In Los Angeles last weekend, the 1st ACE TechFest took place, which is a festival for post-production and those interested in editing in the LA area. Featuring talks by industry professionals and editing software companies, it’s a great opportunity for people in the area to be able to see the up and coming technologies being […]
Beyond acting, clothing, make up and iconic hairstyles are a large part of character interpretation. Carrie Fisher, Audrey Hepburn and a lot of other actresses and actors launched popular styles by playing iconic characters. If these styles were surprising at the beginning, most of them became fashion along the years. Whatever they are, these iconic […]
Whether you’re new to filmmaking or a seasoned veteran you’ve found yourself on a poorly budgeted set. Sometimes this is a matter of circumstance. A client doesn’t have enough money to shoot what they have in mind, but you’ve taken the gig regardless. Sometimes a poorly budgeted set happens by accident. Inexperienced producers exist and […]
Ask anyone for a list of the most prolific and artistic filmmakers, and Quentin Tarantino will most likely be on it. His work is so distinctively identifiable that anyone who views one of his films will instantly recognise it as his. In addition to the artistic use of violence on display throughout his works and his […]
Music is an essential component of cinema; an auditory counterpoint that can enhance, contradict, or elevate any scene or image. But of course you already know that, it’s why you clicked on the link. Or perhaps you clicked it because it’s something of a challenge. ‘Twenty soundtracks I haven’t heard’, I hear you grumble, ‘not […]
A crime film is often defined by its slow-burn pace – a powerful opening is an easy way to keep an audience engaged through the sleuthing to come. 1. Spione Fritz Lang’s silent films often end well and start well (usually with something of a dip in the middle), and Spione might be the finest […]
Paul Schrader’s writing is as varied as it is prolific. His work often bridges an otherwise untenable gap – that between the ‘transcendental cinema’ of his grad school thesis and the sticky pulp entertainment of the midnight movie circuit. His films are often defined by their schlock and violence, and yet bear a deeper, perhaps […]
Robert Bresson is one of the most acclaimed filmmakers of all time. His cinema is poetic, seeking the profound in the minimal, affecting with the unaffected. While his influence is undoubted, with Paul Schrader particularly keen to reference Bresson’s work (including and especially in Taxi Driver), Robert Bresson remains idiosyncratic. His style is unique and […]
Fundamentally, to define what a shot can or can’t do is limiting and limited. Certain kinds of shot are, ultimately, simple designations made for innovations of form. We’d never have a Dutch angle if everyone had followed the remit of keeping the camera straight. But nonetheless, knowing the capability of a certain kind of shot […]
Silent films might seem antiquated against a cinematic context that so prioritises dialogue, plotting, and aural acuity. But the fundamental tenet of cinema – to communicate an idea with images alone – is nowhere better evidenced than in these early days of the silver screen. For those unfamiliar with the wonders and secrets of the […]
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