The next film i actually believe is this directors one of the best films... Deathproof by Tarantino, i personally think this is Tarantino third best 'Directed film', with Reservoir Dogs second and Pulp Fiction first.
But first theres one thing i want to clear up... Can people stop going on how original Tarantino is, he's a damn good director (but i would say he's a better writer then director) but he is a homage director... He is paying homage to classic films and his ideas are directly lifted from something else.
Example in Jackie Brown, how the job scene shows you it from the different perspectives, this is taken from the film The Killing by Stanley Kubrick which is a robbery shown from the different gangster.
Anyway back to Deathproof, Im a big fan of Grindhouse horrors, Zombie Flesh Eaters, Basket Case etc and this film is one the money if you like it.
As the film didnt do aswell as it should of but i think that is because people didnt get it, as i kept arguing this point with my ex (which wouldnt surprise the ex lol) that its good film and she didnt get.
This film is complete Grindhouse, scenes that have no point, cheesey dialogue, cheesey acting (with Kurt Russel up there with some of the greatest slasher characters), girls and cool death scenes, which is what grindhouse is about.
That is probably my favourite death scene in any film, its a scene that makes you scream YES!!!
That scene is a grindhouse death scene, for example when her face is on the wheel you can take that from the banned film Happy Birthday To Me, which is hard to get and was a Beta Max classic, not so much VHS, but all banned films where easy to get Beta Max.
I had to add this scene in because as i was saying about Gilda, this scene is sexy, even though she is wearing short shorts... It is just very sexy and i believe the cinematography adds to this, the low wide shots and when she is on the fall, the movement of the female character and cutting just makes this scene very sexy... And of course the song.
There is another reason why the film is great, homage to stunt men, as the character is an ex stuntman but also the fact Tarantino has used stuntmen and paying homage to car chases like Bullet or Vantage Point.
It also mentions about C.G.I in the film but the important thing is C.G.I doesnt make car chases exciting and this is what this film does, it reminds you why C.G.I is over used which is about time because ive felt C.G.I has ruined some points in cinema.
(DONT WATCH THIS IF YOU WANT TO WATCH THE FILM)
All in sll its not everyones taste but to the people who get this film, they love, i love it, my dad loves it, my mum loves it so if your a horror fan and a proper horror fan and none of this 'I know what you did last summer' shit, then youll take your hat off to this film.
Sunday, 28 December 2008
Films of importance during the first term prt 3
My next film is Billy Wilders film noir classic Sunset Blvd, one of coolest and greatist films of all time... well i would say anyway and there will be alot of people who would agree with me.
With one of the most iconic opening scenes in film history, the main character died in a pool, with his narration and then goes back to explain how he was died.
Also the great thing in this film, is plot of Hollywood and how one minute your the biggest thing and then your nothing, being used and then suffering afterwards.
This film is great, with the ending scene being as landmark as the first. Its another film that buts you in that place and your just focus on the film.
I film i recommend to anyone, its a classic and its just a great film.
With one of the most iconic opening scenes in film history, the main character died in a pool, with his narration and then goes back to explain how he was died.
Also the great thing in this film, is plot of Hollywood and how one minute your the biggest thing and then your nothing, being used and then suffering afterwards.
This film is great, with the ending scene being as landmark as the first. Its another film that buts you in that place and your just focus on the film.
I film i recommend to anyone, its a classic and its just a great film.
Films of importance during the first term prt 2
The second film of importance to me this year has been the film noir classic Gilda, even through it has the traits of film noir... Crime, drama, its more of a romance film.
This film starring Goddess Rita Hayworth, this film made her the goddess that she is.
One of my faviourite things in this film is the characters, the condition and there relationship together.
I love how the film builds, as the film goes on you find out more about these characters and this keeps you hooked.
The cinematography and lighting also make this film one of cinemas pleasures, the two scenes below are two scenes that stick out and have what David Lynch refferes to as the 'Eye of the Duck' which is the scene that is just beautiful... Basically.
Now this scene is beautiful, not just because of Rita even through she does make this scene more sexy.
