Christopher doyle, an internationally acclaimed cinematographer who have been working on films in the last four decades. See more ideas about chinese interior, hotel lobby design and ancient chinese architecture. When the apple watch first hit the shelves nearly 5 years ago i never would have thought that. Wong consolidated his worldwide reputation with the 1997 drama happy together. Christopher doyle film studies exists world wide as a subject with special schools today. London united kingdon christopher doyle cinematographer. He has worked on over fifty chineselanguage films, being best known for his collaborations with wong karwai in chungking express, happy together, in the mood for love and. At this point, it should be no secret that christopher doyle is one of my. Christopher doyle masterclass in cinematography youtube. He has worked with directors such as won karwai, yimou zhang, philip noyce, jon favreau, jim jarmusch, and gus van sant. Filming in the neon world video 2014 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Cinematography for ashes of time at the venice international film festival.
Perhaps it was worries about trying to push ahead of the coolness originality created within the animated beatles movie, yellow submarine, combined with rumors of hardcore content about to explode within mainstream cinematic entertainment. See more ideas about cinematography, film stills and chungking express. A collection of the top christopher doyle imdb wallpapers and backgrounds available for download for free. In the weeks after christopher doyle s january 7 announcement that he was using the crowdfunding platform kickstarter to finance a 90minute feature inspired by 2014. Of that hefty group, few have stolen my heart quite like hong kongbased dp christopher doyle, whose cinematographic work with legendary. He is convinced he was conceived on bondai beach in the back of a. Working with wong kar wai christopher doyle working with the. I feel like a piece of neon, im just a gas inside a tube. This eerily beautiful dystopian short film, shot by chris doyle, will. Whatever the reason, doyle is an amazing cinematographer and a.
Although the story takes a tragic turn, the movie feels as weightless as the tinny pop music that keeps. Chris is way more of an urban person, he likes buildings and neon lights and pretty girls, this was really out of his element, he said, adding that. Happy together wong karwai dp christopher doyle light film, mood light. Christopher doyle was born 53 years ago on the outskirts of sydney. Doyle never studied film or cinematography he cites practice, passion and experience as the background for his beautifully shot films. Early evening in hong kong and christopher doyle is cracking open a. Master cinematographer, christopher doyle, was asked to comment on the way neon lights and lighting have impacted his work.
From his philosophy to the way he answers questions in interviews, everything that christopher doyle does is brutally honest and uncompromising, especially when it comes to cinematography. I couldnt make chung hing sam lam 1994 now, because of the way i live and drink ive forgotten how i did it. Christopher doyle is known for his work on last man standing 1996, scream 2 1997 and hot shots. Universities and many liberal arts colleges and include classes especially geared toward the evaluation of movies. Bond recrafted the film in 2005 in an attempt to make the film more clear to modern viewers. Christopher doyle has won over sixty awards and thirty nominations all over the world. Originally titled hong kong 2014, the film, which was commissioned by the hong kong international film festival and premiered in march.
His cinematography is unobtrusive, yet stylized the close up focus with action blurred in the background keeps the viewer at arms length, and the bold colors bring vibrancy to subtle drama and action. To be honest, his 2005 reedit reminds us how crucial jane arden was the vision. In yet another fantastic breakdown, wolfcrows sareesh sudhakaran explains a variety of techniques doyle used on films like in the mood for love, 2046, and. Set in the neon washed underworld of present day hong kong, fallen angels intertwines two exhilarating tales of love and isolation. Wong produced it in the same manner as he would in hong kong, and the themes and visual style despite christopher doyle being replaced by cinematographer darius khondji remained the same.
The oldschool charm of tai o is the backdrop for the latest work from awardwinning local film maker christopher doyle. This year at the cannes film festival, christopher doyle became the most recent cinematographer to be graced with the pierre angenieux excellens in cinematography award, a prize given for a dps impact on the history of world cinema. Fallen angels is a densely packed suite of zany vignettes that have the autonomy of pop songs or standup comic riffs, all stitched together with repetitive shots of elevated trains, underground subway stations and teeming neon lit streets. We hope you enjoy our growing collection of hd images to use as a background or home screen for your smartphone or computer. Christopher doyle was born on may 2, 1952 in sydney, new south wales, australia. Most of the movies you watch, you get your kicks and forget about it in about a week sometimes. Cinematographer christopher doyle plans film featuring hong. He has won awards at the cannes film festival and venice film festival. A clutch of hollywood movies with a colourful palette. Working with wong kar wai christopher doyle working with the director. Christopher doyle, also known as du kefeng mandarin or dou hofung cantonese born 2.
