First Love (on Netflix)

The cinematography of ”First Love” on Netflix is really beautiful.

The light, filter, composition, focus, and detail … Everything feels just in the right temperature and pace.

The scenes feel so warm and close. As a big fan of photography and an amateur photographer myself, I admire the way how the drama was shot, and you may say it feels like very “Japanese”. I guess many of us may not be able to well define what being “Japanese” really means.

We often focus on the director and actor/actress of a show. The cinematographer plays an equally important role in a show. A picture is worth a thousand words. To this day you can still see and feel the power of a good picture (or a good movie).