Orson Welles on Film Editing
Only one of the greatest Directors waxing poetically about editing…Read More
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How John Schwartzman and Michael Bay Started Out
In this clip from filmschoolcomments, cinematographer John Schwartzman discusses how his childhood friend Michael Bay got started from in film business.Read More
The First Music Video Shot in Space
A revised version of David Bowie’s Space Oddity, recorded by Commander Chris Hadfield on board the International Space Station.Read More
Did ‘Vertigo’ Introduce Computer Graphics to Cinema?
Saul Bass is a much celebrated graphic designer who was responsible for many of the title sequences during the 50s and 60s. For Vertigo, Bass wanted to create perfect mathematically defined spirals and he turned to a computerized gun controller, working with collaborator John Whitney to create what was one of the first computer aided Read MoreRead More
Defrag Your Brain With a Spark File
We all have those moments of lucid creativity – of having that perfect idea for a movie. Thing is a movie isn’t just one idea – it’s a collection of ideas and you’ll never know how one inspiration can find itself combining with another. So you may want to try creating a Spark File – Read MoreRead More
David Lynch in 9 Frames
9 Film Frames is a tumblr that seeks to boil down the essence of a film into a 3×3 grid. Here are three David Lynch films that get that treatment: Eraserhead, Blue Velvet, and Mullholland Dr. Read More
Is Sad Music Actually Sad? | PBS Idea Channel
Be it Elliott Smith or Queen, classical or dub step, there’s usually a clear understanding that some songs are sad, and some songs are happy. But what is it about the music that makes us feel these feelings we’re feeling? You might think it has something to do with the notes or how our brain’s Read MoreRead More
The Dude Abides on the Other Side of the Lens
Take a look at the on set photography of Jeff Bridges. Some photographers are drawn to dramatic events in exotic lands. Others are compelled to stay closer to home and burrow into the stories they know best. The actor Jeff Bridges gets to do both. He photographs the world he grew up in, movie sets — each Read MoreRead More
Steven Soderbergh’s State of Cinema Address
Steven Soderbergh addresses a crowd at the San Francisco International Film Festival on April 27, 2013 about his thoughts about where the industry is and where it’s going.Read More
Screengrab – An Fascinating Experimental Short in Printing
An experiment in transitions by Willie Witte. None of the visuals are computer generated. All the trickery took place literally in front of the camera.Read More
A Documentary about a Film Predecessor: Daguerrotype
Documenting the daguerrotype process of Seattle-based photographer Dan Carrillo Via PetaPixelRead More
On Story: An Interview with Ron Howard and Steve Zaillian
The creative minds behind Apollo 13, Schindler’s List, and A Beautiful Mind discuss the inspirations behind these films. Watch Red Wednesday on PBS. See more from On Story. Via Go Into the Story.Read More