tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-587758133406204752.post8527530050901597868..comments2024-03-16T00:16:36.318-07:00Comments on Project Waldo: Less Up-and-DownyNate Simpsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00928505378000107341noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-587758133406204752.post-86312652852684340072009-03-09T23:42:00.000-07:002009-03-09T23:42:00.000-07:00Nate, I read a great quote once in regard to writi...Nate, I read a great quote once in regard to writing. I don't remember who said it, but it was, "I can edit a bad page. I can't edit a blank page."<BR/><BR/>It's kind of pithy, I know, but I think of that any time I do any writing and it really does help to motivate.Hellchickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11375631923661255305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-587758133406204752.post-30160016540534666472009-02-14T00:32:00.000-08:002009-02-14T00:32:00.000-08:00I'm working on that movie SUPREME COMMANDER 2, AKA...I'm working on that movie SUPREME COMMANDER 2, AKA Giant Robots in Love. I'm much, much too lazy to work on anything in my free time.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12013281502603969294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-587758133406204752.post-65620483557948036522009-02-10T23:25:00.000-08:002009-02-10T23:25:00.000-08:00I take your point. I think it's worth making a di...I take your point. I think it's worth making a distinction between "hand-held" and "shaky." When I say hand-held, I mean something on the spectrum of Children of Men and Black Hawk Down. Not so much Cloverfield or Blair Witch (though I do like those movies quite a bit). I especially like the documentary feel of Children of Men. There's a kind of credibility that comes from having the camera behave as though it is affected by the laws of inertia and gravity, rather than being this weightless, massless entity that can travel at any speed along any axis. <BR/><BR/>I haven't seen Slumdog yet, but it's high on the to-see list.<BR/><BR/>Are you working on a movie these days?Nate Simpsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00928505378000107341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-587758133406204752.post-68458456326137421492009-02-10T21:26:00.000-08:002009-02-10T21:26:00.000-08:00I'm not a film major or anything, but shouldn't th...I'm not a film major or anything, but shouldn't the style of cinematography emerge from the narrative? Is this a story about a confusing situation where a shakier cam might represent this? Is it supposed to feel very "real," which is why you go for a documentary feel?<BR/><BR/>(Wall-E has a "shaky cam" scene when Wall-E is in the grocery store and triggers a bunch of karts. Pixar actually consulted with the great Roger Deakins for the movie.)<BR/><BR/>Or here's another one. Have you seen Slumdog Millionaire? It's largely shot with Dutch angles, which produces interesting results and may be more appropriate for something animated. It also has a lot of long shots, extreme close ups... it's just a terrific bit of filmmaking.<BR/><BR/>I wish fewer people would do shaky cam, since it's too easy to have it go bad. Compare most movies to, say, the stuff Paul Greengrass does. No comparison.<BR/><BR/>If your movie has great visuals, it might be more interesting to look at old Hollywood, like Lawrence of Arabia. Or more current movies like No Country for Old Men or The Assassination of Jesse James. Lots of long shots, long takes.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12013281502603969294noreply@blogger.com