Addy Khan

Founder of Xperiment Media. Creative Director & Cinematographer Advancing tech and business in US, Europe, Dubai, Asia. HEC Paris alum. Catholic.

[Addy Khan @addymakes]

Big news! I talked to Stephen Pizzello.

It’s confirmed. His book “Gordon Willis on Cinematography” is coming out later this year or in 2027.

Soderbergh read a digital galley proof.

[Addy Khan @addymakes]

When Gordon Willis died, I was depressed for a full week.

A Hollywood Reporter obit mentioned Stephen Pizzello from @AmericanCine was working on a book. That was May 2014.

11 years on, Soderbergh’s Oct 31 diary entry hints it might finally be out?

Must investigate…

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https://t.co/K4FJPiLGFL

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IMAX is not always optimal for movies. Kaminski and Spielberg shot DISCLOSURE DAY in 2.39:1 anamorphic for a classic widescreen look.

I choose to see it in Dolby Cinema (dual 4K laser + Dolby Vision + Dolby Atmos). Fidelity, superior contrast/HDR and perfect 2.39 framing match.

Next best: Premium Large Format (PLF) cinemas with 4K laser + Atmos.

Last: IMAX. Fun, immersive but letterboxed (black bars top and bottom).

ps. 70mm film projection for connoisseurs.

[Addy Khan @addymakes]

Movies are dead.

DISCLOSURE DAY is master Spielberg playing table stakes. His delightful set pieces carry Koepp’s overcooked script, always teetering on losing steam.

Aliens are the MacGuffin for empathy. A sledgehammer plea for moral introspection by leaders and the media. Great acting by Emily Blunt and Colin Firth, plus Kaminiski’s images and Williams’ score provide the scaffolding.

This is classic filmmaking, without the moral cynicism or mental farts of “modern cinema” aka OBSESSION and BACKROOMS.

Long live the movies!

4/5 [DCP, Laser 4K]

[Addy Khan @addymakes]

IMAX is not always optimal for movies. Kaminski and Spielberg shot DISCLOSURE DAY in 2.39:1 anamorphic for a classic widescreen look.

I choose to see it in Dolby Cinema (dual 4K laser + Dolby Vision + Dolby Atmos). Fidelity, superior contrast/HDR and perfect 2.39 framing match.

Next best: Premium Large Format (PLF) cinemas with 4K laser + Atmos.

Last: IMAX. Fun, immersive but letterboxed (black bars top and bottom).

ps. 70mm film projection for connoisseurs.

[Addy Khan @addymakes]

If anyone's got a clue why Janusz Kaminski dropped his "ASC" suffix for the end credits in DISCLOSURE DAY...

I'm listening.

[Addy Khan @addymakes]

@JohnnyFocal Yes, strange omission. I really like the muscular aesthetic of STORMY MONDAY.

Young Deakins had a terrible time on AIR AMERICA - it almost made him quit cinematography. But I am not aware of any problems on the Figgis films…

[Addy Khan @addymakes]

Translation: the final look of AHU vs Remjet stock is “identical” - *if* the lab processes them correctly. Both are designed to be anti-halation (against bright light sources).

HOWEVER, unprocessed, AHU has a dark brown bias, while Remjet is matte black. Maybe Nolan/Hoyte (ODYSSEY) and Villeneuve/Sandgren (DUNE3) will lean into that…

[Addy Khan @addymakes]

Fair point. 24p with a ~180° shutter creates that classic, “familiar” motion blur that we love in films. Everything moves in a softer, impressionistic way.

Crank it to 60 fps and it’s suddenly live news, security footage or daytime soap. Too crisp, too "real”.

I think it’s now less about biology and more about cultural memory. But YouTube and gaming is changing that…

[Addy Khan @addymakes]

@M_Sawce Spielberg doesn’t have a style.

But Janusz Kaminski does.

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Mr. Glass

[🕊️ @lichthauch]

The smartest man in the room is usually the most fragile and God designed it this way

[The Fincher Analyst @FincherAnalyst]

@extratv @ReelSchool @THR @nypost @Variety @wonderlandmag The Adventures of Cliff Booth: Super Bowl Teaser Trailer

Starring Brad Pitt. Written by Quentin Tarantino. Directed by David Fincher.

Coming soon to Netflix.

Watch it in good quality... at last!
https://t.co/oDe3U0qEFD

[Addy Khan @addymakes]

This thread is all the proof you need for the enduring love of movies. Made by humans for humans, not machines.

Vive le cinéma! 🎞️

[Yves ౨ৎ @yvessirae]

please recommend some movies that feel like therapy, pls pls. movies that make you realize so many things in life. movies that make you cry so hard, that are gut-wrenching yet cleansing, and that gently remind you of your most vulnerable side

[Addy Khan @addymakes]

@TheCinesthetic QUANTUM OF SOLACE...underrated.

[Addy Khan @addymakes]

Respect this contrarian position. I've met Mr. Janusz Kaminski, and let's just say he's an...interesting character. Does his own thing, is relentless about lighting.

The current YT/Twitter discourse is mainly about lighting, but a cinematographer is also responsible for format, lens choice, framing and movement. It's not just flares and contrast ratios, you know...

To be fair, DISCLOSURE DAY visuals feel processed and overcooked, plus the stag CG is kinda hokey.

[Jim Maxwell @1jcmaxwell]

Never been a fan of cinematographer Janusz Kamiński - his visuals kind of give me a headache. If I compare modern Spielberg to Nolan and Villeneuve...I don't know, this new trailer gives me the ick.

[Addy Khan @addymakes]

@JosephKahn Good tweet, dude. I like this version of you.

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@TheCinesthetic QUANTUM OF SOLACE...underrated.

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@ludoviciochem Great work, Ludo! Crazy that the camera op also jumped with the stuntman! No cable-cam, crane or drone.

BOURNE movies are elite. They just don’t make it like ‘em anymore!

BTS footage below 👇

https://t.co/vjINUiYx9D

[Addy Khan @addymakes]

Saw PTA's ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER again, at home. 4K UHD, OLED, Atmos.

It's not a great film.
It's a film with great scenes.

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Can you spend a day without going online?

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@signulll Influencers are failed actors.

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@cronenbabe You’ll have better luck with supermarkets. Or a church.

Love PCC London.