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Post by Nikan on Jun 28, 2022 20:07:33 GMT
^ indirectly poking the Gump in There... my man.
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Post by SZilla on Jul 4, 2022 14:38:15 GMT
Another fantastic video from Royal Ocean Film Society, one of my favorite channels on youtube. This time he tackles the work of the legendary Ray Harryhausen.
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Post by Nikan on Jul 9, 2022 11:10:06 GMT
Consider the Quentin.
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Post by SZilla on Jul 24, 2022 0:23:53 GMT
Some more great (older) videos from Royal Ocean Film Society that I hadn't checked out until now.
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Post by Martin Stett on Sept 22, 2022 17:34:32 GMT
I have no intention to make movies, so many of these videos simply don't interest me all that much. What does interest me is writing and messaging. What is it that a writer or director is trying to say, and how do their films go about saying it? What makes their end results fascinating (or makes them failures)?
I haven't finished this video yet, but it is fairly interesting so far: a look at the messaging of Hayao Miyazaki, and how he approaches his themes over the course of his career. I haven't even agreed with all I have heard, but I enjoy that there is an attempt to engage with his worldview, as that goes hand in hand with technique.
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Post by Nikan on Feb 12, 2023 18:52:14 GMT
Taht is the Question.
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Post by Nikan on Mar 15, 2023 13:43:25 GMT
I knew there was a reason I disliked the latter movies...
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Post by Nikan on May 2, 2023 0:36:43 GMT
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Post by SZilla on May 2, 2023 2:58:44 GMT
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Post by Martin Stett on Aug 21, 2023 14:36:36 GMT
The comments on being unable to find gems in a sea of mediocrity make it clear that this man understands human behavior. Even if there is the perfect shot somewhere in there, you can't find it if you are shooting too much.
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Post by Nikan on Oct 4, 2023 8:11:17 GMT
There are no small parts: or The Art of Writing Minor Characters
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Post by Nikan on Nov 2, 2023 15:42:57 GMT
Naggy class today, lamenting the death of le cinema... which is my favorite
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Post by Nikan on Nov 3, 2023 21:19:17 GMT
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Post by havok2 on Nov 30, 2023 20:10:47 GMT
I knew there was a reason I disliked the latter movies... Cant take his voice seriously lmao
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Post by Nikan on Dec 3, 2023 11:34:32 GMT
Cary Grant appreciation month, according to professor Meyers:
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Post by Nikan on Dec 3, 2023 20:35:51 GMT
From book to screen:
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Post by Martin Stett on Dec 7, 2023 20:40:46 GMT
Been a fan of Master Samwise for a while. He has some great videos on writing and building tension.
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Post by Nikan on Dec 10, 2023 9:26:56 GMT
Patrick cooking for 90 minutes straight.
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Post by Martin Stett on Dec 27, 2023 3:11:04 GMT
Spoilers for one of the greatest (and most underseen) movies ever made, Liz and the Blue Bird. The essayist covers the opening and closing scenes of the film, and how the film uses sound design, music, editing, choreography (in the sense of the characters' body language and style of walking) and cinematography to contrast the two scenes and the character growth they represent. This is a very specific scene analysis that focuses on how Yamada tells us what is going on in the heads of these characters with not a word spoken.
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Post by Nikan on Jan 26, 2024 11:41:25 GMT
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Post by Nikan on Feb 29, 2024 13:06:27 GMT
The last 10 minutes or so is so on point.
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Post by Nikan on Mar 2, 2024 13:07:55 GMT
An obsevation on "good cinematography": Dune(s) (2021-2024) and The Big Country (1958)I happened to watch William Wyler's western drama the night before I do this latest hot thing... they differ in genres and backgrounds, but are too similiar for this comparison to be weird. Both have epic scales (or in case of the older one, that "feeling" to it) featuring "new into this crowd" protagonists that ultimately gets his way, and the kind of cinematography that is hard to resist to fawn over. Let's say cinemascop in 50s & 60d = IMAX now... they got our attention as movie-goers. The filmmakers got their big canvases, let's see what they do with their medium to long-shots. The Big Country:Divide each shot into three and you see each tell a story. Like, life is going on in these shots (and this world)... so much is going on, you can object that they're "too crowded" (and that means "less beautiful"?) but there's discipline to it = you won't get headache. Dune(s)"Maximalist minimalist" an article called Dune. Haven't even looked up what it is, but this so clearly a cinema that has gone through it's Antonioni phase and found itself in a Lean landscape again. It's so cool and overwhelming and temporarily absorbs you in it's atmosphere... but you can't really fault someone for calling it cold and "lifeless". "BOO-HOO but it's true to it's book!" fine, keep it then... but with Wyler you're absorbed in the story in a classical style and you can't help but feeling "more" leaving his movie. This isn't meant to be a knock-down of DV's achievement. Just an illustration if difference between two approaches. One is of a great technician and one a great, err, filmmaker.
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Post by Nikan on Mar 18, 2024 13:13:13 GMT
ibbi this might interest you
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Post by Nikan on Mar 28, 2024 13:35:38 GMT
This man still got it.
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