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Joe Hultquist

Run Lola Run

You're probably thinking "where is Joe's analysis?".
Well, there's no way for me to exclude the tardiness on this work other than that i am a lazy bum and never get my work done :) Anyways, here it is.

I chose to analyse the scene where the explanation for the money's disappearance is presented. When Lola and Manni are talking on the phone, talkin about how the deal went down, the director is constantly cutting to the past, showing what happened, to visualize Manni's words. Another effect that… Continue

Posted by Joe Hultquist on November 6, 2009 at 8:47pm

Harrison Merkt

Run Lola Run Analysis

In Run Lola Run, In the opening scene of the movie there are some very interesting techniques used in order to get a certain reaction out of the viewer. directly after the credits the shot fades to a coo coo clock that is sped up, which is symbolic of the time methods used later in the film.Techno music blares in the background as the mouth of the coo coo clock opens and the camera tracks into the dark whole. The camera cuts to a high slightly front lighten area surrounded by fast moving silhoue… Continue

Posted by Harrison Merkt on November 3, 2009 at 7:27pm

Diana Tay

Run Lola Run Analysis

The scene I have chosen is the sequence where Lola meets her dad and in that time, her dad tells her he is not actually her father.

As she runs towards her father's office, the music starts up again introducing the beat. The lighting is only from the top but there are glimpses of light from the side that brings about a shadow on one side of her body, adding to the central TONE of the movie: mysterious tone. The hallway is long and leads to some misfortune and the poor lighting of the hallway re… Continue

Posted by Diana Tay on October 16, 2009 at 9:30am

Justyn Huiming Huang

Run Lola Run Analysis

The scene in “Run Lola Run”, in the very beginning starting with the phone call to her boyfriend, up until the point she starts to run I felt, conveyed a tone of urgency and helped build towards the theme of the movie. The movie has a theme that says something about how every little second counts, and how differently an outcome will play when you miss just a split second of an event.

First of all, you can feel the sense of urgency just in the background music playing. It has a very fast beat to… Continue

Posted by Justyn Huiming Huang on October 16, 2009 at 8:30am

Joseph Krassenstein

Run Lola Run Post

The Scene which I have choose is where her boy friend is holding up the grocery store trying to get money. The tone is violent, and the theme plays along with what is happening in the story. The theme would be, 'Its a dog eat dog world, where people steal your money'. That is a personal theme which I think would fit with what is happening in this story. The lighting is a little poor, it is rather dark on the subject, her boy friend but for the captives it is light from the sides and from ontop.… Continue

Posted by Joseph Krassenstein on October 16, 2009 at 8:25am

Marsha Guerard

Help a student filmmaker win a $1,000 scholarship

My daughter is a rising junior at Azusa Pacific University near Pasadena, Calif. During a course last year in film production, she was assigned to make a short film. She wrote it and directed. The assignment required that no dialogue be used to advance the plot.

Her school is offering a $1,000 scholarship to the student whose film gets the most 'Favorite' votes on YouTube. I am hoping that you might be willing to watch her film, hit that Favorite button, and maybe forward this to someone else w… Continue

Posted by Marsha Guerard on August 10, 2009 at 3:00pm

Breaking Ground

Breaking Ground Call for Entries

As you probably know, there's as new platform for European student film called Breaking Ground (BG).

A platform? Yes! because BG isn't just one film festival, one ‘happening’. BG collects, archives, programmes and screens the best student films for a number of events (events that are set up by BG itself, events by partner organisations and last but not least BG's website - www.breakingground.eu) for all the festivals BG participates in please look at our website, but for now the most imp… Continue

Posted by Breaking Ground on July 10, 2009 at 5:59pm

HUMTOO

HUMTOO Project Development Contest for Emerging Film-makers

HUMTOO is a site for film-makers who are looking for music for their films. Film-makers can create a project on HUMTOO and find suitable music by posting a project that our music making community bids for by pitching their tracks. When the project closes, the film-maker chooses the track they want to use for their film.

HUMTOO is currently running HUMFEST, a new project development contest offering a $650 prize for the best film (or part thereof) that sources music from HUMTOO and the same amou… Continue

Posted by HUMTOO on April 28, 2009 at 9:14am

Gina R

first 25 shots of Iwai Shunji's Picnic

the film starts out with a long shot of a dark street. Someone is laying roses out on the street while the intro credits are shown, and then a car appears from one side of the street and runs over the roses.(all this during the forst shot) The length of this shot is very significant and it sets the mood of the film right away.

The next six shots show who is in the car. A couple is at the back seat in formal clothes (mid shot), and a young girl in black clothes is in the front seat(close up). Th… Continue

Posted by Gina R on April 13, 2009 at 7:12am

Gina R

4 choices the director made in Amelie

color
Jeunet uses the colors green and red with yellow lighting throughout the film. This gives it a very warm, bright, and a somewhat childlike feeling.

music


close-ups of main character
This film is all about Amelie and how her actions affect the people's lives around her. The camera follows Amelie all the time- there are many close-ups of Amelie that shows her reaction towards what's happening.

narration
Jeunet uses voice over narration right from the beginning of this film. This gives a… Continue

Posted by Gina R on April 13, 2009 at 7:12am

Forum

Leslie Flonacher

Free Online Music Library 1 Reply

Started by Leslie Flonacher. Last reply by Douglas Gentry Sep 24.

Asha Jones

Has anyone invited students to join the discussion? 4 Replies

Started by Asha Jones. Last reply by Douglas Gentry May 25.

David

Student Film Channels 13 Replies

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David replied to Cailin L's discussion 'FINAL PROJECT' in the group IB Film SAS
IBY2- don't forget to edit this discussion or create a new one. You have ALOT due this week and I don't want you to fall behind! I can't give you an extension because I need to know you are SET TO GO with your work before I leave!
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You're probably thinking "where is Joe's analysis?". Well, there's no way for me to exclude the tardiness on this work other than that i am a lazy bum and never get my work done :) Anyways, here it is. I chose to analyse the scene where the expla...
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David replied to Cailin L's discussion 'FINAL PROJECT' in the group IB Film SAS
Group - Right now the idea is too complex and the story arc is too vague. You ask too many questions and answer none of them. What is dystopian about the society? How is that representative of China? How can you represent this dystopia? What are s...
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I thought Cailin's analysis was very well done, she seemed to touch upon all points and definitely studied the scene. She touched upon very specific points such as what the shadows on the face indicated, how the cuts were used and associated key p...
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In Run Lola Run, In the opening scene of the movie there are some very interesting techniques used in order to get a certain reaction out of the viewer. directly after the credits the shot fades to a coo coo clock that is sped up, which is symboli...
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Cailin L replied to Cailin L's discussion 'FINAL PROJECT' in the group IB Film SAS
Here's the general outline we did in class - Megin and Eugene feel free to elaborate. Exposition: knock – Noah’s brother gives him a map (nametags) – then is taken away – fade – radio playing Rising Action: clues that he’s being followed as he se...
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