Archive for October, 2016
Oct
27
2016
 
Postcard #105 (Wrigley Field)Posted by: screenwritingfromiowa in Screenwriting From IowaDo they still play the blues in Chicago When baseball season rolls around A Cub’s Fan Dying Request/Steve Goodman Last night the Chicago Cubs won their first World Series game in 71 years. It was kind of a big deal for the Windy City. Tomorrow the Cubs host the Cleveland Indians in the first World […] In continuing a sweeping overview of various people and jobs that help make movies, today I’ve found five videos that explain and demonstrate sound design from the perspective of foley. While Hollywood feature films will have a team working on sound design, the techniques that are shown here can be scaled down to smaller idependent […] “For a writer, it’s a word. For a composer or a musician, it’s a note. For an editor and a filmmaker, it’s the frames.” Quentin Tarantino “The sad fact was the shark [in JAWS] would only look real in 36 frames not 38 frames. And that two frame difference was between something really scary and […] Jacob T. Swinney’s First and Final Frames videos show the collaboration of filmmakers. Unless it’s in the shooting script it’d be almost impossible to know in every film featured when these opening and closing shots came together to complete the arc of the story. I imagine the final results are the credit of either the screenwriters, […] Jacob T. Swinney’s First and Final Frames videos show the collaboration of filmmakers. Unless it’s in the shooting script it’d be almost impossible to know in every film featured when these opening and closing shots came together to complete the arc of the story. I imagine the final results are the credit of either the screenwriters, […]
Oct
20
2016
Recording Audio for Film & TV (Boom!)Posted by: screenwritingfromiowa in Screenwriting From IowaIn less than an hour these hand picked videos I found on the Internet give you a sweeping overview of sound recording (mostly from the perspective of boom operating) for film & Tv—as well as webisodes, and video production in general. And, of course, it covers one of the most iconic pieces of equipment found […]
Oct
19
2016
Cinematography (Light & Shadows)Posted by: screenwritingfromiowa in Screenwriting From IowaIn keeping with Sydney Lumet’s quote that “moviemaking works very much like an orchestra” today’s post is a video that looks a little more into cinematography. Beyond having an appreciation for those that help translate screenplays into visual images, this video will help you think cinematically. With an army of film schools grads, others workshops trained, […] Here’s an overview of cinematography by RocketJump’s Creative Director Mike Symonds: Scott W. Smith Tagged: cinematography, filmmaking, Mike Symonds, RocketJump
Oct
17
2016
What a Sound Mixer Does (Film & TV)Posted by: screenwritingfromiowa in Screenwriting From Iowa“All of the individual contributions from all the different departments add up to a total far greater than their individual parts. Moviemaking works very much like an orchestra: the addition of various harmonies can change, enlarge, and clarify the nature of the theme.” Director Sidney Lumet (The Verdict) My last post was a quote by […]
Oct
11
2016
Filmmaking Quote #47 (Lumet)Posted by: screenwritingfromiowa in Screenwriting From IowaThe following comments are from five time Oscar-nominated writer/director Sidney Lumet (The Verdict, Dog Day Afternoon, Prince of the City, 12 Angry Men, Network): “When I first meet with the screenwriter, I never tell him anything, even if I feel there’s a lot to be done. Instead I ask him the same question I’ve asked […] |
