Tag Archives: movies

Slapstick film update

My earlier entry on Wikipedia’s ridiculous entry on slapstick film needs updating. Not because the entry’s been deleted or cleaned up, no. Because someone’s added to the list: Emphasis on babies or animals.

Tagged , | Comments Off on Slapstick film update

We just got guns!

I watched Matewan recently, and kind of love Kevin Tighe’s performance as a villainous Union-buster. Here is is saying “we just got guns” Here he is intimidating a 15-year-old with a war story. Here he is when he first arrives … Continue reading

Tagged , , | Comments Off on We just got guns!

Slapstick film

I need to store this before it’s corrected, because the Wikipedia entry for slapstick film is gloriously stupid. “Slapstick films are a type of comedy film that employ slapstick comedy with five main conventions: Pain without real consequence. Editing to … Continue reading

Tagged , | Comments Off on Slapstick film

Suspension of disbelief

The strangest things will pull you out of a movie. Early on in the Fincher film, Zodiac, it shows the mail being sorted in the mail room in a newspaper office. ( In anticipation of the Zodiac killer’s letter arriving. … Continue reading

Tagged , | Comments Off on Suspension of disbelief

Too Many Zombies

I appeared in and edited a short movie for the 90 Second Quickie. It’s called “Too Many Zombies.” I also made a slightly altered version. For effects, I ended up using the most motion-tracking of any video I’ve done before.

Tagged , , , | Comments Off on Too Many Zombies

“Photo realistic”

Here is some Youtube video of a robot that illustrates an issue I have sometimes when people describe a movie’s special effects as “photo realistic.” If I looked at a still photo of that robot, I might not distinguish it … Continue reading

Tagged , | Comments Off on “Photo realistic”

“We just need to find the right writer and director”

Oh, just that? Good to know the hard part is already done with. From here via BoingBoing.

Tagged , , | Comments Off on “We just need to find the right writer and director”

Movie Ratings

So I ran a scraper called Outwit Hub on the Rotten Tomatoes site and pulled a bunch of data. It’s not every single movie, but I think it’s a good representative swath. I used a good starting point and branched … Continue reading

Tagged , | Comments Off on Movie Ratings

In the Blink of an Eye

I’ve been reading Walter Murch’s In the Blink of an Eye lately. It’s the second edition, which means it has almost half of it devoted to digital editing. I also read an “editing & post-production” book and “The Conversations” and … Continue reading

Tagged , , | Comments Off on In the Blink of an Eye

Fred Williamson

From the commentary on One Down, Two To Go: “To me if you dolly around a room, it looks like a midget is sneaking around in the room.”

Tagged | Comments Off on Fred Williamson