The tracking camera and how it just focuses on her, you get the feel that you are watching her perform in a documentary way... i like this technique because it makes you focus on her more, the beauty of her and the amazed of her singing.
In this scene, if your a male you are on the same lines of the character Johnny.
There isnt enough scenes like this in cinema anymore, scenes that are sexy but sexy in the seductive way... not just some woman with a short skirt or her breasts out.
I love scenes like this, that braodway, singing on stage... Classic cinema.
This scene is great for the fact that its just long shots of her dancing, it gives it a real and gives a sense of stardom.
This is probably not for everyone taste... espacially for those who dont have a passion for film or dont like film because its black and white, which sorry if you are one of them people and your doing audio/visual then once again i cant stress the fact that you shouldnt be on this course, but this film does what good films do... Puts you in a place, when your watching Gilda you are in that place and you will be focused on the film.
I recommend this to people who have a passion for film or for you fellows who have a girlfriend and she wants to watch a romance film, this is it because its a romance film that is good and not some chick flick film that is just boring and unoriginal.
This film starring Goddess Rita Hayworth, this film made her the goddess that she is.
One of my faviourite things in this film is the characters, the condition and there relationship together.
I love how the film builds, as the film goes on you find out more about these characters and this keeps you hooked.
The cinematography and lighting also make this film one of cinemas pleasures, the two scenes below are two scenes that stick out and have what David Lynch refferes to as the 'Eye of the Duck' which is the scene that is just beautiful... Basically.
Now this scene is beautiful, not just because of Rita even through she does make this scene more sexy.
The tracking camera and how it just focuses on her, you get the feel that you are watching her perform in a documentary way... i like this technique because it makes you focus on her more, the beauty of her and the amazed of her singing.
In this scene, if your a male you are on the same lines of the character Johnny.
There isnt enough scenes like this in cinema anymore, scenes that are sexy but sexy in the seductive way... not just some woman with a short skirt or her breasts out.
I love scenes like this, that braodway, singing on stage... Classic cinema.
This scene is great for the fact that its just long shots of her dancing, it gives it a real and gives a sense of stardom.
This is probably not for everyone taste... espacially for those who dont have a passion for film or dont like film because its black and white, which sorry if you are one of them people and your doing audio/visual then once again i cant stress the fact that you shouldnt be on this course, but this film does what good films do... Puts you in a place, when your watching Gilda you are in that place and you will be focused on the film.
I recommend this to people who have a passion for film or for you fellows who have a girlfriend and she wants to watch a romance film, this is it because its a romance film that is good and not some chick flick film that is just boring and unoriginal.
Saturday, 27 December 2008
Films of Importance during term 1 prt1
As i spend alot of time watching films, this term theres been a few films that have that make say... i wish i could make a film like that, but taking that into account pushes you more.
First film and one of the all time Epic classic, groundbreaking and one of the greatist films of all time (if not the greatest) 2001: A Space Oddessey.
Stanley Kubricks epic great and i would say one of cinemas complex film and for how big it is aswell, has everything you want in a film. Beautiful and provocative, Normal and surreal... it truely is breathtaking piece of work.
When this film was made, noone knew what earth looked like from space so they used there imagination, which looks like a photo of the sky but warped (a fish eye or pin hole effect) but you can tell its earth.
Then there was the sets, which where built on rotating wheels to create a zero gravity sense.
Also for you people who know Stanley Kubrick, it looks great, sets, shots, use of music to create atmosphere or emotion.
Also the great Stargate/Monolith scene, which is beautiful colours and visual effect to send you into a trance and thia was in a none digital era, so think about it in that seanse
Also this film has, which i believe is the biggest time jump in cinema history... which is the dawn of man to 2001.
For you people who havent seen this film, especially Audio/Visual, See this film, buy this film and if you dont like it... then you have issues, i know thats very opiontive but i get like that sometimes and i believe if you want to be in the media industry theres somethings you have to like because they simpley did and still do something great.
This scene is prime example of this films beauty of this film, the imagery of space and the ships with the song Blue Danube that just gives you a sense and atmosphere of space and zero gravity.
This is one of them scene that just makes me smile and ever time of think of it i want to watch the film.
