The Story of Film: Episode 1

Birth of the Cinema Introduction Saving Private Ryan (1998) dir. Steven Spielberg meant to make the audience feel like they are there Three Colors: Blue (1993) dir. Krzysztof Kieślowski Casablanca (1942) dir. Michael Curtiz little lighting tricks can create huge emotion The Record of a Tenement Gentleman (1947) dir. Yasujirō Ozu lots of lines and boxes create an emotional strain in the scene … [Read more…]

Film 6 Production Project

Summary Role Cinematographer Intention (SMART Goal) By March 24, as a part of my film team filling the role of cinematographer,  I will have controlled the movements of all subjects for visual story structure to be able to complete a pitch scene for pre-production for the next session, which will be creating the film we … [Read more…]

Up in the Air Notes

Credits Director: Jason Reitman Writers: Walter Kirn (novel), Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner (screenplay) Cinematographer: Eric Steelberg Editor: Dana E. Glauberman Music: Rolfe Kent Notes Firing Scenes: got people who were really just fired so it was as realistic as possible. kept cameras out of the room for natural chemistry. asked people to react how they did, or … [Read more…]