{"id":133203,"date":"2020-06-11T10:03:04","date_gmt":"2020-06-11T15:03:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/?p=133203"},"modified":"2020-06-11T10:03:04","modified_gmt":"2020-06-11T15:03:04","slug":"bradford-young-cinematography","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/bradford-young-cinematography\/","title":{"rendered":"A Look into the Cinematography Stylings of Bradford Young"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 id=\"one-of-the-best-ways-to-improve-your-cinematography-is-to-learn-from-some-of-the-masters-lets-deep-dive-into-bradford-youngs-work-to-explore-his-approach-and-style\">One of the best ways to improve your cinematography is to learn from some of the masters. Let&#8217;s deep-dive into Bradford Young&#8217;s work to explore his approach and style.<\/h2>\n<p>With a Star Wars film, several Sundance breakouts. and an Academy Award nomination already under his belt, you\u2019d think the up-and-coming director of photography <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bradford_Young\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Bradford Young<\/a> would be more of a household name.<\/p>\n<p>And while he might not be as known as some of the legendary cinematographers like <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Roger_Deakins\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Roger Deakins<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Emmanuel_Lubezki\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Emmanuel Lubezki<\/a> just yet, his credentials are already quite impressive. But perhaps more so than the accolades listed in his filmography, Young is actually quite recognizable for his cinematography stylings &#8211; which he has pulled from and contributed to a growing movement in modern cinematography.<\/p>\n<p>So, from his underexposed compositions, to his penchant for operating the camera on his own projects, let\u2019s look into the cinematic stylings of Bradford Young.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 id=\"creating-your-look-and-vision\">Creating Your Look and Vision<\/h3>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6rqnj7UeBDY?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Before we dive fully into some of the hallmarks of Young\u2019s cinematography, it\u2019s important to take a step back and admire the amount of time, dedication, and thought that goes into every one of his shots. If you aspire to be a cinematographer like Young, let this be a great lesson in developing a realized vision for a project way before you ever step on set. Young is a big proponent of creating \u201clook-books\u201d where he compiles source material from photography or advertisements that can both help him create his own vision, as well as have something handy available to help communicate with his directors.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 id=\"underexposed-compositions\">Underexposed Compositions<\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_133248\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Arrival-Bradford-Young.png\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-133248\" class=\"wp-image-133248 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Arrival-Bradford-Young.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1392\" height=\"802\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Arrival-Bradford-Young.png 1392w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Arrival-Bradford-Young.png?resize=300,173 300w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Arrival-Bradford-Young.png?resize=768,442 768w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Arrival-Bradford-Young.png?resize=1024,590 1024w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Arrival-Bradford-Young.png?resize=277,160 277w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Arrival-Bradford-Young.png?resize=359,207 359w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Arrival-Bradford-Young.png?resize=543,313 543w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Arrival-Bradford-Young.png?resize=865,498 865w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Arrival-Bradford-Young.png?resize=994,573 994w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Arrival-Bradford-Young.png?resize=560,323 560w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Arrival-Bradford-Young.png?resize=150,86 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1392px) 100vw, 1392px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-133248\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Bradford Young&#8217;s mixed compositions often feature soft light and underexposed skin tones. Image via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paramount.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Paramount<\/a>.<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p>An underexposed look and rich skin tones are some of the most recognizable traits of a Bradford Young composition. In an interview with the <a href=\"https:\/\/theasc.com\/ac_magazine\/February2015\/QandAwithBradfordYoung\/page1.html\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\">American Society of Cinematographers<\/a>, Young touches on these visual calling cards, and explains why he prefers bounced light versus direct light.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><i>So for me, it\u2019s about finding ways to bounce light or create more subtle strokes of light. Once that bounced light reaches your light meter, it\u2019s technically \u2018underexposed,\u2019 but really what we\u2019re doing is decreasing the light so we can increase the richness of the skin tone.<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>You can see examples of Young&#8217;s underexposed compositions in everything from his earliest work on the Sundance hit <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pariah_(2011_film)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-wpel-link=\"external\"><em>Pariah<\/em><\/a> to his dark and mysterious compositions in <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Arrival_(film)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-wpel-link=\"external\"><em>Arrival<\/em><\/a> (which garnered Young an Academy Award nomination for Best Cinematography).<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 id=\"stay-close-and-intimate\">Stay Close and Intimate<\/h3>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BKwMD_OmtAk?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>While some cinematographers use long lenses to flatten out the world so that it might be viewed more objectively, Young\u2019s cinematography style is increasingly defined by intimacy; he stays close to the characters.