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Did the lighting seem bad in the forest scenes to anyone else?

posted 15 years ago by timmy_501
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The bad lighting is what kept this from being one of Allen's best films I think.

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Not really... In fact, I think it was beautifully crafted as the DP of this film is often considered one of the all-time great cinematographers, Gordon Willis. I thought he utilized the natural light wonderfully and high shutters perfectly.

[–] timmy_501 15 years ago

Well, the other films he did all looked fine to me, could be a problem with my DVD I guess.

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[–] AsaNisiMasa_63 15 years ago

I think he was going for that naturalistic Bergman-esque lighting. For me, it worked, and for others(like you), it didn't. I really loved the extreme wide master shot of all of them running after Max when he shoots himself(the dark clouds in the background illuminating the house and the front-yard like a painting~).

[–] aciolino 14 years ago

This film would have been lauded as the greatest acheivement of the human race, by far, were it not for that lightning.

Shame.

[–] yojimbo2006 13 years ago

Some of the 'day for night' stuff didn't really work. There's a bit when Woody and Mia are walking in the woods and pointing upwards talking about the stars, when it's clearly been shot during the day. Should've darkened it a little more for those parts.

[–] pacwarbuff 13 years ago

Oh yes, I agree completely. I also thought that Mendelssohn's music had too many notes.

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