Dec 162022
 
Nomadland -- Light as Nature

+++ – Filmmaking Partners – Nomadland Trailer – New Naturalism – Light as Nature – Authenticity +++ Frances McDormand, Joshua James Richards and Chloé Zhao shooting tests for Nomadland +++ Filmmaking Partners Director Chloé Zhao teamed up with cinematographer Joshua James Richards on her first three features. The two are also partners in real life. [...]

Jul 102022
 
Godard Does FaceTime

The late, great Jean-Luc Godard re-invented the Cannes press conference during the 2108 Festival, by speaking with journalists via a smartphone using FaceTime. This post offers some of the highlights. +++ Godard’s Guernica FaceTime with Godard 1. Thinking with Your Hands 2. Editing Comes First 3. An Editing Equation 4. Separating Image & Sound 5. [...]

Jul 082022
 
Lighting 4 More Scenes from IDA

IDA director Pawel Pawlikowski and cinematographer Lukasz Zal, PSC, watching the camera monitor This post continues my in-depth look at scenes from the wonderful Polish film IDA. Once again I offer video and high-resolution images to present detailed examples of scene lighting. This 2nd post is intended to be seen after you’ve read the 1st [...]

Mar 202022
 
Walter Murch : 1. Cook, Surgeon, Orchestra Conductor

+++ Part 1 of my video interview with legendary editor and sound designer Walter Murch, whose credits include: The Conversation, The Godfather, The Godfather Part II, Apocalypse Now, The Unbearable Lightness of Being, The English Patient and Cold Mountain. +++ LINK: http://bit.ly/Murch1-thefilmbook +++