Proposal

For my cinematography assignment I wish to emulate the cinematography of Christopher Doyle. He is most notably known for films including “In the Mood for Love” (2000), “Happy Together” (1997) and “Chungking Express” (1995) all films directed by Wong Kar Wai, however the film I wish to replicate the most visually will be Wong Kar Wai’s 1995 release “Fallen Angels”.

The cinematography in the following link (seen in a lecture in Film Tech 1); is seen throughout the rest of the film, and is the style I want to achieve in my assignment.



The camera is very loose and often canted at an angle. It is also positioned very close to the subject. It is focused on the foreground whilst capturing also capturing what may be happening in the background in focus; using a large depth of field to achieve this.

As well as Christopher Doyle I also wish to use elements seen in the cinematography of John Alcott. Alcott’s most well known as Stanley Kubrick’s cinematographer; working in collaboration on films such as “2001: A Space Odyssey” (1968), “A Clockwork Orange” (1975), and “The Shining” (1980).

Unlike Christopher Doyle, Alcott’s composition is very much stuck to the tripod, filming across the length of parallels. Though in terms of lighting both cinematographers use very diffused bright white light in there films, the colours can often appear very pale; Alcott preferred lighting that appeared natural and which did not draw attention to itself; this is another feature I wish to include in my work unless using colours and positioning of light which is meaningful to its presence; seen in Doyle’s cinematography.