Nomadland — Light as Nature

 essay, ideas, lighting
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. [...]

Nymphomaniac Vol 1 – Forget about Sex

 essay, features
Mar 192014
 
Nymphomaniac Vol 1 - Forget about Sex

To be honest, I had been avoiding seeing Nymphomaniac Volume I by Lars von Trier. It felt like homework I had to do. Don’t get me wrong, I love sexuality as a filmmaking subject, in part because it is so difficult to do well. I feel that the 2 most difficult cinema subjects are sex [...]