<\/p>\n<p>As he states in the above interview with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UC-Ya9gBlwOhRwtloTn1hvbA\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\">CookeOpticsTV<\/a>, Young believes this closeness creates a more meaningful portrayal of characters in service to their emotions and the overall story.<\/p>\n<p>You can see his shots becoming more personal with each passing film, as he moves away from a straight line-by-line approach to capturing conversations in favor of close-ups focused on the subtleties of faces and reactions.<\/p>\n<p>Some of the best examples of this are found in the historical drama <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Selma_(film)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-wpel-link=\"external\"><em>Selma<\/em><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/A_Most_Violent_Year\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-wpel-link=\"external\"><em>A Most Violent Year<\/em><\/a>, starring <a title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Oscar_Isaac\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\">Oscar Isaac<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a title=\"Jessica Chastain\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jessica_Chastain\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\">Jessica Chastain<\/a>.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 id=\"trust-yourself-behind-the-camera\">Trust Yourself Behind the Camera<\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_133249\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Bradford-Young-Cinematography.jpg\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-133249\" class=\"wp-image-133249 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Bradford-Young-Cinematography.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Bradford-Young-Cinematography.jpg 1350w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Bradford-Young-Cinematography.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Bradford-Young-Cinematography.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Bradford-Young-Cinematography.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Bradford-Young-Cinematography.jpg?resize=277,185 277w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Bradford-Young-Cinematography.jpg?resize=359,239 359w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Bradford-Young-Cinematography.jpg?resize=543,362 543w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Bradford-Young-Cinematography.jpg?resize=865,577 865w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Bradford-Young-Cinematography.jpg?resize=994,663 994w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Bradford-Young-Cinematography.jpg?resize=560,373 560w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Bradford-Young-Cinematography.jpg?resize=150,100 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-133249\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Hans Charles, Dee Rees, and Bradford Young collaborating on the set of Pariah. Image via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.focusfeatures.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Focus Features<\/a>.<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p>Similarly, due to Young\u2019s dedication to staying close and intimate with his characters and subjects he&#8217;s also \u2014perhaps famously \u2014 been known to stick behind the camera on the majority of his projects, doubling as both the director of photography and camera operator.<\/p>\n<p>While many DPs obviously get their start working their way up the camera department, and very much have the skills to operate, it\u2019s quite rare for a DP to take on the dual tasks. However, for those starting off, it\u2019s quite inspirational to see and understand just why Young takes on both roles, as well as his true desires to see and capture his compositions as holistically as possible.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 id=\"the-importance-of-collaboration\">The Importance of Collaboration<\/h3>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1Q3ZK6d-P9U?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Finally, the most important lesson for any aspiring cinematographer, is that filmmaking is fully a collaborative process. The relationship between the director and the DP is an important factor in developing a comprehensive film look and telling of the story in the best way possible.<\/p>\n<p>Because of Young\u2019s dedication, eye for composition, and bold cinematography choices, he\u2019s earned the right to have worked with some of the best directors in the business, like <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Denis_Villeneuve\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Denis Villeneuve<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/David_Lowery_(director)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">David Lowery<\/a>, and \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ava_DuVernay\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Ava DuVernay<\/a>. And Young stresses, even though it\u2019s important to have a strong vision for any particular shot, the skills to communicate, listen, and learn from your director partners will always be key for creating cinematic masterpieces.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>If you&#8217;re looking for more cinematography profiles, insights and inspiration, check out some of these articles below.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/hoyte-van-hoytema-cinematography-style-tips\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">How Cinematographer Hoyte van Hoytema Pulls Off a Shallow Depth of Field<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/shoot-like-christopher-nolan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Industry Insights: How Christopher Nolan Shoots a Scene<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/shoot-like-the-coen-brothers-filmmaking-pro-tips\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Industry Insights: Shoot Like the Coen Brothers<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/shoot-like-quentin-tarantino\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Untethered Territory: How to Shoot Films Like Quentin Tarantino<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/film-color-schemes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Everything You Should Know About Picking Your Film\u2019s Color Schemes<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"author-wrapper\"><em>Cover image via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paramount.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Atsushi Nishijima\/Paramount Pictures<\/a>.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/em><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of the best ways to improve your cinematography is to learn from some of the masters. 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