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Creative play

2011-10-10T11:33:00.001+01:00

BBC RADIO ON POCKET CINEMA

2011-01-24T09:38:00.006Z

BBC RADIO ON POCKET CINEMA

Pocket Cinema

Sun, 23 Jan 2011

Matthew Sweet asks how the mobile phone is transforming the way we watch and make movies.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/console/b00xp1fk/Pocket_Cinema

Carmen Jones

2010-11-22T18:19:00.005Z

Saul Bass - Title designer
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Visions of Light - Directors of Photography talk about thier work

2010-10-14T11:33:00.000+01:00

Interactive display museum

2010-03-15T15:53:00.003Z

Interactive display

2010-03-15T15:47:00.001Z

Annotated video fortune

2010-03-15T15:23:00.003Z

Annotated video

2010-03-15T15:16:00.002Z

Vuzix Wrap 920AR video eyewear

2010-03-15T11:00:00.001Z

Product Placement: Is It Ethical

2010-02-22T16:24:00.001Z

Check out this SlideShare Presentation:

Product Placement: Is It Ethical

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History of Green Screen

2010-02-11T10:42:00.004Z

The clip here shows a history of colour separation overlay technique, explaining where it first was used.

3D camcorders

2010-02-05T10:26:00.003Z

Panasonic Newsletter
This is distributed to PASS members.
February 5, 2010

Panasonic has unveiled,

World's first integrated twin-lens 3D camera recorder

Number of 3D movie release is getting increased drastically and
3D movie is set to become a mainstream motion picture technology.

Panasonic has unveiled the world’s first(*) professional,
fully-integrated twin-lens 3D camera recorder, will be released
in Fall 2010, taking order will begin from April.

The solid-state memory file-based recording system enables
high-efficiency production workflow even for 3D Videos.

*: As an integrated twin-lens Full HD 3D camcorder capable of recording
Full HD 3D video to Memory Cards. As of January 2010 (based on our
investigation)

Titles by Pablo Ferreo Clockwork Orange

2009-11-30T13:35:00.000Z

Kyle Cooper - Titles for Se7en (1995)

2009-11-30T13:01:00.000Z

Early films did not use titles.

2009-11-27T09:33:00.003Z

There were few if any titles on the earliest films. The Lumiere Brothers got their first credit for thier film by showing up to the opening event. At this time the focus was very much upon the magic of the new technology.

As the form progressed Narrative became the main focus and crews became bigger title cards were introduced which included credits for the writer, director and eventually the main actors.

Avoid Jump Cuts

2009-11-16T11:56:00.002Z

Unless you intend to create a jump in the edit take shots of similar size from different angles.
Jump Cuts - The most popular videos are here

Match action

2009-11-16T11:51:00.005Z

Here the action is not matched. It also demonstrates not only discontinuous action but also how moving and still shots do not edit smoothly together.
Bad Matching Action and Corrections - Click here for more amazing videos

Here the action has been matched and the line has not been crossed.

Matching Action - Amazing videos are here

Crossing the line example

2009-11-16T11:40:00.004Z

Crossing the Axis - More amazing videos are a click away

Schindler's List

2009-10-26T13:30:00.003Z

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Here the director uses colour to emphasise a little girl in a red coat. The only colour in the film. This is said to symbolise the loss of innocence in the Holoucaust and children were forced to grow up loosing thier childhood to the war.

The Cook the thief his wife and her lover

2009-10-26T13:09:00.001Z

The Cook the thief his wife and her lover
Uploaded by helphelp. - Discover more animation and arts videos.

Use of colour in Greenway's The Thief, The Cook, his Wife and her Lover

2009-10-26T12:59:00.004Z

In every room the lighting provides a different feeling. This is done in part by the use of different colours. This trailer shows a red hue to the room, making it feel fiery, dangerous and hot.

