Film Seminar:Art Essentials

A collection of my work, texts, photos, videos, links and other things I find interesting in relation to film and video.

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Symmetry in life and architecture is beautiful.

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Bryan Singers “X-Men” is very important to film history. Not only did it prove that comic book movies could be cool, but it also proved they weren’t just for kids. I love this shot. The way he used light to show who’s good and bad of these two characters. The way Magneto is shrouded in darkness and is facing away from his friend Charles Xavier sets up the conflict these two have been going through the past 20 + years.

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Another by Clay Enos. You see what I mean when I say he captures life, in all its forms.

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Photography isn’t always my forte. I know more about sports than I do about famous photographers. That being said I’m a big fan of Clay Enos. I found him through his work on Zack Snyder films, such as watchmen, and batman vs superman: dawn of justice. Clay manages to capture the tender yet raw emotions of everyday life.

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Christopher Nolan is another filmmaker, auteur, that believes in the preservation of the cinema experience.  

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With the rise of streaming services like Netflix, Hulu, and amazon prime, the desire to leave your home and watch a movie has declined significantly. So, I appreciate when filmmakers create films worth leaving home for. La La Land is a beautiful film and Damien Chazelle captures so much through the lack of dialogue like in this ending scene between Mia and Sebastion. So much is said and yet they never open their mouths.

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And of course Toronto. Not a big fan of Canada, but I love films so.

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This is my short/middle-term goal right now. In terms of film festivals, I think I have a shot at winning. If not winning at least submitting

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Would love to attend someday and maybe even enter a project.

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Hereditary | Ari Aster | 2018

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The CGI in Planet of The Apes was amazing. Here’s the reality vs. what we saw on the big screen.

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Lawrence of Arabia | David Lean | 1962

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The Way of the Dragon | Bruce Lee | 1972

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Three completely different movie posters. Three completely different films. All have different tones, characters, and reasons for being some of my favorite films. The secret life of Walter Mitty is probably one of the most underrated films of the 21st century, in my opinion. I’ve always believed that art is anything that inspires or moves you in a positive way and the secret life of Walter Mitty did exactly that for me. From the very appropriate score by Jose Gonzales, Rogue Wave, and Theodore Shapiro to the very lovable character of Walter Mitty portrayed perfectly by Ben Stiller. Next, we have Gone Girl.  Although I have never read the book, I think it is safe to say that David Fincher and his team delivered on everything the book was about. The acting, pacing, and cinematography are so amazing in this film. Being a huge comic book nerd, I originally watched the movie simply because it had Ben Affleck in it and he was cast as Batman in Zack Snyders polarized film Batman Vs Superman: Dawn of Justice. The reason for watching this film was based purely on Affleck, but I’m glad I did because I was not ready for the absolute rollercoaster of a film this was. Finally, we have Fantastic Mr. Fox, which was actually the first Wes Anderson movie I ever watched. After reading the book I was excited to watch the film, as most kids probably were back then. Again I had no idea what I was in for. The zany characters, incredible dialogue and the heartfelt moments were enough to sell Wes Anderson as one of my favorite directors. This concludes my very long and informative post about movie posters.

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Moonrise Kingdom (Wes Anderson, 2012)

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I can only aspire to make a movie as beautiful as moonrise kingdom someday.

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Tumblr Tuesday: The Otherworld

Scopic Impulse (@scopicimpulse​) 

Oh look, nothing makes sense anymore. The rules of physics need not apply.

Narcym Noesis (@narcym-noesis​)

Is it a portal into another dimension? Is it a full-length mirror for mermaids? Is it rising out of the water, or sinking into it? I guess we’ll never know.

Formicalage ( @formicalage​) 

Oh hi there, cute green island, maybe I’ll visit sometim—oh, wait, what’s that unwholesome darkness? Nope. Nope nope nope nope. 

Cinema Gorgeous (@cinemagorgeous​)

Oooh I like my city art dank and eerie like it’s 2019. How many people are we looking at here that we can’t see?