Matt Everett
Stunt Coordinator
- Joined
- Sep 4, 1999
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I've just watched the first two films and half of the third film, and most of the "quality" issues seem to be inherent to the film itself, not the DVD transfer. A good DVD transfer shouldn't significantly alter the color palette, lighting, or crispness of focus of the source film. A couple of times it seemed that I saw artifacts in film grain patterns, but that was rare.
For what's it's worth, here is Vincent Canby's take on The Godfather II's photography, from his 1974 review in the NY Times:
...the exteriors are too bright and glowy while the interiors are so dark you wonder if those Mafia chiefs can't afford to buy bigger light bulbs.
Here's my take:
It seems to me that there was more use of natural lighting and far less use of 'stage' lighting in these movies than most. A lot of times the actors were lit from overhead lights, with less than usual use of front lights. I think this makes a big difference in the 'look' of the films.
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For what's it's worth, here is Vincent Canby's take on The Godfather II's photography, from his 1974 review in the NY Times:
...the exteriors are too bright and glowy while the interiors are so dark you wonder if those Mafia chiefs can't afford to buy bigger light bulbs.
Here's my take:
It seems to me that there was more use of natural lighting and far less use of 'stage' lighting in these movies than most. A lot of times the actors were lit from overhead lights, with less than usual use of front lights. I think this makes a big difference in the 'look' of the films.
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