Alfred Hitchcock on Kuleshov effect

2009-10-26T12:47:00.002Z

Kuleshov Effect

2009-10-26T10:50:00.002Z

Visions of Light 2

2009-10-02T13:58:00.001+01:00

Visions of Light

2009-10-02T13:57:00.001+01:00

Tags: augmented/mixed reality body exhibition hybrid identity networked performance physical Jo-Anne Green Virtual

2009-06-24T20:36:00.003+01:00

This exciting exhibition that explores contemporary questions surrounding virtual/physical bodies and public spaces -

Agumented Reality Total Immersion Demo 08

2009-06-24T20:32:00.000+01:00

Cinematic techniques used in game

2009-05-15T13:07:00.003+01:00

Grim Fandango Talkthrough
Grim Fandango uses fixed camera angles, specially crafted for
each scene. This creates a very cinematic feel to the game, but is
rather rigid. With this cinematic style, there is no room for
improvisation or interactions outside of those for which camera
angles have been crafted. In that capacity, Grim Fandango’s
cinematography is fairly inflexible. (Tomlinson,Blumberg,Nain,2000)

Beautiful Losers film trailer

2009-04-23T08:12:00.001+01:00

A film by Aaron Rose with brand new music by Money Mark.

www.beautifullosers.com

Film Noir Trailer

2009-04-23T08:09:00.001+01:00

Directors D. Jud Jones Risto Topaloski

Watchman Trailer

2009-04-23T08:07:00.002+01:00

Ego

2009-04-08T18:54:00.002+01:00

Title Cards

2009-03-12T07:37:00.003Z

Title cards or intertitles were used in the silent era to promote the filmmaker and the film and also to inform the audience of the story line during the film.

300 - Opening sequence

2009-03-09T15:50:00.006Z

Warner Brothers "300" carries the style through the posters, covers and title sequences making it cohesive, setting the look and mood of the film.

Glodfinger - Brownjohn

2009-03-09T15:36:00.001Z

Grindhouse (2007) Intro Titles to Quentin Tarantino's Death Proof

2009-03-09T15:29:00.001Z

Lumiere Brothers

2009-03-09T14:13:00.005Z

The Lumiere Brothers showed up to their first screening this was thier way of getting the credit for thier work. Early films had no credits.

Contempt

2009-03-09T12:44:00.003Z

Jean Luc Goddard presents the title but the rest of the credits are spoken over the top of moving images showing the film being made. This takes the audience out of the storyspace and makes them aware of the conventions of the film.

Breathless 1960 - Jean Luc Goddard

2009-03-09T12:36:00.003Z

Here Jean Luc Goddard - Made the title sequence barley fit the screen. Ignoring the convention of the "title safe area".

Around the World in 80 Days - end title sequence

2009-03-09T12:09:00.004Z

This animated credit sequence was so interesting that the audience stayed in the cinema to watch them. Usually they leave before the credits are finished.

Robert and Richard Greenburgh

2009-03-09T11:27:00.010Z

They designed the Predator Opening titles.

Also Timeline in 2003

Altered States

Maurice Binder

2009-03-09T10:52:00.003Z

Maurice Binder is well known for his title sequences for James Bond Films.
When making Dr No he used a pinhole camera to photograph the middle of a real gun barrel.
This was to be used at the start of Bond films for time to come.

PABLO FERRO'S

2009-03-09T10:45:00.004Z

Casino - Opening Credits - Saul Bass - 1995

2009-03-09T10:22:00.005Z

Opening sequence to The Man with the Golden Arm

2009-03-09T10:13:00.001Z

Wizard of Oz

2009-03-06T13:40:00.005Z

Opening sequence simple with film sequence of a silk curtain behind.

Early Romance - Graphic design of titles

2009-03-06T12:36:00.001Z

Romance films often had a Ribbon styled typeface.

Western films

2009-03-06T12:35:00.004Z

Early Wild West films open sequences and credits designed like wanted posters.

2009-03-06T11:33:00.000Z

Saul Bass - Designer

2009-03-06T10:46:00.002Z

The opening sequence to Vertigo

Telling Lies - Simon Ellis

2009-03-06T09:28:00.010Z

synopsis
A funny tale of modern manners and communication breakdown is told entirely in animated captions.

biog
Simon graduated from Nottingham Trent University (Fine Art BA Hons) in 1995, specialising in stills photography. Written and directed sixteen short films and a handful of music videos since then, resulting in 400+ screenings on the international festival circuit, several awards, various invitations to festival juries, and a number of retrospective programmes. International sales include both terrestrial and non-terrestrial broadcasts, from airline acquisitions to MTV rotations. Currently in pre-production on first feature film.

Dr Strangelove Ken Adams Production Designer

2009-02-04T08:47:00.010Z

The war room was one of Ken Adams' most famous production designs.

Interview with Ken Adams

New phone features 'baffle users'

2009-01-19T08:56:00.001Z

More features mean the interface design needs rethinking.

clipped from news.bbc.co.uk

New phone features 'baffle users'

Setting up a new mobile phone is no longer child's play.

