Cinematography is an art form that can be as bold as a gong crashing after a moment of silence, or as subtle as the tide coming in. It is something that elevates a film to the heights of accolade or turns a film into a frustrating mess when it misfires.

While at the heart of cinematography is the Director of Photography or Cinematographer, to get something from the script to the final shot takes a whole team of professionals, and it is their talent that we champion today.

So without further ado, these are the moments of cinematography that took our breaths away in 2018. Be warned that there may be some slight spoilers ahead for the films in question.

A Quiet Place

The switch from normal to red lights when everything had gone wrong.

Directed by – John Krasinski
Cinematography by – Charlotte Bruus Christensen
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Crazy Rich Asians

A wedding surprise as the walk down the aisle transforms into something else.  

Directed by – Jon M. Chu
Cinematography by – Vanja Cernjul
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First Man

Take off to infinity and beyond, the intensity down to the very last shudder

Directed by – Damien Chazelle
Cinematography by – Linus Sandgren
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Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom

When someone was late for the boat. Goodness, one of the most powerful moments in the series

Directed by – J. A. Bayona
Cinematography by – Óscar Faura
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Mandy

Technicolor hellscape for all to see, in-between all the murder, so much murder.

Directed by – Panos Cosmatos
Cinematography by – Benjamin Loeb
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Roma

A rescue in all the worst circumstances as the waves come crashing in.

Direction and Cinematography by – Alfonso Cuarón |
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And the Winner is!!!!! – Roma

There were a lot of amazing cinematic moments throughout the year that showed the full range of cinematography. However, for me, there was but one that held me at on the edge of my seat, one that had me working out the logistics that they would have needed to undertake to pull it off, and one that emotionally wrecked me at the end. The beach rescues took so many different people working at their best to pull it off, and it is the moment this year that made me go Wow!.

By Brian MacNamara: You can follow Brian on Twitter Here, when he’s not chatting about Movies and TV, he’ll be talking about International Relations, or the Solar System.

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Credits – All images used were created by the respective studio and artist of each film