Wit is the better if it be the dearer bought.

John Lyly, Euphues (1579).
[Westminster, 1904, p34]

Is this a homework assignment?

Maybe check out Run Lola Run for unconventional editing. And Trash Humpers for unconventional everything.
To me, the film Burning (2018) is a beautiful example of how to play with an audience's expectations.

Quote from: PinkTeeth on September 22, 2024, 06:48:28 AMScrooby, you wanna take this one?

 

Scrooby, you wanna take this one?

Hello there,

I have recently been diving into independent cinema and am fascinated by how these films often push the boundaries of conventional filmmaking. One aspect that particularly intrigues me is the use of lesser known cinematic techniques that can significantly impact storytelling and audience engagement.

What are some examples of independent films that employ unique camera techniques or unconventional shot compositions? How do these techniques enhance the narrative or emotional impact of the film?

Independent filmmakers often experiment with sound in innovative ways. Are there any films you've seen where sound design or the use of silence plays a crucial role in the storytelling? How does this contribute to the overall atmosphere of the film?

Editing in indie films can sometimes break traditional norms. Have you come across any films where the editing style stood out to you as particularly original or effective? How does it affect the film's pace and rhythm?

Also, I have gone through this post; https://xixax.com/index.php?tableau=13811.45 which definitely helped me out a lot.

How do you think these unconventional techniques affect audience reception and interpretation? Are there any specific films where these elements have led to a broader discussion or reinterpretation of the narrative?

Thankyou in advance for your help and assistance.

Saint Bruno
Les Belles Heures du duc de Berry
London
[1959].

Years and years ago i posted a draft of the there will be blood script which was an earlier draft than the one released for consideration. That script changed my life in a way. It was such a brilliant construction and now think probably one of the best screenplays I've read - in the same rarefied air as Network for sure. Anyways, long story short. I just read another screenplay that struck the same nerve that TWBB did all those years back. The film is in production, top tier director (PTA has mentioned them in the past) Also a family story with a poltical undercurrent that is clearly present but never needs to named. One thing I thought about that draft of TWBB was how there was this religous/mystical element that the film kind of evades. In the movie theyre both charlatans, the script too, but there was also this - what if energy...If I remember correctly the script posits/suggests a little more forcefully that if the well maybe had been blessed Daniel's son would maybe not have gotten hurt, whereas in the film everything feels very matter-of-fact. Like, I remember reading the script that first time and wishing the well got blessed by Eli. It would be The Master where realism surrealism mysticism and magic become possible and then in Phantom Thread where we actually witness a spectral occurence. Well, in this other script which I can't name (back in the day I would've posted it but my lord how times have changed) this story crosses those lines and mixes the surreal and magical pretty well. I'm glad that film can still be potent electrifying art and that filmmakers are still shooting for the damn moon! It also makes me excited for PTA's new one as these films will be out, fingers crossed in the same year fingers crossed...

Quote from: Scrooby on November 16, 2019, 10:41:33 AMAnother auditory sighting of "[You/That] so and so":

The Lady Eve (1941)

with screenshot:

family resemblance?

Watching The Lady Eve for the first time and thought about this post as she said it.
Notably too the relationship between the Colonel and Jean is echoed in Sydney and John in Hard Eight

Scroob's dress of the year


Celia Kritharioti
Chainmail Dress
(Paris Hilton)

(Chainmail dress . . . Alexander McQueen [c1996] . . . Reynolds Woodcock)