The complexity of modern mobile phones is leaving users frustrated and angry, research suggests.

Some 61% of those interviewed in the UK and US said setting up a new handset is as challenging as moving bank accounts.

Compiled by consultants Mformation, the survey found 85% of users reporting they were frustrated by the difficulty of getting a new phone up and working.

Of those questioned, 95% said they would try more new services if the technology was easier to set up.

Games will 'eclipse' other media

2009-01-14T21:04:00.002Z

clipped from news.bbc.co.uk

Games will 'eclipse' other media

Mike Griffith cited Guitar Hero as a sign of the influence of gaming

3d webcam

2009-01-07T19:05:00.003Z

3D webcam

2009-01-07T19:00:00.004Z

Pysco Reimajined

2008-11-24T19:12:00.001Z

Nice short that parallels two narratives from different times and editing brings them together,

Physco Trailer - Hitchock

2008-11-24T19:07:00.001Z

The little Island ( Richard Williams 1958)

2008-11-24T19:04:00.002Z

Nice selection of movie greats

2008-11-24T18:59:00.001Z

Richard Parr's Fictional Work 2008

2008-10-22T13:16:00.003+01:00

Junichi Ushiba mind control SL demo Video

2008-10-06T16:57:00.001+01:00

Junichi Ushiba mind control SL demo Video

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Dove Evolution Parody 2

2008-07-18T17:22:00.002+01:00

Dove Evolution Parody

2008-07-18T17:19:00.001+01:00

Dove Evolution

2008-07-18T17:18:00.002+01:00

MUTO a wall-painted animation by BLU

2008-07-14T18:53:00.001+01:00

Existenz

2008-01-17T14:45:00.001Z

The future of VR - just plug your backside in.

Six Shooter

2008-01-17T09:33:00.002Z

Brief synopsis:

Following the death of his and on the lonely ride home from the hospital a man meets a strange kid on the train. Forcing him to talk the invasive youth includes a couple of fellow travellers, who also reluctantly reveal they have suffered a loss.
The shocking behaviour of the youth spark of a chain of regrettable events, soaked in dark humour this short film takes you on a shocking journey.

Format: 35mmYear of Production: 2004Running Time: 27 minsDirector: Martin McDonaghProducer: Mia Bays, Kenton AllenExecutive/co-producers: John Mcdonnell, Mary McCarthyEditor: Nicolas GasterScreenwriter: Martin McdonaghDirector of Photography: Baz IrvineSound: Robert Flanagan and Air StudiosPrincipal Cast: Brendan Gleeson, Ruaidhri Conroy, David Wilmot, Aisling O'Sullivan, Gary Lydon

Creativity and You

2007-10-28T08:49:00.001Z

I always have at least one person in my craft classes or workshops who insists she isn't creative. Although this article addresses creative thinking, it also pertains to all creative processes.

clipped from www.my-creativeteam.com

Wrong.

The notion that geniuses such as Shakespeare, Picasso and Mozart were `gifted’ is a myth, according to a study at Exeter University. Researchers examined outstanding performances in the arts, mathematics and sports, to find out if “the widespread belief that to reach high levels of ability a person must possess an innate potential called talent.”

- Research shows that everyone has creative abilities. The more training you have and the more diverse the training,the greater is your potential for creative output.

- Additionally, it has been shown that in creativity quantity equals quality. In fact, the longer the list of ideas, the higher the quality of the final solution. Typically, the highest quality ideas appear at the end of the list.

- The average adult thinks of three to six alternatives for any given situation. The average child thinks of 60.

- Creativity is an individual process. Traditional brainstorming has been proven ineffective because of fear of social disapproval.

Virtual Morality

2007-10-25T21:41:00.002+01:00

Lord Puttnam

clipped from news.bbc.co.uk

"The challenge ahead is this - to ensure that virtual worlds are increasingly places that offer real meaning to their lives and in the real world to learn from the sense of community and collaboration that's been experienced in virtual worlds," he said.

Titticut Follies

2007-10-24T08:10:00.001+01:00

Filmakers Gaze

2007-10-24T08:09:00.001+01:00

clipped from web.mit.edu

It is interesting then that in the case of High School and Titticut Follies, the subjects later resented their
portrayal by Wiseman. They gave
him complete access to view their lives or their lives at work and were
disappointed with Wiseman’s selective edits and the ensuing public
criticism. This raises an important
point about informed consent. If a
filmmaker follows the direct cinema method of being a fly-on-the-wall, privy to
most details and/or interactions of a subject’s life, then I would argue
that the subject is unable to fully grasp how little and how much a camera is
capable of capturing, nor what kind of effect the camera will have upon their
subsequent actions. Also, direct
cinema does not offer an alternative solution for self-representation via an
interview. These factors combined
make the filmmaker the most dominant presence in the film and his or her
selectivity becomes tantamount to fair and accurate representation.

