“The reason you haven’t felt it is because it doesn’t exist. What you call love was invented by guys like me, to sell nylons. You’re born alone and you die alone and this world just drops a bunch of rules on top of you to make you forget those facts. But I never forget. I’m living like there’s no tomorrow, because there isn’t one.”
Don Draper

Why do we love Mad Men? because it is simple and emotionally complex at the same time. Because it looks amazing. Because of the hats. Because the characters smoke and drink at the office all day, because of Joan and Betty and because it is cool, very cool.
Mad Men has no big ‘dramatic’ conflicts where characters die and cry on every episode but the drama is rather internal. Mad Men is what some critics call “a slow-burn”, an introspective trip 4 generations ago.
I’ve always wondered why Mad Men looked so good. A combination of superb cinematography, art directing and costume design. I recently discovered the video above. Do you want to learn about cinematography? watch it!
Enjoy!
G