Janusz Kaminski Archives

Janusz Kaminski is a cinematographer. He won the Academy Award for Best Cinematography for his work on Schindler's List & Saving Private Ryan.

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WATCH : Janusz Kamiński on making Saving Private Ryan: https://t.co/PiWc0zF7oT

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WATCH : Cinematographer Janusz Kamiński on making Schindler's List: https://t.co/xa1xGNffCf

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Here's the first trailer for Janusz Kaminski's new film, AMERICAN DREAM: https://t.co/bvBDf8evq1

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WATCH; 38-minute interview with Camera Operator Mitch Dubin, SOC, ACO on "Lincoln", Steven Spielberg and Janusz Kaminski: https://t.co/vOdYqLTRhD

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Camera Operating for Steven Spielberg & Janusz Kaminski.

📽️55-minute interview with Camera Operator Mitch Dubin SOC, ACO: https://t.co/4Xkkk3wR3U via @gocreativeshow & @benconsoli

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WATCH: A Cinematic Life: The Art & Influence of Conrad L. Hall, ASC (26 minutes): https://t.co/TNBjtxzgxe

with Connie Hall, Haskell Wexler, Conrad W. Hall, Janusz Kaminski, Roger Deakins, Sam Mendes, Vilmos Zsigmond, Owen Roizman, Philippe Rousselot, and William Goldman.

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Camera Operators Mitch Dubin and Chris Haarhoff discuss their work with DoP Phil Meheux using personally selected clips from genre-defining feature films including SAVING PRIVATE RYAN & WAR OF THE WORLDS : https://t.co/RJTJjXeype (64 minutes)

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"The camera became, as you know, almost an actor. When the actors are performing, they are performing to the camera and I happen to be reflecting what the actor is feeling and what he is seeing.”

📽️WATCH: 70-minute Masterclass with Janusz Kaminski (2009): https://t.co/D2sjvpa9pt

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WATCH: Coors Banquet "Stolen, Smuggled & Sought After" (2020) directed by Janusz Kaminski : https://t.co/Gppz7wwU79…

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He also used to work a lot from storyboards ; now he is more spontaneous. We both enjoy working on instinct, making spur-of-the-moment decisions." 3/3
— Janusz Kaminski

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"#StevenSpielberg gives me tremendous freedom. I think what I give him is more flexibility in terms of lighting, allowing him a greater range of options with the actors and the way the camera can move. 1/3

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I think I also bring a slightly rawer sensibility to the cinematography in his films ; before we started working together, Steven was know for the way he always used backlight which automatically romanticises a scene, makes everything pretty and sentimental. 2/3

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@InLAforGood “You work in metaphors through lights and composition, and the worst thing for me is to see a movie that doesn’t have that."
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"Steven Spielberg likes to work fast. He hates waiting for the lighting, a sentiment I share. I will always sacrifice perfect lighting for the sake of maintaining energy on set. 1/2

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If the actors have to wait for two hours while the director of photography lights the set, it’s too long, they lose the momentum. If you can work fast, it creates a sense of continuity, it means the director and the actors can work more from their intuition." 2/2
— J. Kaminski

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#SchindlersList: Pages from Kaminski’s personal notebook with his preparatory notes, comments and results of filter tests for black-and-white shooting.

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#JanuszKaminski on #SchindlersList : "I used yellow #15 and orange #21 to brighten skin tones. The principals in black-and-white are as such: if you have a red object and you apply a red filter, the red object will become lighter. 1/3

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Because most people's faces have a lot of orange, when you apply an orange filter, it neutralizes the orange, making the face appear lighter. 2/3

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With red filters you have to be careful. We used red #23 on occasion, but the faces became too bright and the lips became too dark. Lips have a lot of blue in them and red accentuates this while increasing the contrast." 3/3

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