February 2012
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January 2012
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December 2011
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Think about the marks you want to make on the paper in front of you… the ones...
– Some great illustration advice and questions answered for students (and non-students) in Jillian Tamaki’s new FAQ (via drawnblog)
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The Hollywood Reporter
Roundtable with Alexander Payne (The Descendants), Mike Mills (Beginners), Steve McQueen (Shame), Jason Reitman (Young Adult), Bennett Miller (Moneyball) and Michel Hazanavicius (The Artist).
November 2011
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A Rational Mind: The Films of Edward Yang →
Ah I wish I was in the city for this Edward Yang retrospective… I’d love to see Yi Yi on the big screen and catch A Brighter Summer Day again.
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rollingshutter:
Unedited dailies from 2004 interview with Roger Deakins, ASC, BSC from the film “Cinematographer Style.”
October 2011
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The Joy of Celluloid
My favourite and preferred step between imagination and image is a strip of photochemistry that can be held, twisted, folded, looked at with the naked eye, or projected on to a surface for others to see. It has a scent and it is imperfect. If you get too close to the moving image, it’s like impressionist art. And if you stand back, it can be utterly photorealistic. You can watch the grain,...
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September 2011
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criterioncorner:
Q: “what was Ozu’s favorite food?”
A: “sake.”
i’ve always been fascinated by the process by which films were written during the golden age of Japanese cinema… reading Kurosawa’s memoirs, i was struck by how each of his scripts came into being when he and his team retreated to a remote ryokan (inn) and shacked up for as many weeks as it took to get the job done. this interview...
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http://www.filmbizrecycling.org/ →
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Nice set of BTS pics of Lighting Rigs from Mo... →
ericalba:
via @Stephen_Murphy #cinematography
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Bresson's Notes on Cinematography
criterioncorner:
Robert Bressons’ Notes on Cinematography
this is 75 pages long, and every single one of them is worth reading right now. that being said, feel free to read them as you continue to watch HAPPY GILMORE in the background, like i am.
f-f-t-t:
A small, powerful book of significant thoughts on filmmaking. PDF format below.
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August 2011
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I read another interview (in the August 2011 EGM) with thatgamecompany’s Jenova Chen, and I’m really impressed and inspired by his thoughtfulness towards video games and media.
I haven’t played much games in a while, but work such as thatgamecompany’s Flower and Journey have opened my eyes to the huge potential of video games to be affective and influential.
I am also...
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Libatique discusses his start in #Cinematography... →
ericalba:
Some good stuff in here for aspiring DPs.
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“Emily”
Directed by Dillon Ward
Photographed by Roland Lazarte and Jon Weiman
We made this at the Maine Media Workshops for the class the Camera and Visual Storytelling. I’m very happy with how it turned out, so thought I’d share!
July 2011
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