This is one of my favourite scenes of all time, for a scene to use these effects and artistic look and make sense.
I recommend this film to everyone.
First film and one of the all time Epic classic, groundbreaking and one of the greatist films of all time (if not the greatest) 2001: A Space Oddessey.
Stanley Kubricks epic great and i would say one of cinemas complex film and for how big it is aswell, has everything you want in a film. Beautiful and provocative, Normal and surreal... it truely is breathtaking piece of work.
When this film was made, noone knew what earth looked like from space so they used there imagination, which looks like a photo of the sky but warped (a fish eye or pin hole effect) but you can tell its earth.
Then there was the sets, which where built on rotating wheels to create a zero gravity sense.
Also for you people who know Stanley Kubrick, it looks great, sets, shots, use of music to create atmosphere or emotion.
Also the great Stargate/Monolith scene, which is beautiful colours and visual effect to send you into a trance and thia was in a none digital era, so think about it in that seanse
Also this film has, which i believe is the biggest time jump in cinema history... which is the dawn of man to 2001.
For you people who havent seen this film, especially Audio/Visual, See this film, buy this film and if you dont like it... then you have issues, i know thats very opiontive but i get like that sometimes and i believe if you want to be in the media industry theres somethings you have to like because they simpley did and still do something great.
This scene is prime example of this films beauty of this film, the imagery of space and the ships with the song Blue Danube that just gives you a sense and atmosphere of space and zero gravity.
This is one of them scene that just makes me smile and ever time of think of it i want to watch the film.
This is one of my favourite scenes of all time, for a scene to use these effects and artistic look and make sense.
I recommend this film to everyone.
Cheesey or Bad films that are great because of that reason.
Know i love my serious films... god sake i love Lynch, Kubrick and Meadows, but theres times when you all you want to see is a bad or cheesey film.
My first example is "Loch ness terror", i was in asda and in the middle of all these blockbusters was this film, the cover itself caught my eye. I read the back and it says how nessie is in canada which it got there by subterrian tunnels and is terrorising the locals.
But james murphy (played by a guy from charmed... i believe he was the angle that turned bad) a cryptozoologist is hunting down nessie because it killed his dad. If thats not one of the funniest storys ever, then i dont know what is.
The C.G.I is terrible, the acting is serious, make up effects are terrible and theres scenes that make you laugh for the reason its terrible, like the scene when james pulls out equipment which hasnt been mentioned and is pretty much impossible for him to get.
This film cost me a fiver and ts been a great buy, it makes me laugh and its every you want in a poor film.
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=OjclQLxyJFk
My other film that i think is great for cheesey reasons... Cliffhanger.
This film makes me cry of laughter, the story once again when you say it is brilliant, a guy who is good at rock climbing, loses confidence because he drops his friends wife, then gets involved with terroism when he thinks hes helping people.
The opening scene when he drops his friends wife is cheesey and it does make me laugh... even though its ment to be serious. With the line "Your not gonna die" said by Stallon in his epic way.
It has everything that can go wrong on a cliff happens in this film except a bear, thats why i would only remake this film and add a bear and a extended ending.
But with scenes where he goes under ice takes his top off and swims underneth it... brilliant, he would die but he doesnt.
Slow motion in this film makes it funny aswell, theres one scene when he's sliding down a cliff and stallons face is soooo funny.
The end fight scene takes place on a helicopter thats being holded by a ladder... Genius.
Once again i find this film great because of its cheese and generally being an obscure story.
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=bhtIlZCy_UA&feature=related
Now some of my fellow students might know of the exchange shop in old market square, this is a great place for dvds, they have good films for dirt cheap.
But there also another great thing, terrible films from the price of 50p and the film Alien Intruder was found and bought bu my friend.
This is possible one of the worst films ever made, this is the prime example of how not to make a film. It just is bad effects, acting, story, i mean so much... but still if you want a good laugh this film is on the money.
The best thing is that it stars Billy Dee Williams A.K.A Lando, now if you dont know who Lando is then you shouldnt be on this course... Im not joking either... all im going to say is "Star Wars".
