March 2010
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Air Doll
Air Doll’s cinematography (by Mark Lee Ping-Bing) and score (by World’s End Girlfriend) are beautiful. I saw it at the Walter Reade, and it really was lovely to see in theater. Although the movie can be rather blunt at times, there are some great moments and acting, especially by Bae Doo-na, that still warrant a watch.
My favorite shot (even better in motion):
Trailer:
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Plastic Bag by Ramin Bahrani
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AK100
Happy Birthday!
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Raging Bull - Opening Sequence
We watched the opening sequence to Martin Scorsese’s Raging Bull in class today.
I’ve not yet seen the film, but I believe this will be my next Scorsese film (after Shutter Island, which was my first).
The black and white cinematography is beautiful.
Art of the Title has a nice write-up and a hi res version for viewing.
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Orange and Teal Hollywood
Great thoughts by filmmaker Todd Miro on the overuse of Orange and Teal, two complementary colors often set together to make an image “pop,” in the color grading of films.
Read at his blog Into the Abyss.
(via greg.org)
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L.A. Ladies Choir
photo by Aaron Rose
So beautiful!
I was googling Aska Matsumiya after hearing some of her work on Spike Jonze’s “I’m Here” and learned about a band she recently formed with other musicians and creatives called L.A. Ladies Choir.
T Magazine calls them “a disarmingly beautiful group of women who sing covers of old folk songs with a sound akin to a group...
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I'm Here
Spike Jonze’s short film “I’m Here” is now playing online (in limited viewings per day it seems). The score and cinematography are lovely!
The trailer is attached below:
More info at the movie site and tumblr.
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Watch Selections from Cannes for free!
The Auteurs and Stella Artois are playing online a selection of movies from the Cannes Film Festival. For free through June!
A great set, including: Amarcord L’Avventura Climates Divorce Italian Style Fat Girl Happy Together Mon Oncle Our Beloved Month of August Harakiri
Big thanks to the Auteurs and Stella Artois!
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Cities Around the World
A collection of images of cities around the world, presented by University of Wisconsin Madison and the American Geographical Society.
Seems to have been around for several years now, but just found it while looking for photos of Manila during the 60s (which they do have).
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Tom Ford Interview by Gus Van Sant
Director Tom Ford talks to Director Gus Van Sant about A Single Man
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The Return of Amateur Cinema?
From ”The Age of Amateur Cinema Will Return,” an essay by Jia Zhangke:
For some reason, conversations about films always get people trapped into sentimental feelings. In order to get out of this mood, Tony brought up a new topic and asked me, “What do you think will become the driving force for the development of films in the future?” Without hesitation, I replied, “The age of...
DIY Ikea Camera Dolly
EOS 7D + DIY dolly / 1st (snowy!) outdoor test from Aalto on Vimeo.
ikea hacker: Ivar loves Dolly
Last DIY for today.
DIY Microphone Blimp →
Another DIY film/movie-making project.
(via MAKE)
DIY Steadicam →
Haven’t really done any DIY camera stuff, but should make a great summer project!
(via Coudal)