Regarding the Kaminski spin-off discussion. I think he's an amazing cinematographer. His strength comes particularly out in films with a darker or steely landscape. A.I., WAR OF THE WORLDS, yes MINORITY REPORT too. Even warmer landscapes like CATCH ME IF YOU CAN.
He struggles a bit more when it's supposed to be vibrant colours, adventure-style, but at the very least he deserves props for trying to approximate the style of the late, great Douglas Slocombe (who adored colors, even as he was going blind) for the two latest INDYs. I can't think of a cinematographer that is more different from Kaminski than Slocombe, so that must have been a challenge. The end results were mixed, sure, but again -- props for trying!
Regarding the Kaminski spin-off discussion. I think he's an amazing cinematographer. His strength comes particularly out in films with a darker or steely landscape. A.I., WAR OF THE WORLDS, yes MINORITY REPORT too. Even warmer landscapes like CATCH ME IF YOU CAN.
He struggles a bit more when it's supposed to be vibrant colours, adventure-style, but at the very least he deserves props for trying to approximate the style of the late, great Douglas Slocombe (who adored colors, even as he was going blind) for the two latest INDYs. I can't think of a cinematographer that is more different from Kaminski than Slocombe, so that must have been a challenge. The end results were mixed, sure, but again -- props for trying!
Last Crusade is a beautiful film. I think a large problem with Crystal with the amount of heavily digital visual effects, they were largely not using those kind of effects on Crusade in 89. The standard with digital effects became that kind of scaled down tones to integrate the layers of the film. His films that are more organic like War Horse or Bridge of Spies are just wonderful.
He struggles a bit more when it's supposed to be vibrant colours, adventure-style, but at the very least he deserves props for trying to approximate the style of the late, great Douglas Slocombe (who adored colors, even as he was going blind) for the two latest INDYs. I can't think of a cinematographer that is more different from Kaminski than Slocombe, so that must have been a challenge.
For what it is worth, Thor, Phedon Papamichael lensed Dial of Destiny for James Mangold. They previously had done Knight and Day together.
Back on Kaminski, I also wanted to step in and defend his work on Minority Report. Someone earlier had mentioned Geoffrey Unsworth's undeniable stylish work where he just floods all of this light to bathe the actors and the costumes and the sets and then you look at Cabaret which has this equally stylish equation with focused lighting bouncing off of vibrant reds amidst all of the smokey interiors and the hazy exteriors. I see nothing different in Kaminski's work for Minority Report. Stylish bright light floods in and bathes the actors and the detailed sets, blues and whites at the forefront; in the idyllic and addictive memories of the lead character human flesh tones are rich and exteriors are set as naturalistic destinations shrouded in the haze of sentimental nostalgia.
And, back to the topic of this thread, the great John Mathieson is shooting Jurassic World Rebirth (a movie with a terrible title).
John Powell John Powell John Powell... (I dont think he'd ever do it these days, but still)
I would love Bear McCreary or John Paesano to get it and have a shot at a really really big movie (I know McCreary did Godzilla but potentially using Williams has substantially more prestige).
If it's Balfe I'll barf. I mean the man no harm but his work does not resonate with me outside of his synth stuff on Tetris and Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F.
And, back to the topic of this thread, the great John Mathieson is shooting Jurassic World Rebirth
Yeah all this gibberish about Steven Spielberg’s Cinematographer Janusz Kaminski who is Not filming Jurassic Park Rebirth! By the way Janusz Kaminski has been Spielberg’s Cinematographer for 21 Films..Including The New Spielberg film in 2026!
