A short compilation
Ridley Scott on being a director
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Philip Baker Hall & PTA on filmmaking – part III
Both men break down the 15+ minute Motel scene in Sydney. Philip Baker Hall also talks about the differences and challenges between cinema and theater acting and directing.
Paul Thomas Anderson on filmmaking – part II
Part II – enjoy & comment.
Paul Thomas Anderson on filmmaking – part I
First part of a series of informative selections from PTA and Philip Baker Hall together. PTA is a known cinephile who comes from the same camp as Quentin Tarantino. A man who had immersed himself in studying cinema by watching a plethora of films and utilized the knowledge gathered from laserdisc commentaries in the late 80′s and early 90′s to learn filmmaking on his own. Of course not many people know he had a leg up in the industry as much as he likes to milk the “non-film school” card, but one can still admire the dedication of learning the craft by being a sponge, soaking up all kinds of filmmaking information.
Ridley Scott on filmmaking – part II
As promised, part II. The master who taught himself the craft by shooting over 2000 commercials within a span of 15 years discusses some of his thoughts on filmmaking.
Daniel Pearl on being a cinematographer
A short story on starting out as a cinematographer and working on a ‘look’
Most Unexpected, Shocking death scenes compilation
Here’s a video compilation I did for JoBlo.com of the most unexpected death scenes in cinema. There’s obviously a few missing – I was on a time limit so I tried to include the best ones. I wished to include one from Bonnie & Clyde for example – technically it does not fit since it was based on a true story, so we know the fate of the main characters, but cinematic presentation of it would definitely fit the video. Alas.
Enjoy, comment, whatever.
Wish me luck, I got a call back from NPR Music for an internship position shooting films.
