Under direction from Andy, I have been looking at relevant practitioners in the industry who I think have influenced me as a filmmaker. One such person is Oliver Wood, a Cinematographer and Director of Photography in such films as Fantastic Four, Face/Off and The Bourne Trilogy starring Matt Damon.
Something which stood out to me in the Bourne series was the way the camera was very unstable, often shot freehand to give the films almost a documentary feel. Most scenes were shot with between two and four cameras, assuring as much action could be shot as possible. Wood did not feel it necessary for the composition to be faultless for every part of every shot, allowing the overall visual style to work with a lack of focus and sometimes jerky camera work. This feeling of spontaneity allows the individual camera operators and focus pullers the chance to experiment, asserting their own creative input. I am extremely impressed by Wood's ability to shoot in this way. Amazingly, rather than it appear tacky and unprofessional, its almost like you are right there with the characters.
© 2007 American Cinematographer
On location in Morocco, director of photography Oliver Wood (right) confers with C-camera operator Mostafa Badreddine as focus puller Zakaria Badredine stands by.
List of recent films:
Rudy (1993)
For Love or Money (1993)
Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit (1993)
Terminal Velocity (1994)
Mr. Holland's Opus (1995)
Celtic Pride (1996)
2 Days in the Valley (1996)
Face/Off (1997)
Switchback (1997)
Mighty Joe Young (1998)
U-571 (2000)
The Bourne Identity (2002)
The Adventures of Pluto Nash (2002)
I Spy (2002)
National Security (2003)
Freaky Friday (2003)
The Bourne Supremacy (2004)
Fantastic Four (2005)
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006)
The Bourne Ultimatum (2007)
Step Brothers (2008)
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