl Sagan, philosophically explores our natural instinct to go far beyond our starting point.

The film is a vision of our humanity’s future expansion into the Solar System. Although admittedly speculative, the visuals in the film are all based on scientific ideas and concepts of what our future in space might be like, if it ever happens.

All the locations depicted in the film are recreations of actual places in the Solar System, built from real photos and map data where possible. – Erik Wernquist, Filmmaker

Wanderers – Short Film Narrated by Carl Sagan (Video)

In few other cities is it possible to walk from spectacular location to spectacular location. Rob Whitworth had a fantastic time adventuring around Barcelona’s winding streets making this short film.

Special thanks to Ferran Macià Edo and his colleagues from Agència Catalana de Turisme (Catalan Tourism Board) for helping me get access to shoot at numerous stunning locations including:

Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya
Gran Teater del Liceu
Sagrada Familia
Museu D’Historia De Barcelona
Palau de la Música
Santa Maria del Pi

My time in numbers:
363 hours work
75 Hours Logistics and Travel
31 Hours Scouting and Location Finding
78 Hours Shooting
179 Hours Post Production
26014 Camera Raw Files
817gb of data

– Rob Whitworth

A Psychedelic Trip Through Barcelona, Spain (Video)

Fist of Jesus is an outrageously bloody comedy short film about a Jesus who kicks ass in a world full of Zombies, Mutants and Sinners.

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We want to make our 90 minute Feature Film in the style of the 80’s B movies, avoiding computer FX at all costs – we do not want digital effects. We want our monsters to be entirely physical, and when a corpse bursts open it looks real and spatters the actors! This means that most of our budget will go towards the creation of physical FX – makeup, characterization, animatronics. 

Our dream is to make a comedy that is a cross between the New Testament and “Mad Max”, with the humor of “The Life of Brian” and the style of Peter Jackson’s early works like “Bad Taste” or “Braindead”. Above all it is an epic movie – Jesus’ journey compared to that of Odysseus or Atreyu in “The Never Ending Story” or any of the “Conan” films, but crazier, in the style of Ash in “Army of Darkness”. – Directors Adrián Cardona & David Muñoz.

Fist of Jesus – Gory and Hilarious Zombie Short Film (Video)

Tidy Monster by Tim Marchant is an animated descent into the insane mind of an unseen character.

A symphony of sound, visual effects, and mood where a room is all there is in his world, and we watch as he struggles to keep it tidy.

From the comments I’ve read some people are claiming the video is awesome to watch while tripping; others instead assure such an experience only leads to a bad trip. 

I haven’t tried watching it on psychedelics, but if you do, be aware of the possibilities or consequences, depending on your perspective.

Remember, ultimately, what is happening to the room is up to you.

Tidy Monster: An Animated Descent into Madness (Video)

Robert Rodriguez has directed a bunch of cool movies, including the Mexico Trilogy, From Dusk Till Dawn, Once Upon a Time in Mexico and Sin City.

His creative approach to directing and penchant for shooting low-budget is unique. Without sacrificing quality, Rodriguez is able to routinely shoot under budget.

In the following video, Rodriguez takes us through his process, offering innovative strategies for cash-strapped Directors.

The Making of “El Mariachi” – The Robert Rodriguez 10 Minute Film School

A behind the scenes look at the making of the Robert Rodriguez ultra low budget film “El Mariachi”. Rodriguez explains the tricks filmmakers can use when working with extremely limited budgets.

The Making of “El Mariachi” – The Robert Rodriguez 10 Minute Film School (Video)

Emma Allen is a talented British animator and body painter. Her hauntingly beautiful take on life, death, and rebirth had her take 750 photographs over 17 hours and 5 total days.

It was worth it, her finished work is equally beautiful and thought-provoking.

Stop Motion: Life, Death, Rebirth and Face Paint (Video)

A young couple’s secret love affair comes to a bittersweet end during an evening phone call as cell phone static creates distance between them.

In this “crouching love, hidden breakup” story, inspired by 50’s Shanghai water ink animation & kung fu films, themes of distance, tradition, art and longing dominate a telephonic conversation as a martial arts tango provides the visual backdrop.

– Writer/Director/Animator: Jonathan Ng

The sounds of the animation were composed by Kid Koala, from Deltron 3030.

Requiem for Romance Art Gallery

Requiem for Romance – Amazing Animation About The Beautiful End of a Relationship (Video)

Gillian Jacobs (Britta from Community) plays a woman whose smothering relationship is literally driving her crazy, causing her to act out in hilarious rage. As a hybrid genre of dark comedy, the film has to hit both comedic and suspenseful story beats. Director Matt Spicer uses invasive sound and camera design to make a dull life maddening before kicking it over the edge.

Entertainment Weekly: Wow, this is dark!

Gillian Jacobs: I read the script and I thought it was an interesting thing for me to do. I hadn’t done anything serious or dark like that in a while. For me it was kind of nice to go back to something that’s a little bit darker than what I’ve been doing lately.

Entertainment Weekly: We don’t get to know much about your character. Did you create a backstory for her?

Gillian Jacobs: I didn’t even create a name for her! We talked a lot about how you reach that point in a relationship where you guys have been together for long enough that little tiny things about your partner start to drive you insane. We talked about that down to sounds they make while eating that make you want to put a fork through their face or stab them with a coffee table. – Gillian Jacobs, It’s Not You, It’s Me Interview

It’s Not You, It’s Me – Short Film Comedy About Smothering Relationships (Video)

Comedians Bill Burr, Robert Kelly, and Joe DeRosa team up to make their own self-produced short film, Cheat.  Together this trio brings to life the very funny story of a desperate guy getting advice from his buddies on how to pull off an unfaithful hook up.

The initial set-up leads you to believe this film is about something totally different, so that initial twist engaged me immediately. This is a very New York story, and the dialog is really well-written. The interaction between the three characters and comedic timing is spot on, which is no surprise considering the leads are all professional stand-up comedians. – Sharon Badal, Head Short Film Programmer, Tribeca Film Festival

Cheat Tribeca Interview – Bill Burr, Robert Kelly, Joe DeRosa

Cheat has also been written as a book which features hilarious tactics against monogamy:

* Wipe away your shame and guilt—and get smart before you get hard

* Conduct your filth with the right chick, in the right place, at the right time

* Take an hour to shower and scour—and fight your worst enemy: glitter

* Explain a strange scrunchy, hair extension, or pair of earrings to your girl

* Navigate strip clubs, massage parlors, and women of the night

* Lie like a woman—and call it quits without getting caught

Cheat: A Man’s Guide to Infidelity, Comedy Short Film (Video)