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Eyes Wide Shut it On.
I know we talked about this movie a few weeks back and I praised the score but, I just realized I watch this movie every time it comes on. Every time. This was in 99 when I was a "big" fan of Tom Cruise.(don't dislike him now but he's just meh). I also attended one of these similar parties from the movie once when I was 19 and man, I was scared ******** I'm not going to lie. I remember seeing this shortly after and I think I grew up a little bit after seeing it and experiencing that party. Anyway, enough of that ramble.
I'd add this to my list of flicks I watch when they come on, for sure
(Note: This posting is for educational purposes only.)
I’m assuming the phrase “staging” came out of the theatre world, but it’s equally at home (and useful) in the movie world, since the term (roughly defined) refers to how all the various elements of a given scene or piece are aligned, arranged, and coordinated. In movies the role of editing adds something unique: the opportunity to extend and/or expand a visual (or narrative) idea to the limits of one’s imagination—a crazy idea that works today is tomorrow’s normal.
I value the ability to stage something well because when it’s done well its pleasures are huge, and most people don’t do it well, which indicates it must not be easy to master (it’s frightening how many opportunities there are to do something wrong in a sequence or a group of scenes. Minefields EVERYWHERE. Fincher said it: there’s potentially a hundred different ways to shoot something but at the end of the day there’s really only two, and one of them is wrong). Of course understanding story, character, and performance are crucial to directing well, but I operate under the theory a movie should work with the sound off, and under that theory, staging becomes paramount (the adjective, not the studio. although their logo DOES appear on the front of this…).
So I want you to watch this movie and think only about staging, how the shots are built and laid out, what the rules of movement are, what the cutting patterns are. See if you can reproduce the thought process that resulted in these choices by asking yourself: why was each shot—whether short or long—held for that exact length of time and placed in that order? Sounds like fun, right? It actually is. To me. Oh, and I’ve removed all sound and color from the film, apart from a score designed to aid you in your quest to just study the visual staging aspect. Wait, WHAT? HOW COULD YOU DO THIS? Well, I’m not saying I’m like, ALLOWED to do this, I’m just saying this is what I do when I try to learn about staging, and this filmmaker forgot more about staging by the time he made his first feature than I know to this day (for example, no matter how fast the cuts come, you always know exactly where you are—that’s high level visual math ****).
At some point you will say to yourself or someone THIS LOOKS AMAZING IN BLACK AND WHITE and it’s because Douglas Slocombe shot THE LAVENDAR HILL MOB and the THE SERVANT and his stark, high-contrast lighting style was eye-popping regardless of medium.
Yeah, I think the only reason I liked her is cuz I like her nameI have faith in Brit, but I do agree, she plays some dull-*** characters. Include Arbitrage to the list you had compiled*. I saw her promoting I Origins on some late night talk show and can't wait to see it (even though the interview itself was boring). To be honest, I just dig her because she likes doing independent sci-fi flicks.
*Nevermind, just re-read your post. I really need to get some sleep.
this is fricken great.Interesting stuff from Soderbergh during his retirement... Here's his take on Raiders of the Lost Ark as a black & white silent flick using pieces from Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross' scores for The Social Network & The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo.
Did anybody read my True Detective post from a day before that was announced....
By the way, I saw Swingers recently. There are PLENTY of scenes in that movie that still hold up, and in an exceptional manner. Like this:
Eyes Wide Shut it On.
I know we talked about this movie a few weeks back and I praised the score but, I just realized I watch this movie every time it comes on. Every time. This was in 99 when I was a "big" fan of Tom Cruise.(don't dislike him now but he's just meh). I also attended one of these similar parties from the movie once when I was 19 and man, I was scared ******** I'm not going to lie. I remember seeing this shortly after and I think I grew up a little bit after seeing it and experiencing that party. Anyway, enough of that ramble.
I'd add this to my list of flicks I watch when they come on, for sure
Did you participate in the party raunch?
this is fricken great.
Last weekend on John OIiver talking about Miss America...
I'm pretty sure Colbert is gonna thrive for the next 20 years.CBS should have just gone straight to John Oliver... however, not only does he likely prefer unfiltered content and more room for creativity, I think he's better suited for that style anyway. Made for this forum too.
Clever name, and less is more... only on once a week, gives writers more of a window to get everything down and craft the set-ups perfectly. Of course, Oliver too.