The Tree of Life director is on producing duties here, and his style is beautifully evoked throughout the story of a young Abraham Lincoln. We technically didn’t get a new Terrence Malick film this year ( only a preview), but the next best thing arrived in the form of A.J. Add in one the year’s great tension-filled long takes as we follow an intimate, music-backed encounter between our leads, and it’s among the most distinct films of the year. With patient, calculated photography - black-and-white images, no less - we’re immediately sucked into dangers lurking around every corner. In one of our much-deserved selections for best directorial debuts of 2014, newcomer Ana Lily Amirpour creates a vivid, treacherous landscape for an Iranian vampire “western,” aided greatly by the stark cinematography from Lyle Vincent. Check out our rundown below and let us know your favorite work amongst the field in the comments.Ī Girl Walks Home Alone at Night (Lyle Vincent) From talented newcomers to seasoned professionals, we’ve rounded up the 21 cinematographers (across 24 films) that have impressed us most this year. As we continue our year-end coverage, one aspect of 2014 we must highlight is among the most vital to the medium: cinematography. “A cinematographer is a visual psychiatrist - moving an audience through a movie making them think the way you want them to think, painting pictures in the dark,” said the late, great Gordon Willis.
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