This is about an alien that has taken over a ship, a rescure team of prisoners have to rescure them. But when in hyper sleep the alien starts to contact them, which when they are in hyper sleep it will be a famous genre for example Film Noir.
Basically in a nut shell its a bad speices (which was bad enough) but made years before.
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=D4dDYpYfVTY
My point is, people need to stop looking at films seriously all the time. As i said i love serious films, i make serious films but you cant beat a bad film or a cheesy film... my list could go on but i dont want to drag it and 3 is the magic number.
Also the film today that are terrible are not good terrible and i think some people should adopt this terrible style of film maker where its that bad its good.
I know most people will see this blog and be like "what the hell is he talking about?"
But for the few people who know... you know what im talking about.
Lets just take films for what they are and that means enjoying them because there terrible.
XXX
My first example is "Loch ness terror", i was in asda and in the middle of all these blockbusters was this film, the cover itself caught my eye. I read the back and it says how nessie is in canada which it got there by subterrian tunnels and is terrorising the locals.
But james murphy (played by a guy from charmed... i believe he was the angle that turned bad) a cryptozoologist is hunting down nessie because it killed his dad. If thats not one of the funniest storys ever, then i dont know what is.
The C.G.I is terrible, the acting is serious, make up effects are terrible and theres scenes that make you laugh for the reason its terrible, like the scene when james pulls out equipment which hasnt been mentioned and is pretty much impossible for him to get.
This film cost me a fiver and ts been a great buy, it makes me laugh and its every you want in a poor film.
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=OjclQLxyJFk
My other film that i think is great for cheesey reasons... Cliffhanger.
This film makes me cry of laughter, the story once again when you say it is brilliant, a guy who is good at rock climbing, loses confidence because he drops his friends wife, then gets involved with terroism when he thinks hes helping people.
The opening scene when he drops his friends wife is cheesey and it does make me laugh... even though its ment to be serious. With the line "Your not gonna die" said by Stallon in his epic way.
It has everything that can go wrong on a cliff happens in this film except a bear, thats why i would only remake this film and add a bear and a extended ending.
But with scenes where he goes under ice takes his top off and swims underneth it... brilliant, he would die but he doesnt.
Slow motion in this film makes it funny aswell, theres one scene when he's sliding down a cliff and stallons face is soooo funny.
The end fight scene takes place on a helicopter thats being holded by a ladder... Genius.
Once again i find this film great because of its cheese and generally being an obscure story.
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=bhtIlZCy_UA&feature=related
Now some of my fellow students might know of the exchange shop in old market square, this is a great place for dvds, they have good films for dirt cheap.
But there also another great thing, terrible films from the price of 50p and the film Alien Intruder was found and bought bu my friend.
This is possible one of the worst films ever made, this is the prime example of how not to make a film. It just is bad effects, acting, story, i mean so much... but still if you want a good laugh this film is on the money.
The best thing is that it stars Billy Dee Williams A.K.A Lando, now if you dont know who Lando is then you shouldnt be on this course... Im not joking either... all im going to say is "Star Wars".
This is about an alien that has taken over a ship, a rescure team of prisoners have to rescure them. But when in hyper sleep the alien starts to contact them, which when they are in hyper sleep it will be a famous genre for example Film Noir.
Basically in a nut shell its a bad speices (which was bad enough) but made years before.
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=D4dDYpYfVTY
My point is, people need to stop looking at films seriously all the time. As i said i love serious films, i make serious films but you cant beat a bad film or a cheesy film... my list could go on but i dont want to drag it and 3 is the magic number.
Also the film today that are terrible are not good terrible and i think some people should adopt this terrible style of film maker where its that bad its good.
I know most people will see this blog and be like "what the hell is he talking about?"
But for the few people who know... you know what im talking about.
Lets just take films for what they are and that means enjoying them because there terrible.
XXX
Thursday, 11 December 2008
journal of working process and my finale thoughts.
Before the weeks I’m about to write about we was going to do the documentary on a recovered heroin user, but several attempts to contact him he never answered.
7.11: As we were trying to find a new subject Rosie, contacted us on how she talked to a graffiti artist how would gladly be our subject. This day I, Joe and Chris started getting basic plot, story and questions.
