First & Final Frames

🎞 What can we learn by examining only the first and last shot of a film? 🎞 Ran by @jacobtswinney

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The Full Circle Club ⭕️

• THE SEARCHERS (1956)
• UNFORGIVEN (1992)
• 12 MONKEYS (1995)
• SAVING PRIVATE RYAN (1998)
• MILK (2008)
• GONE GIRL (2014)
• PATERSON (2016)
• A WRINKLE IN TIME (2018)
• 1917 (2019)
• PARASITE (2019)

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WAR OF THE WORLDS (2005)

Dir. Steven Spielberg
DP: Janusz Kamiński

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[Jacob T. Swinney @jacobtswinney]

The easiest way to score Knicks Celebrity Row tickets is to accept a bribe from a British multi-billionaire while investigating his scaffolding permit violation 🏀

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E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL (1982)

Dir. Steven Spielberg
DP: Allen Daviau

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Heard this song and it had me jonesing to cut to it. Popped out a quick THERE WILL BE BLOOD edit to scratch the itch. Enjoy! 🎳

[Jacob T. Swinney @jacobtswinney]

Big fan of modern movies bringing back the legal info on title cards 🎬

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THE SEARCHERS (1956)

Dir. John Ford
DP: Winton C. Hoch

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[Vashi Nedomansky, ACE @vashikoo]

Great filmmakers often hide the architecture of a movie in plain sight.

Bong Joon Ho's Oscar-winning Best Film opens and closes at the same location, with the same downward camera move.

A perfect visual BOOKEND that ties the entire story together in a single cinematic gesture.

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LORD OF WAR (2005)

Dir. Andrew Niccol
DP: Amir Mokri

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@NextBestPicture Took 40 mins but finally got mine 🥵 crazy

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WAVES (2019)

Dir. Trey Edward Shults
DP: Drew Daniels

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[Jacob T. Swinney @jacobtswinney]

Minimalist title cards 🎞️

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They really blew it not ending with the penultimate shot

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EUPHORIA (2019 - 2026)

Created by Sam Levinson

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[Jacob T. Swinney @jacobtswinney]

The Fridge POV 🧊🎥

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HEREDITARY (2018)

Dir. Ari Aster
DP: Pawel Pogorzelski

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A cinematic staple 🎥

The fridge POV 🧊

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1917 (2019)

Dir. Sam Mendes
DP: Roger Deakins

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KILL BILL: THE WHOLE BLOODY AFFAIR

Dir. Quentin Tarantino
DP: Robert Richardson

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[Jacob T. Swinney @jacobtswinney]

Coffee in movies ☕️

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SAVING PRIVATE RYAN (1998)

Dir. Steven Spielberg
DP: Janusz Kaminski

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