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David

2010: Now With More Banjo!

When I used to teach in New York, every year we'd take a trip to the American Museum of the Moving Image. AMMI is a great museum for learning about film, and being just around the corner from my apartment in Astoria, it was a great neighborhood place for a film geek like myself.

One of the interactive exhibits which I love there, allows you to replace the music in one scene with a soundtrack from another film. It really shows you how music can alter the… Continue

Posted by David on December 7, 2009 at 1:54pm

David

New Feeds!

If you take a look at the left hand column of the main page, you'll see a bunch of feeds from other film based websites. The first one is my blog, where I post stuff for art teachers and students, often related to film (but not always). The rest are film blogs that I like to follow. Some are more academic, and some are more fun/geek.

Posted by David on December 7, 2009 at 1:17pm

Breaking Ground

Apply now: Go Short Student Campus

From 16-21 March 2010, the second edition of the Go Short Student Campus takes place!

In cooperation with Go Short, International Short Film Festival in Nijmegen (The Netherlands), Breaking Ground offers European student film makers six days of the most
interesting lectures, the greatest meetings with professionals, the most instructive workshops and the best and unforgettable parties: lots of inspiration to make a short documentary during the campus!

To apply for the Go Short Student Campus,… Continue

Posted by Breaking Ground on December 5, 2009 at 8:25pm

David

Wes Anderson's Music

Here's a great article about Wes Anderson's use of music in his films, with examples from YouTube.

Perfectly matching a song with a scene is nothing new (see: Scorsese, Martin), but Wes Anderson takes the movie soundtrack to new levels of artistry. In all his films, the young writer-director displayed a record geek's ability to wow viewers with a song that's not only enjoyable but, at its best, makes a scene instantly memorable.


I agree, he's a master at finding the right music:… Continue

Posted by David on November 30, 2009 at 1:55pm

Eugene

Se7en Film Analysis

"We see a deadly sin on every street corner, in every home, and we tolerate it. We tolerate it because it's common, it's trivial. We tolerate it morning, noon, and night. Well, not anymore. I'm setting the example. What I've done is going to be puzzled over and studied and followed... forever. " - John Doe

This quote expresses the thesis of the Fincher's film, Se7en, and presents it by introducing to the audience a world filled with crime and injustice, otherwise the world we live in now. Here… Continue

Posted by Eugene on November 15, 2009 at 3:30pm — 1 Comment

Hearin Ko

Run Lola Run

Run Lola Run Analysis
Scene synopsis: In this scene, Lola finally gets the money from her father. Then she runs to deliver the money to the guy. On her way, she is interrupted by an orange truck. The orange truck ends up clashing to a big glass. Lola keeps on running to stop the guy before he enters the convenient store with a gun. When she arrives, she is early enough to stop the guy from entering the shop. The guy sees her, in relief, he looks at her haphazardly. Lola looks at him back. The gu… Continue

Posted by Hearin Ko on November 11, 2009 at 1:36am

Marco Vitali

Run lola run

As in many other movies a lot of the meaning and feelings in Run Lola Run comes from the editing more than the actual script. In the scene where Lola runs to get to her dad in time, Tom Tykwer uses devices such as fast and slow motion, split screens, jump cuts, photographs, animation and forward shifts to give his movie a frenetic rhythm. Instead of using long shots and few cuts which would create a tranquil mood Tykwer uses very short shots with many cuts to create a feeling of commotion. One o… Continue

Posted by Marco Vitali on November 9, 2009 at 6:12pm

Marco Vitali

Run lola run

As in many other movies a lot of the meaning and feelings in Run Lola Run comes from the editing more than the actual script. In the scene where Lola runs to get to her dad in time, Tom Tykwer uses devices such as fast and slow motion, split screens, jump cuts, photographs, animation and forward shifts to give his movie a frenetic rhythm. Instead of using long shots and few cuts which would create a tranquil mood Tykwer uses very short shots with many cuts to create a feeling of commotion. One o… Continue

Posted by Marco Vitali on November 9, 2009 at 6:12pm

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

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Hearin Ko

The Host Film Analysis

Started by Hearin Ko Dec 6.

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

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