Sofia Coppola directed Lick The Star in 1998. Like most of her films, this black and white short is about a little girl.
I like the non-linear way Coppola approaches her stories. She doesn't set up villains or heroes so much as she evokes moods and feelings by dwelling on some moments and breezing through others. Its as though some scenes are cut short, not because it's a short film but because the capriciousness of the 7th grade girls demand that the scenes be cut short.
You know? Like, whatever. =)
Thursday, June 17, 2010
Monday, June 14, 2010
Untitled Science Fiction Film: Scene 5
I shot this short film scene with my friend Sam Higgins to complete an assignment for Cinematography 309 at Brooks Institute. We were a crew of two. I was inspired by the opening scene of Blade Runner, where Leon shoots the guy for asking about his mother. I wanted a high contrast film noir look.
If I had to do it again, I would have added a fill light with a 1/2 CTB to bring out some more detail in the shadow while maintaining the illusion of darkness. Blue light is a common technique for shooting dark scenes with video.
Shooting this scene with only two people was a big challenge. I tended to the camera while Sam attempted to both direct and hold the boom. If we only had one more crew member, we could have focused more on the lighting.
Sam and I had a look in mind and I think we accomplished it. Looks great! But It would have been best if we could have justified the look a bit. Such as, why is there so much smoke? Why is it so dark? Is this scene Noir for the sake of Noir?
All things considered, I am proud of the outcome. I can't wait until next session.
After school, I plan to return to Seattle. I would like to get employment working on corporate videos and commercials but also to applying my skills as a Seattle film maker towards independent projects.
If I had to do it again, I would have added a fill light with a 1/2 CTB to bring out some more detail in the shadow while maintaining the illusion of darkness. Blue light is a common technique for shooting dark scenes with video.
Shooting this scene with only two people was a big challenge. I tended to the camera while Sam attempted to both direct and hold the boom. If we only had one more crew member, we could have focused more on the lighting.
Sam and I had a look in mind and I think we accomplished it. Looks great! But It would have been best if we could have justified the look a bit. Such as, why is there so much smoke? Why is it so dark? Is this scene Noir for the sake of Noir?
All things considered, I am proud of the outcome. I can't wait until next session.
After school, I plan to return to Seattle. I would like to get employment working on corporate videos and commercials but also to applying my skills as a Seattle film maker towards independent projects.
Tuesday, June 8, 2010
War Prayer
I met Harold Cronk on set for a casino commercial I worked on two years ago. I was a production assistant on that shoot. I was pretty green to professional sets back then and I was pretty nervous. They attached me to the assistant camera. That was quite the learning experience, grabbing lenses and slating the camera.
I keep an eye on what Harold is up to because of this short film:
I love the textures of this film. It really feels muddy, doesn't it?
Recently he was production designer on Abram Makowka's Tug. He also has a project in post production titled Jerusalem Countdown.
I keep an eye on what Harold is up to because of this short film:
War Prayer (short film) from TiM on Vimeo.
I love the textures of this film. It really feels muddy, doesn't it?
Recently he was production designer on Abram Makowka's Tug. He also has a project in post production titled Jerusalem Countdown.
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