An Inconvenient Truth

2007-10-23T10:38:00.000+01:00

Short Letterpress Documentary

2007-10-23T07:46:00.000+01:00

When the Spirit Moves You

2007-10-22T20:40:00.001+01:00

Direct Cinema
Best Use Of Direct Cinema Genre
When the Spirit Moves You
Team: Hang Her Films
Marina Del Ray, California, USA

As Long As It Takes

2007-10-22T20:36:00.000+01:00

Best Use Of Character Study Genre
As Long As It Takes
Mack/Grumet Productions
Washington, DC, USA

Guiness Add

2007-10-22T15:57:00.000+01:00

This is Spinal Tap - Mockumentary

2007-10-22T10:21:00.001+01:00

Moolight Sailor

2007-10-22T08:50:00.000+01:00

Rebecca Crossdale 2006

LAGOS AIRPORT

2007-10-22T08:05:00.000+01:00

Documentary

Pixelisation project - year 1- Realexis Christofides

2007-10-22T07:47:00.000+01:00

Lies by Simon Ellis

2007-10-19T20:34:00.001+01:00

This film is very simple and makes good use of animated captions.

competition

2007-10-19T20:27:00.001+01:00

clipped from www.channel4.com

Channel 4 minute documentary site/guide to making your film

2007-10-19T20:17:00.001+01:00

This gives a short and essential guide to making documentary for this site.

Channel 4 minute documentary site/guide to making your film

2007-10-19T20:17:00.000+01:00

This gives a short and essential guide to making documentary for this site.

Peformative Documentary

2007-10-19T16:30:00.000+01:00

Paris is Burning (1999)

Reflexive Documentary

2007-10-19T15:45:00.002+01:00

Nanook of the North ( 1922)

2007-10-19T13:32:00.000+01:00

Westerns

2007-10-17T12:35:00.000+01:00

Part 1: Scorsese on American Westerns

2007-10-17T12:21:00.001+01:00

Steam Boat Willie

2007-10-17T11:19:00.000+01:00

The first screenings of Steamboat Willie were shown with a live orchestra playing behind the screen. First surround sound!

Marlene Dietrich

2007-10-17T11:14:00.000+01:00

When she finally spoke the US soldiers were horrified, their heroine was German!

Great Train Robbery

2007-10-17T10:42:00.001+01:00

Birth of a Nation

2007-10-17T10:20:00.000+01:00

DW Griffith, The Birth of a Nation (1915)

Singing in the rain

2007-10-17T10:17:00.000+01:00

This film tackles the issue of the problems brought to the acting world when sound for film was brought to the cinema.

ADDICTIVE TV hendrix t-rex bowie remix mash-up

2007-10-10T22:06:00.000+01:00

Lucas with the Lid Off (Michel Gondry, director, 1994)

2007-10-10T21:42:00.001+01:00

Fantastic video

"Pan's Labyrinth" NEW Del Toro Film English Trailer

2007-10-07T14:16:00.000+01:00

MM: How did you deal with differences between reality and fantasy?

GN: There is a visual language that ushers the audience from one world to the other. It's as though the audience is walking in Ofelia's shoes and seeing those worlds through her eyes. The fantasy world is warm, with deep crimson and golden hues. The real world has a cooler color palette with blue and green tones, with the exception of the rebel's camp in the mountains, which is warmer. The camera is always searching, moving and revealing things in the fantasy world. It is more static in the real world
Guillermo Navarro's
Celebrated cinematographer makes history with Oscar for Pan's Labyrinth
by Bob Fisher [accessed 07.10.07]

Video: Guillermo del Toro talks to Mark Kermode

Official Website

Article on directing - Mark Travis

2007-10-07T13:41:00.001+01:00

clipped from www.moviemaker.com

Many of us have made films (short films, long films) and we take great pride in saying, “I made that.” But did we really? We say we’re “directors.” We say we “make films.” We may even call ourselves “moviemakers.” But what do we really do?

Wyatt Earp (1994)

2007-10-07T13:30:00.000+01:00

Interview with production designer Gary Wissner