Month: March 2022

cue
how do I make a character look unusual or have a paranormal aspect	the “possessed” character has his eyes widen and uncomfortable laughs. When he walks or makes facial expressions it’s very stiff and routine-like.
how do I get the facial expressions right?	The face doesn’t look the typical relaxed. In the first clip, the character has a very stiff but sad face. His eyes are wide and very red.
why this movie?	“Get Out” has an amazing representation of having hypnotized/unusual looks and movement. Wich is what I need to know in my film when characters start acting weird. And almost every demonic horror film includes possession in their stories. But this one has a nondemonic feel to it, in explaining how it’s different with their movements.
does the background help the scene?

Cue	Notes
great stories	you get lost in the story because of entertainment and being in the flow
storytelling is joke telling	humans are born and live for stories and cross the barriers through time
give a promise	the narrator is an inviting invitation
Make the audience figure it out	people are smart enough to know that they don’t just want over explaining
has a problem	the main character has “an itch” and a want to live or do something
they need problems because life really does have problems	stories die when it is just good or bland or like a straight line
envoke wonder in other people	the whole point of stories is to change someone
use what you know	values and user experiences, and use what you already know
Summary	that stories are important and a necessity for human growth. learning from adults and peers means a lot. So no need to over-explain about the stories because humans’ minds already know to solve things. Use what you know about the brain and make information envoke and put wonders into others.

1918-1928: The Triumph of American Film…

(the following is from Wikipiedia)

• Citizen Kane (1941) dir. Orson Welles
• used hollywood film rooms to control the light in many movies
• The Thief of Bagdad (1924) dir. Raoul Walsh
• set disigners would turn these boring rooms into beatiful designs as they though a place would look like
• Desire (1936) dir. Frank Borzage
• eyelashed would cast shadows on actors faces
• Gone with the Wind (1939) dir. Victor Fleming
• had a scene where wind was blowing the couples clothes and has a drama shot from far away
• Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933) dir. Mervyn LeRoy
• a very strong dictator ship (that would be very strict
• Singin’ in the Rain (1952) dir. Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen
• the shadows had light
• The Maltese Falcon (1941) dir. John Huston
• warner was more street and had ganster outfits dark rooms and where very melo dramatic
• The Scarlet Empress (1934) dir. Josef von Sternberg
• more east and had very feminin outfits
• has a scene where actor on street and they zoom in and finally see actor also film is about “happieness is deserved” was romantic
• The Cameraman (1928) dir. Edward Sedgwick and Buster Keaton
• good cheap laughs with water
• One Week (1920) dir. Edward F. Cline and Buster Keaton
• one of the funniest director
• Sherlock Jr. (1924) (introduced in Episode 1) dir. Buster Keaton
• was amazing with silent film
• Three Ages (1923) dir. Buster Keaton and Edward F. Cline
• used architect to full advantage and was enventive
• Buster Keaton Rides Again (1965) dir. John Spotton
• would make up scenes on spott
• The General (1926) dir. Clyde Bruckman and Buster Keaton
• repeated and amplified same joke backwords (good rhythm)
• Divine Intervention (2002) dir. Elia Suleiman
• was a funny film w out reaction
• Limelight (1952) dir. Charlie Chaplin
• chaplin was into more body movement comedy
• City Lights (1931) dir. Charlie Chaplin
• a comedy that utilized his suroundings
• The Kid (1921) dir. Charlie Chaplin
• english style building but in americas howed how chaplins mind would work ( beiliever of finding creativity in self)
• Bad Timing (1980) dir. Nicolas Roeg
• used hands to show emotion
• The Great Dictator (1940) dir. Charlie Chaplin
• was a musical
• Monsieur Hulot’s Holiday (1953) dir. Jacques Tati
• wore pants backwards
• Toto in Color (1953) dir. Steno
• inspired by chaplin to wear pants backwards (even in italian films)
• Awaara (1951) dir. Raj Kapoor
• baised the main charator a tramp and was tipsy ad clumsy and would play with his hat (indian films inspired or just like chaplins charactor)
• Sunset Boulevard (1950) dir. Billy Wilder
• a woman mimes chaplin on sunset boulevard
• Some Like It Hot (1959) dir. Billy Wilder
• used steam as comedy ( and the studio that made that film was a big impact and so was chaplin in hollywood) but chaplyn was kicked out for being a left ist
• Luke’s Movie Muddle (1916) dir. Hal Roach
• loyed was impacted by chaplin,
• Haunted Spooks (1920) dir. Alfred J. Goulding and Hal Roach
• put loyed in nerdy glasses to not be to much like chaplin
• Never Weaken (1921) dir. Fred C. Newmeyer and Sam Taylor
• loyde was very athletic and daring and was okay doing crazy stunts for his films
• Safety Last! (1923) dir. Fred C. Newmeyer and Sam Taylor
• the sequence and climax of the film was a verticle opsticle race
• I Flunked, But… (1930) dir. Yasujirō Ozu
• japan was inspired by the balsy dreamer

…And the First of its Rebels

• Nanook of the North (1922) dir. Robert Flaherty
• longest non fiction film made in scotland, and it used real people and more ethnic people than fetured in most hollywood films (made documentries popular)
• The House Is Black (1963) dir. Forough Farrokhzad
• was an iranian documentry that was about homeless
• Sunless  (1983) dir. Chris Marker
• took real places in japan then decided to write a fictional story about the film and had actual quotes.
• The Not Dead (2007) dir. Brian Hill
• The Perfect Human (1967) (shown as part of The Five Obstructions) dir. Jørgen Leth
• The Five Obstructions  (2003) dir. Lars von Trier  and  Jørgen Leth
• Blind Husbands  (1919) dir. Eric von Stroheim
• The Lost Squadron (1932) dir. George Archainbaud and Paul Sloane
• Greed  (1924) dir. Eric von Stroheim
• Stroheim in Vienna (1948)
• Queen Kelly (1929) (shown as part of Sunset Boulevard) dir. Erich von Stroheim
• The Crowd (1928) dir. King Vidor
• The Apartment (1960) dir. Billy Wilder
• The Trial (1962) dir. Orson Welles
• Aelita: Queen of Mars (1924) dir. Yakov Protazanov
• Posle Smerti (1915) dir. Yevgeni Bauer
• The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928) dir. Carl Theodor Dreyer
• Ordet (1955) dir. Carl Theodor Dreyer
• The President (1919) dir. Carl Theodor Dreyer
• Vampyr (1932) dir. Carl Theodor Dreyer
• Gertrude  (1964) dir. Carl Theodor Dreyer
• Dogville  (2003) dir. Lars from Trier
• Living Your Life  (1962) (introduced in  Episode 1 ) dir. Jean-Luc Godard