9.11: This day we started our proposal, getting our story, plot and how we were visual approach to the documentary. Also Joe did a rough story board storyboard. Our meeting go well because we all come with a decision as a group and everyone is listing to each others ideas... 100% group effort.
11.11: Met with Nathan and saw his workshop, told him our ideas and our intentions. As we was at the workshop me and Chris was looking around and doing the recce forms. When we went back to Chris’s we completed our proposal and the PowerPoint, chase was the one who made the proposal as Joe written the proposal and I did a new storyboard that include time codes etc.
12.11: Was the day we did our presentation for our proposal, this went very successful and i think Chase did a very good job in his speaking; he was clear and very formal.
14.11: This day Chase and Chris got all risk assessment forms done and signed.
17.11: All equipment was booked and handed in risk assessments, we start filming on the 19th.
19.11: We went to the workshop to film him do a graffiti piece that was a character representation of himself. As i approach the filming with a spontaneous view, it made the filming interesting as it made me think more about what shots i wanted and how i didn’t know where he was going to go made it a challenge to stay on him.
20.11: We went around town to get external shots of graffiti and other work he has produced around town. We went to blueprint, oh my gosh and Russel youth centre. Today I did a little bit of filming but Joe wanted to do some so i let him try it out too.
24.11: Filmed the interview, this was in his house. I filmed a standard talking head. Our idea doesn’t involve showing him and what footage we have we can zoom in the edit to only show parts of his face I.E lips, eyes etc.
6.11: Today we captured all the tapes.
27.11-4.12: All edits kept deleting due to files being corrupted.
5.12-10.12: Chris was editing, we was all there to put ideas across and if Chris didn’t know how to do something i was there to help as I’ve been editing through the summer holidays and I’ve used the software a few times before.
11.12: Today, I edited the making of, had some trouble with this as one file would let me use the whole clip. I also started working on the DVD menu, which was quiet tricky too as ive only used this programme once before and that was about 2 years ago.
The finish product i think is good, looks like how i imagined it with slow fades to create the way graffiti is done in motion. All the interview bits we have chosen are relevant and have a point and the images correspond to them.
The only problem i have with it is that it seems to drag a bit, i believe the way to solve this problem is to make it shorter or have less of repetitive imagery.
This project was good for me as it reminded me how to use the Adobe Encore and the spontaneous filming approach. This is a good technique to have, the ability to capture that moment as its happening in its true honest form.
I like the fact that I wasn’t directing (which is normally what I do), it was less pressure on me but still a creative opportunity.
I think as a group we have done well, we all put our opinions but it was always a group decisions and if one person but a good point across it we would all agree. As a group we was very discursive and we found just us talking about ideas was better than storyboarding, all we did was make notes on the good ideas.
I have enjoyed the filming aspect and the group i have worked with, as we was friends anyway but i hadn’t worked with them, it was good to see how they approach situations and as they hadn’t been practical media course i think they did very well.
Character Study
The subject our documentary is on Nathan Bainbridge A.K.A Small Kid or Kid 30.
Nathans age is 30 and was born in a small town on the outskirts of Oxford. He has his own small designing company called Small Kid Designs which Specializes In: Printed design and illustration, Custom Designed Canvases and more.
(smallkid.co.uk)
Nathan attended at Portsmouth University on an Illustration course, after university he found out there not a lot of opportunities in this industry. After sometime he moved to Nottingham, getting involved in the rave scene, making his own in drum and bass nights and meeting new people arranging nights. Through this he got designing flyers for the drum and bass night ‘Detonate’ and this is when he realised away of making money out of his designs.
Nathan believes his creative came from his mum who did lots of paintings and his grandfather who was an architect.
Nathans involvement within the graffiti scene came from a Nottingham graffiti artist whose graffiti name is Creeks. In doing this he found his style, Character paintings
Nathan now does graffiti work for the Nottingham council, commercial works workshop and more. This gives him funding to do his own work and also commissions, which still keeps him interested in this art form.
Recent main influences are flying fortress, Jeremy Fish and Sam Flores, but he also admits that he looks at other artist and not just graffiti artist.
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