

The Look of Barbie: The Movie
Barbie is a film about the doll who inspired generations of children to follow their dreams. Created by Ruth Handler for her daughter Barbara, Barbie hit the shelves in 1959 and was the first contemporary doll for girls not modeled on a baby. Pretty groundbreaking, right?
Before the advent of Barbie,…

The Look of Oppenheimer
Oppenheimer is the story of the man behind the atomic bomb. Based on the Pulitzer-Prize-winning book “American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer,” Christopher Nolan’s newest film examines the gifted theoretical physicist, played by Cillian Murphy, as he wrestles with…

The Look of Asteroid City
Asteroid City is a film that’s not so much about extraterrestrial contact in a desert town as it is about humanity's deep desire for universal meaning — and the connection between the actor and their character.
Moreover, one can take away how the art of theatrical storytelling is a collective…

The Look of Avatar: The Way Of Water
After 13 years of nail-chomping anticipation, James Cameron’s Avatar sequel finally premiered with an epic splash! Just like the original film, it transports audiences to a world of breathtaking beauty and wonder. Avatar: The Way of Water picks up 15 years after the events of the first film on the…

THE LOOK OF TOP GUN: MAVERICK
Top Gun: Maverick revolutionized aerial cinematography by placing actors and camera systems directly in the cockpit of real fighter jets. The result was authentic performances that could never be replicated with CGI. While audiences today are all too familiar with CGI in their action flicks, the over-polished…

The Color of Dune with David Cole
Master Colorist David Cole took some time out of his busy day at FotoKem to sit down and talk with us about the color of Dune. Part of this interview was featured in The Look of Dune, which we highly recommend if you’re curious about how Denis Villeneuve and his team pulled off their daring space epic!
David…

The Look of Dune
Dune is a space epic set 10,000 years in the future that blends medieval and sci-fi aesthetics. The film is an adaptation of the 1965 Frank Herbert novel. The plot follows the 15-year old Paul Atreides (Timothée Chalamet) and House Atreides as they accept the stewardship of the desert planet Arrakis…

The Look of The Green Knight
The featured Department Heads and Technical Specifications behind the look of The Green Knight collaborated closely with the writer and director David Lowery.
Featured Department Heads
• Director: David Lowery
• Cinematographer: Andrew Droz Palermo
◦ Editor: David Lowery
•…

The Look Of Parasite
By popular demand, the Hurlbut Academy team breaks down Bong Joon-Ho's multi Academy Award winning masterpiece, Parasite. We dive into the composition of shots, the camera and lens choices, storyboarding and set design, camera movement and more!

The Look Of The Lighthouse
Color
Black and White
Aspect Ratio
1.19 : 1
Camera
Panavision Panaflex Millennium XL2, Bausch & Lomb Baltar and Petzval Lenses
Laboratory
FotoKem Laboratory, Burbank (CA), USA (processing)
Harbor Picture Company, New York (NY), USA (digital intermediate)
Negative…

The Look Of The Irishman
Following the groundbreaking success of The Look Of Joker, Hurlbut Academy's team turn to Scorsese's The Irishman for the next deep cinematography break down video and article

The Look Of 1917
Hurlbut Academy Writer Chris Haigh & Editor Ross Papitto comprehensively break down the Cinematography and Look of the Golden Globe Winning Film, 1917.

The Look of Joker
In this Video Essay and supporting article, Hurlbut Academy looks at the look and cinematography of the 2019 smash hit movie "Joker".

The Look of HBO’s Chernobyl
In the first of a series of blog posts about the cinematography and look of the latest and greatest movies and TV shows, Chris Haigh explores HBO's masterpiece "Chernobyl" and how vintage lenses added to the spectacular look of Soviet Ukraine.