A Video Tribute to the Golden Glory of Filming During 'Magic Hour'

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Ah yes, who can resist magic hour. As a photographer, I know so well the golden glory of this time of the day. It’s the time, right before the sun sets, when it’s right on the edge of the horizon and shines golden and makes the sky turn beautiful colors. It’s always lovely. Fandor presents this fantastic, gorgeous video tribute of edited footage from many great films with scenes shot during magic hour. All the best cinematographers out there, Deakins, Lubezki, Kaminski, Pfister, Elswit, they all shoot during magic hour because it’s just so perfect and irresistible. And because it can help convey feelings – just watch this and your heart will quickly swell up with emotion. “Watch the sun progress its way through magic hour in a variety of films—starting with the first ray of golden light, and ending with the last glimmer of the day.” This is the beauty of cinema. ›››

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