What I mean by favorite here is
"what I often find myself greatly admiring when I notice it's done really well"
gonna go with Director of Photography (cinematographer). with emphasis on the photography.
Some things I've watched recently that illustrate this role.
- Saltburn, great use of vertical space with the 4:3 aspect ratio, lots of color and natural light. Summer is captured well.
- Crash (1996), Lots of night scenes (always tough to get right), the setting looks appropriately dark, grimy, and mechanical.
- Fight Club, also a (literally) dark film and looks great.
Gonna give a shoutout to costume design. Iconic characters like Jack Sparrow and casts like Lord of the Rings are really highlighted by their costumes.
Anybody got other iconic costumes that stick out to them?
ooh good pick. Barry Lyndon has great period costuming, BR2049, being sci-fi, has lots of imaginative costuming.