tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7610074516299275060.post9183281981216427282..comments2024-01-21T11:18:54.087-05:00Comments on Lost in the Movies: Number nine, number nine...Joel Bockohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11238338958380683893noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7610074516299275060.post-75796362990769089032009-01-21T15:48:00.000-05:002009-01-21T15:48:00.000-05:00James,I will jump in now that I have the chance......James,<BR/><BR/>I will jump in now that I have the chance...I've been kind of out of the loop for a few days, you will see why in a moment.<BR/><BR/>Tony,<BR/><BR/>That sounds great - I've had a little experience with film & splicers, which are now pretty much extinct - though often challenging, I agree that they probably hone a greater appreciation of the medium than easier-to-shoot video and easier-to-use editing software do. I have done some short films in the past, but I'd like to see what I can do with the feature format, even with no resources - and you're definitely right that whether you're a critic or a filmmaker, any stab at creating your own work gives you an immense (often humbling) appreciation of the process involved. I am hoping to move more in this direction in the future and would love to do a super-8 movie at some point, there's still some equipment sitting around amongst me, family, and friends so it's not improbable. Though I'd consider myself a pragmatist when it comes to film/video, there's just something about film...<BR/><BR/>Babeco,<BR/><BR/>I will take a look at your movie.Joel Bockohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11238338958380683893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7610074516299275060.post-39923412822485803302009-01-21T01:47:00.000-05:002009-01-21T01:47:00.000-05:00Nice list. I have such a problem with setting reso...Nice list. I have such a problem with setting resolutions I have basically given up. I wish you luck in accomplishing some of these (especially finding those off the beaten path films...fun fun fun!)<BR/><BR/>Don't know if you've been by the site lately, but we've currently got a David Lynch week going. It was his birthday Tuesday, don'tcha know. I don't remember your specific posts, but I'm sure lots of our readers (if they're not all the same people!) would like to see them as well. I'll try and send them over to the ones I remember, but if you wanna chime in with comments and links to your stuff, that would be awesome.James Hansenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09650436008918093617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7610074516299275060.post-86804668025985083432009-01-20T02:33:00.000-05:002009-01-20T02:33:00.000-05:00I will take up the New Year meme challenge, MM.You...I will take up the New Year meme challenge, MM.<BR/><BR/>You have made an admirable set of resolutions. I am with you on seeing more recent movies, and reading more novels.<BR/><BR/>With my focus on film noir, I have been in a time warp for many months, and have come to prefer old movies, but I think it is about time I ventured out of the cavern. I have also re-discovered novels after a long hiatus, and have found that after writing reviews of films, I read differently - I am more aware of the novelist's descriptive prose. Conversely, reading good (poetic) prose I think improves one's own writing.<BR/><BR/>When I was about your age, my brother and I made a movie in an abandoned cluster of pre-war warehouses, railway tracks, and wharves on the Sydney waterfront using a silent std-8 hand-held camera with color film - Kodak took over two weeks to process the 3-minute reels, which had to be edited by hand using a hand-splicer and tape. I came to quickly appreciate how easy it is to zoom, pan, and shoot, and how very very hard it is to conceive a scene, manage continuity, and edit a scene... Great fun and should be attempted at least once by any one who loves movies.Tony D'Ambrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00359495250856189815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7610074516299275060.post-27076712765653543212009-01-18T22:06:00.000-05:002009-01-18T22:06:00.000-05:00I'd be interested to read that, especially since I...I'd be interested to read that, especially since I'm somewhat skeptical going into the adaptation but have heard the book itself is excellent (and that, coming out in the early sixties, it preceeded the point when "the hell of suburbia" was such a rampant cliche).<BR/><BR/>Oddly enough, I was working on They Shoot Pictures when I started the blog, but I left off at The Incredibles in August, distracted by Twin Peaks, my DVR, and other things. Hopefully once I can return it, I can stick to it - given its methodology it's a pretty useful barometer of what the critics, at least, found interesting from the past 10 years.Joel Bockohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11238338958380683893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7610074516299275060.post-57321366117335545852009-01-17T10:33:00.000-05:002009-01-17T10:33:00.000-05:00Nice to see someone else working on the They Shoot...Nice to see someone else working on the They Shoot Pictures list. They have one of the best ones out there. <BR/><BR/>If you're looking for a novel recommendation, I've been burning my way through "Revolutionary Road" by Richard Yates, which my wife gave me for Christmas and which I'm planning to finish by the time it opens. It's gorgeous, lyrical, wonderful prose.T.S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00945932279787919282noreply@blogger.com