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James Couche

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Article Comment – Is Netflix Creating a Cinematic Hell That We Can’t Escape?

Are we sure that Red Notice wasn't written by an A.I.? It's so bland and uninspired that it's hard to imagine a human writing it.

I'm also impressed that Netflix manages to make movies that are so expensive and yet look so cheap.

2 months ago
Article Comment – You Should Be Worried About Cinema Becoming Content, and Here's Why

While I like the sentiment, I have to (somewhat) disagree. If television and Marvel Studios have proven anything, we can very easily be turned into cogs in a corporate machine. And if we step out of line, they've made us extremely easy to replace. There's a line around the block of people who are desperate to work in the film industry (look at the people who made the EIGHT crappy Bruce Willis movies last year) who would jump at the chance to make big movies.

Original ideas will never go away, but we are definitely in an era where audiences prioritize comfort over everything. Films aren't an escape, they're a hiding place. And there are few things LESS comforting than new and unfamiliar things.

4 months ago
Article Comment – Why Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4Ks Worked on This Microbudget Movie

I've owned my Pocket 4k for a little over 2 years and it continues to amaze me. The Gen 5 color science has been a game changer and once I got the Tilta screen mod, this camera became damn near perfect for my shooting style.

Now if only it had IBIS...

10 months ago
Article Comment – Zack Snyder Breaks Down 'Army of the Dead' and Discusses the Movie's Soft Focus

Audiences are probably so accustomed to the paint-by-numbers cinematography of most blockbusters (looking at you Marvel Studios) that someone making an actual creative choice is just plain jarring.

In a way, this felt like an indie film with a huge budget, which is a compliment. I'm so bored with "blockbusters" that look like really expensive tv shows that ANY artistic choice feels like a breath of fresh air.

1 year ago
Article Comment – How is Christopher Nolan Trying to Save Theaters?

Take this theorizing with a grain of salt, but what if the theatrical model has to go back in time a bit to when movies played in theaters for up to a year before hitting video/tv?

We take for granted that a movie will be released on VOD less than four months after its theatrical release when most movies would take their sweet time (hell, Jurassic Park took an entire YEAR!). Movies like Tenet were built for theatrical screenings and Nolan has the power to keep it there as long as it needs to be to become profitable.

Like everything else, the theatrical experience as we knew it is over. But maybe it can be salvaged. If anything, I think we've seen the last of non-event movies getting a theatrical run. From here on out, I expect the theatrical experience to be pure spectacle while the more "low key" movies (dramas, kids movies, thrillers, some horror, comedies, etc.) will go straight to VOD.

2 years ago
Article Comment – The Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 6K Has Landed

It was the last thing they covered in the video presentation. The news of the P6k took all the attention away from the firmware announcement. I have no intention of dumping my P4k, and the firmware update just gives me more cool stuff to dig into and use.

3 years ago

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