Wednesday, July 21, 2010
Wednesday, July 14, 2010
Friday, July 2, 2010
Top 5 (serious) Horror Films!
[Because Greg inspired me to do a list!]
While I've seen so many horror films and it was hard to narrow it to a list of just five, I'd like to point out that Audition and Men Behind the Sun were runner's up for this list and are worth seeing.
5. Martyrs (2008, France) This film catches you in the first two minutes. Lots of violence and gore. But for such good reasons. It's intense to say the least.
4. High Tension (2003, France) I remember seeing this film in theatres, being 1 of 5 people there and knowing everyone in the theatre. Because it was a foreign horror film with subtitles! Needless to say, we were all blown away. Just see it.
3. The Last House on the Left (1972 Wes Craven / 2009 Dennis Iliadis, US)... I'm cheating here and counting the original and the remake, because both are pretty awesome. (Note: Wes Craven did help produce the remake, too.) The original surprised me, for being so subtle in places, and then the remake takes those scenes and blasts them up to an 11. In a well done way. More of a story was given to the characters, so you're made to feel for them more.
2. The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974, US)... I am NOT counting the remake of this film here. Though I was a fan of it when it was first released, I have since learned more sense than that. The original blew my mind. I couldn't stop talking about it. Not to mention IT WAS SHOT ON 16MM, WHAT?! Honestly, if you look at the way it was done, it uses film grain at its finest and is a fantastic example of what one can do on low budget filmmaking, back in the day. & the soundtrack is pretty fantastic as well. So many things I really loved about this film.
1. Let the Right One In (2008, Sweden) It's so subtle that a lot of the time you don't even remember you're watching a horror film. There are a good half a dozen moments in the film that will make you go, "Wow." Cinematic genius with what one can do within a genre. Brilliant.
This is a horror film for people who don't like horror films. A vampire film for people who don't like vampires... especially sparkly ones. An androgynous love story for people who don't like gays... I thought it was a little boy (Eli), but it was a girl the entire time!
Well, that's it for now. Keep your eyes peeled... I'll also probably make a top 5 non-serious horror list (Jennifer's Body, anyone?) at some point...
While I've seen so many horror films and it was hard to narrow it to a list of just five, I'd like to point out that Audition and Men Behind the Sun were runner's up for this list and are worth seeing.
5. Martyrs (2008, France) This film catches you in the first two minutes. Lots of violence and gore. But for such good reasons. It's intense to say the least.
4. High Tension (2003, France) I remember seeing this film in theatres, being 1 of 5 people there and knowing everyone in the theatre. Because it was a foreign horror film with subtitles! Needless to say, we were all blown away. Just see it.
3. The Last House on the Left (1972 Wes Craven / 2009 Dennis Iliadis, US)... I'm cheating here and counting the original and the remake, because both are pretty awesome. (Note: Wes Craven did help produce the remake, too.) The original surprised me, for being so subtle in places, and then the remake takes those scenes and blasts them up to an 11. In a well done way. More of a story was given to the characters, so you're made to feel for them more.
2. The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974, US)... I am NOT counting the remake of this film here. Though I was a fan of it when it was first released, I have since learned more sense than that. The original blew my mind. I couldn't stop talking about it. Not to mention IT WAS SHOT ON 16MM, WHAT?! Honestly, if you look at the way it was done, it uses film grain at its finest and is a fantastic example of what one can do on low budget filmmaking, back in the day. & the soundtrack is pretty fantastic as well. So many things I really loved about this film.
1. Let the Right One In (2008, Sweden) It's so subtle that a lot of the time you don't even remember you're watching a horror film. There are a good half a dozen moments in the film that will make you go, "Wow." Cinematic genius with what one can do within a genre. Brilliant.
This is a horror film for people who don't like horror films. A vampire film for people who don't like vampires... especially sparkly ones. An androgynous love story for people who don't like gays... I thought it was a little boy (Eli), but it was a girl the entire time!
Well, that's it for now. Keep your eyes peeled... I'll also probably make a top 5 non-serious horror list (Jennifer's Body, anyone?) at some point...
Wednesday, May 5, 2010
as it was meant to be seen...
Wait..... I already have a post titled, "I hate technology"?! Maybe that's because, "I FUCKING HATE TECHNOLOGY!!!!" as I spent all morning editing my sound in Final Cut to get the best sync sound I could (after recording my project off the projector yesterday), evidently when Final Cut just exports the audio it does it in an .mov file, which iTunes doesn't like. So I then encoded it to an aiff thinking iTunes would take that. Nope. Get the additional software for Toast to be able to encode it to mp3 and we finally have it to iTunes. Fuck you iPod adapter.
Is it weird that I almost uploaded this earlier, but then didn't, because this is just a shitty copy and I was OH SO EXCITED for our awesome show tonight?! but then it got all fucked... so here's this shitty copy. but then you can see it with the sound. use your imagination.
Is it weird that I almost uploaded this earlier, but then didn't, because this is just a shitty copy and I was OH SO EXCITED for our awesome show tonight?! but then it got all fucked... so here's this shitty copy. but then you can see it with the sound. use your imagination.
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
i hate technology
I get too easily distracted. Trying to write my papers for Phil's class.
But I'd rather watch experimental films.
You go Ben Russell.
Black and White Trypps Number Three (EXCERPT) from Ben Russell on Vimeo.
But I'd rather watch experimental films.
You go Ben Russell.
Black and White Trypps Number Three (EXCERPT) from Ben Russell on Vimeo.
Saturday, April 24, 2010
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
Sunday, April 18, 2010
Saturday, April 10, 2010
as it (my 4500) exists right now
something else is going to evolve from this project for Recycled Images.
I can feel it.
I can feel it.
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
Wow. Shit. Oh no.
1 month of school left. I feel like FILM has taken over my brain. I wanted to do something with HD, but I absolutely couldn't get my mind off of like, just wanting to look at film. Wanting to touch, scratch, splice, tape. Getting frustrated with codecs and Final Cut just wasn't doing it for me... sure, the picture looks great, but I also like looking at film projected on a wall. It looks stunning. I can buy an HD camera once I graduate, but it's going to be rather difficult for me to get Steenbeck time elsewhere.
Good thing this is all I'm thinking about.
Good thing this is all I'm thinking about.
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