Bill Pope
About
Throughout his career as a cinematographer Bill Pope has worked witch such directors as Sam Raimi, The Wachowski's and Edgar Wright. But before that he attended to the New York University where he gained a master in Fine Art and he won an Oscar for Achievement in Documentary at the 5th Annual Student Academy Awards in 1978 for his work on a student film The Sixth Week.
Notable Films
Army Of Darkness - 1992
The Matrix - 1999
The Matrix Reloaded - 2003
The Matrix Revolutions - 2003
Spider-Man 2 - 2004
Spider-Man 3 - 2007
Scott Pilgrim Vs The World - 2010
The World's End - 2013
Baby Driver - 2017
Alita: Battle Angel - 2018
Influence
So what I've noticed from looking at a film like Scott Pilgrim Vs The World which is my favourite film of all time, the cinematography stands out to me straight away when I go back and re-watch it. His work on this film has inspired me because of how detailed but simple it can be in terms of the lighting and placement of items in shot.
This shot is an example of one of the main reasons why I like his work on this film because Scott Pilgrim is a comic book they wanted to recreate certain panels which adds to the whole experience of watching the film and if you have read the comic. Other shots like the one above that have been recreated are also extremely match up when you put both shots next to each other. This is because of the work of Edgar Wright's direction but also Bill Pope's cinematography to bring it to life.
I think this shot works really well because of the one continues tracking shot from one part of the set to the other and back which can be hard to pull off without the preparation and correct equipment.
About
Throughout his career as a cinematographer Bill Pope has worked witch such directors as Sam Raimi, The Wachowski's and Edgar Wright. But before that he attended to the New York University where he gained a master in Fine Art and he won an Oscar for Achievement in Documentary at the 5th Annual Student Academy Awards in 1978 for his work on a student film The Sixth Week.
Notable Films
Army Of Darkness - 1992
The Matrix - 1999
The Matrix Reloaded - 2003
The Matrix Revolutions - 2003
Spider-Man 2 - 2004
Spider-Man 3 - 2007
Scott Pilgrim Vs The World - 2010
The World's End - 2013
Baby Driver - 2017
Alita: Battle Angel - 2018
Influence
So what I've noticed from looking at a film like Scott Pilgrim Vs The World which is my favourite film of all time, the cinematography stands out to me straight away when I go back and re-watch it. His work on this film has inspired me because of how detailed but simple it can be in terms of the lighting and placement of items in shot.
One scene that stands out to me is where Scott talks to Ramona for the first time and it cuts to the shot above. Even though it hasn't been confirmed the light switch in the top left hand corner works really well as people have referenced it to Ramona is out of his reach at that point in the film. I also think the two person set with mostly no cuts during the conversation adds to it as well.
Now this shot may seen simple and random but adds to the film because something simple as the placement of the signs on the bottom left and right with the X marks again may seem random but because Scott fights the 7 Ex's of Ramona throughout the film little references to which one they are plastered through the fight scenes and the X marks represent that. So the shot above is saying that the Ex Scott is fighting right now is number 2. I like this detail as while you watch the film you can catch the little details like this.
I think this shot works really well because of the one continues tracking shot from one part of the set to the other and back which can be hard to pull off without the preparation and correct equipment.
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