This eerily beautiful dystopian short film, shot by chris. Of that hefty group, few have stolen my heart quite like hong kongbased dp christopher doyle, whose cinematographic work with legendary director wong kar wai will go down as some of the best in history. Overview i feel like a piece of neon, im just a gas inside a tube. Gaby wood talks to worldbeating cinematographer chris doyle. It was at this time that two truly pornographic films enjoyed. Film festival of india gave wong a lifetime achievement award in 2014. Film noir, in its classical sense, existed in hollywood from the 1940s to the late 50s. Night shyamalans lady in the water, the 50minute movie features of a wealth of interviews with big names in film including wong karwai, olivier. See more ideas about cinematography, film and i movie. Hired as cinematographer was christopher doyle, who became one of. This was the era of last tango in paris, the devils, a clockwork orange and the exorcist. Chris has won 42 awards and 19 nominations at film festivals around the world, including the grand technical prize at the cannes film festival for in the mood for.
He is a cinematographer and actor, known for paranoid park 2007, ying xiong 2002 and 2046 2004. From the bbc culture show the best of the weeks arts and culture news, covering books, art, film, architecture and more. Away with words known also by its chinese title, roughly translated as three lifestories, and its japanese title, translated as peacock is a 1999 auteur trilingual japanese, english, cantonese film by christopher doyle coscripted by doyle and tony rayns and starring tadanobu asano, kevin sherlock and mavis xu the film, shot in a jazzy, freewheeling style and featuring. If anything he saps a great deal of he and ardens exceptional creativity.
In the past two years, i have written about quite a few cinematographers. Ashes of time 1994, fallen angels 1995, happy together 1997, in the mood for love 2000, and 2046 released in 2004. A new doyle shot short film just so happens to be making its way around the web, and, as you might. First there the unconsummated love affair between a contract killer and a ravishing female agent who books his assignments and cleans up after his jobs, and the second about an ex convict who makes a living by reopening shops that have closed for the night and. Just try and get in there and make the bloody film, do good work and be with people you love. Chris is way more of an urban person, he likes buildings and neon.
Australianborn doyle is famous for his stylish cinematography in wong kawai movies such as in the mood for love and 2046 his new film, the white girl. He is the eldest of five children in a family of doctors. He has worked on over fifty chinese language films and over 20 movies in other languages. Camera work captures all the emotions especially with the night time shots and wong kar wai builds his stories brilliantly on these,portraying hongkong as the original neon city with lots of lonely hearts. Filming on my blueberry nights took place over seven weeks in 2006, on location in manhattan, memphis, tennessee, ely, nevada, and las vegas. Its a tribute to my favourite cinematographer, christopher doyle. Tai o stars in new christopher doyle movie lantau news. The film, like many of burtons, opens grim and dreary, but before long, willy wonkas world read, eclectic and colourful is thrust upon us with wild abandon. See more ideas about movie shots, film stills and cinematography.
Sony did issue the film to dvd, but the hd download currently available via itunes is far superior to the nonremastered print that the evercheap sony put on dvd. Doyle s true artistic and commercial breakthrough occurred with his first collaboration with auteur wong karwai in days of being wild 1991. N e o n by ronnie christopher doyle, released 12 september 2016 1. If you can fall asleep, in a movie, it means that the.
Bond does not improve the film or create a more coherent film experience. A tribute to australian cinematography christopher doyle. Hk, he revisited some of the locations in which he and karwai wong filmed some of iconic. This film is a real art house treat to asian pop cinema lovers and a referance movie for the students of cinema and movie makers world wide. Christopher doyle biography, movie highlights and photos.