Nestor Almendros, John Alcott, and Roger Deakins. Of this great triad of Gods of Cinematography, only Deakins is still with us, working at full throttle. Nestor Almendros Spanish by birth (Catalan to be exact), Cuban by adoption, French by most…
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The Essential STAR WARS in 5 1/2 Books
The Star Wars Canon is Inhabited by Zillions of Books. This is a selection of a few books which, in my opinion, comprehend very well the soul of the main Star Wars films. This is not about those fiction books…
The Wizardry of Cutting-Edge VFX
How the New Visual Effects Changed the Whole Game. The level that visual special have reached in movies is memorable. Below, a short video (over 5 mins) about how Avengers: Endgame was achieved. Here below, the latest on visual effects:…
King Vs Kubrick: From THE SHINING to DOCTOR SLEEP
The tension that raised between the master of horror Stephen King and the master of film Stanley Kubrick about the movie The Shining is a well-known story. Let me summarise here the basic tale. This story starts at the end…
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The Editing of STAR WARS: How Cutting Created a Classic
Editing as the Key to Narrative Success. In our post, On Film Editing According to Edward Dmytryk, we stressed the importance of the editing process in Filmmaking. There’s always been the story around that Star Wars was saved in the…
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Akira Kurosawa’s Glorious Storyboards
Akira Kurosawa was a filmmaking genius. A few years ago, when I was working in Madrid, I heard that there was, in some foundation, an exhibition of the Akira Kurosawa’s storyboards and film costumes. I went. It was one of…
Visual SFX at their Very Best
A Winning Poker of Videos about Visual Magic. Get ready for a great batch of videos on the subject. Video Number One: Every Best SFX Oscar Winner ever strung together in a symphony of visual wizardry: Video Number Two: Amazing…
Foley Artists: Who Are They?
A salute to the Wizards of Sound. Foley Artists create sounds for movies from the most unexpected sources. We have dealt with the Visual Effects world in our 3 posts CGI Visual Effects that Really Make a Difference, Amazing Unnoticed…
“How It Should Have Ended”: The Amazing (Super) Power of Parody
Parody is an Excellent Tool for Criticism. In another post, this one in particular, I recommended the “Honest Trailers” as a way to analyse movies: by making fun of plot holes, inconsistencies and poorly scripted scenes, they review a movie… In a…
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No Small Parts
Have you ever seen an actor or actress in a movie, you know instantly that you’ve seen him or her many times before, but can not remember a single time you did? Those “unknown” actors, who fill the spinal cord of many…