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I find motion-captured performances (see: Robert Zemeckis’ CGI films) to be comparatively lifeless when measured against hand-animated fare (see: all of Pixar’s movies). The Netherlands-based crew behind Pivot employ a low-poly look not just to give their short style, but to make their characters expressive.
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According to the New York Times review, the new Playstation 3 game Heavy Rain offers “a glimpse of the future of interactive entertainment, a future when characterization, writing and emotional connection are more important than combat mechanics.”
Another tidbit from the Times review: the script for Heavy Rain was over 2,000 pages long.
As a storyteller I’m less interested in the skill and coordination aspect of videogames, and more interested in the choices one has to make as a player/participant in interactive movies. The rest of the reviews of the game/movie are also overwhelmingly positive, and I look forward to playing/watching (I guess I should I just say “experiencing”) it.
When moviegoers started going to theaters less frequently in favor of watching a videotape or DVD on a home screen, the movie-watching experience became less social. But once you connect that home screen to the internet, suddenly that device can help you become more social. I’m interested in the ways connected devices help us meet and interact with strangers; specifically I think the mobile dating arena is primed to take off, as it combines the convenience of meeting someone in a bar (meaning, it’s local) with the filtration abilities of the internet (clicking a mouse or touching a screen is a much easier, and often more civil, way to get rid of would-be suitors). In light of all this, I found this video about the barebones site Chat Roulette interesting:
If I were to bootstrap a non-film-related startup, I think it would be in the “mobile meeting” space, but I don’t have the infrastructure to support that kind of thing. Regardless, while this technology might be depressingly primitive today — and depressingly populated by what Casey terms “perverts” — where it’s headed tomorrow is the (multi)million-dollar question.
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The most beautiful footage I’ve seen from the RED ONE to date.
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Life just feels like this sometimes.
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Independent producer Ted Hope (Adventureland, 21 Grams, In the Bedroom, and seemingly a thousand other films) is expanding the perception of what “independent film” is and how it should be distributed. I had a chance to sit down with him at Power To The Pixel, where he gave me some very valuable advice; we share the same view of independent film, that with crisis comes opportunity. Ted’s been very generous on his Truly Free Film blog by sharing advice like Ten things to do before you submit a script and Display your value: you are different from them, as well as asking pertinent questions such as What defines an event? In short, his blog is a must-read for independent filmmakers. Here, he answers some questions for the forthcoming film Press/Pause/Play. More »
It’s rare that a song’s music video relies on the viewer to understand the other tracks from the parent LP. But The Antlers’ Hospice is essentially a concept album about a relationship that withers away — every track is an entry in the same story of emotional and physical wilting. Seen in that context, this video for “Bear” makes a lot more sense. More »
I was thinking of doing my own parody of Dos Equis’ “The Most Interesting Man in the World” ad campaign — which I find to be clever and effective — by flipping it on its head and doing “The Most Uninteresting Man in the World.” It’d just be some couch potato doing banal tasks all day. But with the NBA All-Star festivities this weekend, I discovered Vitamin Water has created their own parody, “The Most Ridiculous Man in the World,” starring none other than two-time NBA MVP Steve Nash. More »
Arev Manoukian’s award-winning short “Nuit Blanche” is deservngly making its rounds on the internet: it’s the rare effects-laden film that doesn’t feel effects-laden. More »
This video has 150 million views. Online video that’s high-quality by visual or narrative standards often struggles to find an audience in our era, yet if you film a baby biting another baby’s finger, you might just give rise to the most-viewed video on YouTube — of all time. More »
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