Christopher Nolan convinced IMAX engineers to completely redesign their cameras just so he could film The Odyssey.
"I called my friends at IMAX and I said, 'If ever we're going to make a film entirely in IMAX, this is The Odyssey. So, can you find a way to alleviate the limiting factor?'"
"The limiting factor being the cameras are extremely loud."
"We've never been able to capture dramatic scenes with an IMAX camera."
"What they did is they came up with a way of blimping the camera."
"Essentially a high-tech box that you put the camera into and it silences it."
"It let us, for the first time ever, get the quiet scenes... and therefore be able to do the whole film."
I love how trashy and unburdened early Vanderpump is, it’s like they almost don’t realized they’re being filmed. We’ll never get that again post total tech takeover where we’re all so endlessly aware of how much we’re watched
Imagine being a firefighter and Wes Anderson comes up to you in an all white suit and says “Um, can I ask— do you have— when you guys— was this experience— do you have any theory of what was… wrong with it, or.” The dream
Watch the soccer movie from Cape Verde, DRIBBLING FATE. One of the fútbol movies I put on my NYT list. It’s a fiction film from 1998 about a retired Cape Verdeans soccer player who tries to inspire a young boy to commit to the sport. It’s streaming on Kanopy #WorldCup#CapeVerde
Werner Herzog's 25 filmmaking tips:
1. Always take the initiative.
2. There is nothing wrong with spending a night in jail if it means getting the shot you need.
3. Send out all your dogs and one might return with prey.
4. Never wallow in your troubles; despair must be kept private and brief.
5. Learn to live with your mistakes.
6. Expand your knowledge and understanding of music and literature, old and modern.
7. That roll of unexposed celluloid you have in your hand might be the last in existence, so do something impressive with it.
8. There is never an excuse not to finish a film.
9. Carry bolt cutters everywhere.
10. Thwart institutional cowardice.
11. Ask for forgiveness, not permission.
12. Take your fate into your own hands.
13. Learn to read the inner essence of a landscape.
14. Ignite the fire within and explore unknown territory.
15. Walk straight ahead, never detour.
16. Manoeuvre and mislead, but always deliver.
17. Don't be fearful of rejection.
18. Develop your own voice.
19. Day one is the point of no return.
20. A badge of honor is to fail a film theory class.
21. Chance is the lifeblood of cinema.
22. Guerrilla tactics are best.
23. Take revenge if need be.
24. Get used to the bear behind you.
The entire Criterion Closet is now available as a website, where you can browse all 1,247 films by walking the shelves, thanks to redditor olievans.
https://t.co/O2b7MwzCZj